This is a shout out to team 2481 just saw your viedo clip on Bakersfield ca. news ch.29 .
Great job
Thanks! I am really surprised that our local news story made it to a Ca. news station.
Do you have a link to the video?
Here’s the link directly from our local news site.
http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id=229872
Their video player choice is kind of odd, though. Some computers are having issue with it, from what I’m told.
I’m also extremely surprised and impressed this somehow managed to make it all the way to a California news station (and this quickly, I might add). Crazyness of the internet, I suppose. Awesomesauce, for all!
I’m surprised they couldn’t find a California school to spotlight for a story. There’s well over a hundred of them.
Congratulations on getting on your local news station.
I am suprised as well.
Why did this news channel use info from outside teams instead of CA ones? Hmmm. I want to invite them to one of our CA regionals now and show them where the real footage is!
How come I feel this comment is gonna stir up a fresh Best FIRST Region debate? :rolleyes:
I’ll end the debate before it starts by saying ALL of FIRST is the best.
How PC of you.
Actually, I’m a Mac.
I’d rather go back to which FIRST region is the best debate instead of that unhappy place.
Where is this tv station located in California. There has to be FIRST teams in need of exposure nearby. All FIRST teams deserve their moment in the sun.
Bakersfield, and it has it’s fair share of teams there.
585 is the only active team in the area and we do get some local love from 1 of the 3 tv stations ,I posted the story to show how FIRST teams can get the word out about its programs ,Keep up the good work
Really? I swear there were more of them there. Huh. Looks like there are more teams to start. Challenge Accepted.
First Team 585 is the only active in the area and we do get love from 1 of the 3 tv stations
If only our team ever got any publicity; most of our school doesn’t know we exist! 
Well, good job and congrats on being broadcast across the country.
In an even more bizarre twist to this story, we were also mentioned in a 20 second clip on yesterday’s (2/21/12) edition of The Countdown Show with Keith Olberman!
We’re mentioned at about the 26:05 mark in the video, if you can find it. I’ll try to post a direct link if I can get it.
Does anyone have any clue how this was picked up by anyone outside central Illinois? We’re completely baffled.