Team 1114 on CTV National News Tonight at 11:00 pm!

[Karthik]

I was just watching CSI, and I saw a commercial for a news piece on Team 1114 and FIRST that is going to air this evening on CTV National News at 11:00 pm. The CTV news crew was at our high school this morning to do some interviews. For all those around Canada and the US states which pickup CTV, make sure you tune in. Considering they're airing ads for it during prime time network coverage, it seems like it will be a major story.

For those who don't know, CTV is one of Canada's largest broadcast networks, comparable to ABC/CBS/NBC.

[Jonathan Norris]

I'll be watching.

[Graham Donaldson]

I unfortunately can't watch (darn living in Jersey), but I called my grandparents about it and asked that they tape it for me (although I'm sure someone will record it and put it on youtube before I see their tape...)

[Bongle]

There's a decent number of stories on google news to peruse. The three I read were all actually fairly accurate.

http://news.google.ca/news?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&client=firefox-a&tab=wn&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1152518614

[DonRotolo]

I called my grandparents about it and asked that they tape it for me (although I'm sure someone will record it and put it on youtube before I see their tape...)
Maybe they can post it on YouTube first??:yikes:

[d.courtney]

This is exciting news!
Now if CTV wanted to have some extra fun with the story they would begin showing it at 11:14.

[Nawaid Ladak]

This is exciting news!
Now if CTV wanted to have some extra fun with the story they would begin showing it at 11:14.

wow, yes, that would be really funny, anyone willing to record this? or can CTV open this up on their broadband video player to broadcast to the US internet connections, i know Discovery Canada and CTV are under the same umbrella media broadcasting company in Canada, so im quite certain it can be done

EDIT: Never mind, once the video goes online on the CTV News Broadband channel, im sure myself or someone else will post it, it is available for everyone's veiwing.

[Karthik]

Here's the link to the news piece:

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/Redirect/?ClipId=47671

Not exactly the best piece I've seen, but the level of exposure makes up for it.

[XaulZan11]

Congrats on getting the public recognition.

While I agree that its not about the momentary prize, I'm not sure if I agree that "its about being the best".

[d.courtney]

Correct me if I am wrong, but they didn't actually show your FRC robot once... With all the other robots shown it could really confuse the viewer (especially since they kept showing you operating your FTC bot). Not the best I have ever seen, but still publicity.

[Karthik]

Next up "Canada AM" on CTV Tuesday morning. The show runs from 7 to 9 am, but I'm not sure when the new piece will air. It's going to be a live in-studio interview with members of the team.

[NickE]

Hopefully in the next piece, there will be some footage of your FRC bot...

[dtengineering]

There was an equally big Canadian story in Atlanta. He would be too modest to admit it, but Mark Breadner's Woodie Flowers award was just as well deserved -- perhaps more so, if possible -- as Simbotics extremely well-deserved championship.

That's not to take anything away from 1114 who have had dominant robots for the last three or four years, but every Canadian team owes a lot to Mark, and those who worked with him, for bringing FRC to Canada.

And those little FTC machines did pretty well, too!

Jason

[Beth Sweet]

I thought it was excellent Karth, it looks like the whole area is behind you guys. Lots of great sound bytes from interviews!

[Karthik]

Here's a new article in this morning's St. Catharines Standard, it was a front page story.

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=996436

[Karthik]

Next up "Canada AM" on CTV Tuesday morning. The show runs from 7 to 9 am, but I'm not sure when the new piece will air. It's going to be a live in-studio interview with members of the team.

Here's the Canada AM piece: http://watch.ctv.ca/news/Redirect/?ClipId=47736

And articles from Canada's two biggest television networks:

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/04/22/tech-robotics-stcatherines.html
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080421/robotics_team_080421/20080421/?hub=CTVNewsAt11

[Jared W]

Here's the link to the news piece:

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/Redirect/?ClipId=47671

Not exactly the best piece I've seen, but the level of exposure makes up for it.

Yay SPAM @ 1:02 =)

[Karthik]

If you're using Windows Live Messenger in Canada (Canada's most popular messaging client) you may have been greeted this morning with a link to this news story (http://news.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/St+Catharines+high+school+team+wins+world+robotics +competition/ScienceandTech/ContentPosting.aspx?isfa=1&newsitemid=tech-robotics-stcatherines&feedname=CBC-TECH-SCIENCE&show=False&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=False). Considering that nearly 4 millions Canadian's use Windows Live on a daily basis, we're talking about unheard level of exposure in Canada.

[RyanCesiel]

It's great to see that FIRST is getting on the news.

The ThunderChickens were also featured on a local channel here in Detroit (Channel 4, NBC).

[NickE]

Congratulations on your hard-earned and well-deserved win and for bringing so much exposure to Canadian FIRST.

[Andy L]

Anyone notice the first video was 1:48??

[MasterChief 573]

It's great to see that FIRST is getting on the news.

The ThunderChickens were also featured on a local channel here in Detroit (Channel 4, NBC).

Is their a video of that can be posted?

[its da PAT!!!]

I like how in the video you never see 1114 FRC bot in both of the videos, but you see 45 in almost every shot

[d.courtney]

Who provided the video footage to them?

[Bongle]

You guys made it to the 6th sci/tech story on Google News Canada! Congratulations! It even has a decent picture beside it.

Edit: link: http://news.google.ca/?ned=ca&topic=t

[RyanCesiel]

Is their a video of that can be posted?
Unfortunately, none that I'm aware of. Here's the story (http://www.clickondetroit.com/education/15940754/detail.html) on their site.