Jeff Behnke has always loved listening to auto racing on the radio. When done well, the broadcast sounds smooth yet intense as commentators take turns relaying what they see from different spots on the track.
As NBC’s vice president of motorsports production, Behnke wanted to bring “radio-style” coverage, or “multi-vantage-point” coverage, to television. After being rebuffed, he took video of a race, dubbed in the Motor Racing Network audio and presented it to Sam Flood, the president of NBC Sports production.
