Case Study · Live Production

AV Production for the 6ABC Tribute to Jim Gardner

· Philadelphia · 2 min read

Ballroom lit in blue for the Jim Gardner tribute, with "Celebrate" graphics on two screens and a balloon arch at the stage

In December 2022, Audio Visual Solutions produced a tribute event honoring Jim Gardner, who anchored 6ABC Action News in Philadelphia for more than four decades before retiring that month.

Guests included then Governor-elect Josh Shapiro, former Pennsylvania governors, U.S. senators, civic leaders and many of Jim’s colleagues from 6ABC. During the evening, station leadership announced that WPVI’s main news studio would be renamed The Jim Gardner Studio.

We provided two video screens for tribute videos and archival footage, stage lighting set up for the cameras recording the event, wireless microphones for the speakers, and uplighting throughout the room.

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From the event

Jim Gardner speaking at the podium, with his tribute graphic on the screen behind him
Ballroom set for the tribute, with two screens, blue drape and chandeliers
Guests filling the ballroom during the tribute, with Jim Gardner graphics on the screens
Tech table with video switching and playback monitors for the tribute videos
Program monitors showing the camera feeds and the 6ABC tribute graphics
Stage with wireless microphones, a lectern and the screen ready for the program
Ballroom lit in blue with "Celebrate" graphics featuring Jim Gardner on both screens
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