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WGI Jobs, JD Shaw Retires & Marching Band Recruiting | OAWB S4EP36 Haley Harrington welcomes new OAWB team members Garrett Lippie and Devin Rossey for WGI opportunities, DCI offseason changes, marching band and color guard recruiting, JD Shaw’s Phantom Regiment retirement and…

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A Salute to Dolly Parton: Tennessee Roots & Marching Arts Legacy | OAWB S4EP35

On A Water Break celebrates the life and legacy of Dolly Parton through her Tennessee roots, her connection to music education, and an unexpected part of her story: the marching arts. Ricardo Robinson-Shinall, Jeremy Denzer and Alicia Sharp are joined by Bri Eskenazi,…

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Quiet Spin Anchor System Fixes Rattling Color Guard Flagpoles | OAWB Quick Sip

Bob from SouthEnd Precision 3D joins Trish O’Shea and Nicole Younger to show how the Quiet Spin Anchor System tackles rattling color guard flagpole weights, with Jeremy Williams putting it to the test.

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Wanda Conway: George Zingali, Color Guard History & Fundamentals | OAWB S4EP34

Wanda Conway joins Whitney Stone, Sadie Wallace and Jeremy Svoboda for color guard history, fundamentals, performer safety and this week’s marching-arts news.

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Phantom Regiment Alumni Corps: 70 Years, Full-Circle Moments & Finding Home Again | OAWB With

Ricardo Robinson-Shinall talks with four Phantom Regiment alumni about returning for the corps’ 70th anniversary, performing at DCI Semifinals and finding home again.

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Sadie Wallace - stadium logos and field presentation interfering with the show | Ricardo Robinson-Shinall - Florida still needs a DCI Tour event | Whitney Stone - FloMarching camera angles missing intended visual moments | Jeremy Williams - use show-specific production rundowns and direct design-team communication to improve broadcasts

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Bobbey Biddle - historic Miss Pennsylvania win for Miss Philadelphia | Haley Harrington - finding a better hydration system | Ashlee Amos - previewing her marching-band production Joyride

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