Field Pass: Suncoast Sound's prolific composer
By Dan Potter | fieldpass@dci.org
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 3:00 PM
This week, the third and final inductee to the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame Class of 2010, renowned composer and arranger Robert W. Smith. He shares his memories of the former Florida-based corps Suncoast Sound, as well as some thoughts on the past, present and future of the drum corps activity.
Plus, DCI's Dan Potter has your suggestions for future members of the Hall of Fame. And lastly, clear your throat and warm up your vocal chords, inspired by one of the newest Hall of Fame inductees, we've got a brand new Field Pass contest for you!
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Dan Potter has been hooked on drum corps and competitive marching band for 30 years. He is the announcer for many Drum Corps International and marching band shows nationwide and is the host of DCI's "Field Pass" podcast which covers the best in marching music.
Drum major of the Geneseo Knights Drum and Bugle Corps from 1979-1981, Potter has experience on the staff of the Glassmen and has taught or consulted high school marching bands in Indiana and Texas.
At home in Tulsa, Okla., Potter is news director and assistant program director for AM 740 and FM 102.3 NewsTalk KRMG. His journalism has been honored by several broadcast organizations including the 2000 Edward R. Murrow award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association for best radio newscast in the U.S. and, in 2004, Dan was part of a team of radio reporters awarded broadcast journalism’s equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize, the Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton.
