Punko, Regan, Ginther playing key roles in ESPN production of The Open

Courtni Regan, Production Assistant, Highlights and Features

In her fourth year at ESPN, Regan edits features and highlights for ABC Saturday Night Football from August-January and then does the same for golf most of the rest of the year, with occasional contributions to other programming.

Working The Open for the second time, she spent the early part of the week prepping edits of features and voiceovers. She then moved to the ISO (isolated cameras) room on Thursday and is working on enhancing highlights packages that are used on the telecast and on SportsCenter.

That job includes searching through highlights captured by the BBC, which televises The Open locally and in some other parts of Europe. “We have a really good ISO team, but if they happen to miss a shot, we have to go back on the BBC and find that shot,” she said.

“I love The Open,” she said. “I feel like this event is so special because we as a group work so hard in prep work, and once we’re here it’s a family that comes together. And it’s a huge production – I don’t think some realize how big it is. I know everyone here wants to be here, wants to work really hard and has a good attitude about it, so I love the atmosphere.”