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The OLRtv Crew

July 4, 2008

Behind the Scenes at OLRtv

This page is dedicated to the people behind the scenes of OLRtv, that you may hear, but cannot see. We have all spent hundreds of man hours contributing to OLRtv, and we do so for the love of the sport of Sim Racing and the OLR community. Check out some of these hard working individuals, and send them some fan mail!

Matt "Racinkid" Thomas - Auburn, NY

Executive Producer/Director

Matt Thomas grew up at the CNY DIRT tracks and has always had a love for auto racing. If he can't race for real, he might as well do it Sim style, and make the most of it. Back in 2001, OLR Racin Radio hit the air with Deryl Morley and a cast of characters now missing from the Sim community. Soon after it started, Matt stepped in to help the OLR Racin Radio crew, and later took the lead in covering even more events hosted on OLR. Matt was often heard on Friday nights trying to offer Scott Fairman a nerve pill, while stealing some of his peanuts during the SS Series broadcasts. The shutdown of www.fancast.com left OLR Racin Radio off the air in late 2002, and Racinkid began pursuing the dream of covering Sim Racing events LIVE with audio and video. In mid 2003, the dream finally became a reality, when OLRtv hit the airwaves after much trial and error. Matt was now stuck behind the scenes pushing the buttons on 5 separate PC's during every OLRtv broadcast while trying to play traffic cop with his assembled crew. He does manage to get on the air a few times a month, but most of his announcing days are over. Look for Matt's custom camera work whenever OLRtv is on the air, and just picture him controlling 5 PC's at one time while watching the race, running commercials, adding sound f/x and so on...

Deryl "The Rage" Morley - Milford, NH

Host/Color Commentator

Founder of OLR Racin Radio and the Weekly Wrap-up Report, and creator of the Road Rage. Live free or die is his motto, need we say more. Known worldwide as "The Voice Of Sim Racing, Deryl's accomplishments have mirrored the progress of sim racing broadcasting. Being the first to do anything is something special, when you can watch it grow into something big, it makes it all that much more special. Deryl has watched his little project at Onlineracin.com turn into a worldwide media phenomenon. Many people credit Morley for the current state of sim broadcasting. He works with OLRtv, RLMtv, and High Speed Radio. You can learn more by clicking your way to www.DerylMorley.com. Deryl is also the announcer and track manager for Londonderry Raceway and he has joined John Spence in the announcing booth at Lee USA Speedway in beautiful New Hampshire.

Tony "Tex" Stevens - Concord, NC

Color Commentator

Tony began his career as a race fan the day he was born -- June 19, the same day NASCAR ran the first "strictly stock" (Nextel Cup) race in 1949. He began his career as a team member in 2000 at the Motordrome Speedway in Smithton, PA. From there, he gained experience working cars in the ASA Racing Series, NASCAR Dash Series, NASCAR All-Pro Series, and the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series. Tony was one of the original members of OLR Racin' Radio with Deryl Morley and Matt Thomas and transferred to the TV side as a color commentator and pit reporter. His first-hand knowledge of racecar dynamics sheds a different light on every broadcast he's a part of. Tony moved to Concord, NC, in 2006 after graduating from California University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Communications to further pursue his motorsports dream and is currently the Public Relations Coordinator for the ISCARS Dash Series (former NASCAR Goody's Dash Series) and a spotter/general mechanic for Logan Dernoshek Racing, Inc. in the ASA Late Model Series.

Michael Richey - Merry Oaks, KY

Host/Color Commentator

Michael joined up with OLRtv in 2007 after some outstanding tryouts on High Speed Radio. He covered most of the DMP/GN series events in 2007 while also catching a few special events to showcase his down home southern style of broadcasting. Michael has been around Sim Racing for many years and runs his own league under the SKFSA banner. Watch for Michael to host more shows in 2008 and you can also catch him on High Speed Radio when not on OLRtv.

Jonathan Sanford - Houston, TX

Host/Color Commentator

Jonathan came on board in 2005 to help us broadcast the DMP Cup series and did a fantastic job right out of the gate. With experience from broadcasting at PRN for Nextel Cup events and local football games, he showed that he belonged at OLRtv. Jonathan moved a few years back from North Carolina to Texas to continue his full-time passion in religion by being a minister at a local community outside Houston, TX. Jonathan remains busy with his full-time passion, but does frequent the airwaves of OLRtv when he is not Sim Racing or preaching.

Josh Friedrichs - Minneapolis, MN

Color Commentator/Pit Reporter

Our newest member came to OLRtv from ECT Radio this past year. Tom, like many started his young broadcasting career on pit road, and soon ventured up to the booth to call a few races. Tom has really stepped up his knowledge of broadcasting and has a vast background in sim racing with his own leagues. Watch for Tom to be back in the booth during an upcoming show.


Dan "The Man" Lyon - Warren, PA	*Host/Color Commentator*
New in 2005 to OLRtv, Dan came to us from the CRSOL series when we needed some background on this new league to cover their events on OLRtv. Dan has since come on board to help with not only the CRSOL events, but many other special events. His eagerness to learn shows that he could be a long time broadcasts on OLRtv. Dan looks to make his return to the Mic later in 2007 on OLRtv.

Tom Hoffman - Raleigh, NC

Color Commentator

Tom first covered our broadcasts after coming to us from the now defunct ECT Radio. Tom started on pit road and worked his way to the booth adding his knowledge of Sim Racing to our broadcasts. Despite being declared legally blind years ago, Tom has helped out on numerous occasions and looks to help out in the future from his new home in Raleigh, NC.

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