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New Partnership, New Tech Improve Friday Night Football Experience For Tate Aggie Nation
October 9, 2025
Friday night football in Tate High School’s Pete Gindl Stadium, but this season the experience is even brighter, louder and more exciting for everyone in Aggie Nation.
Tate High School has announced a new partnership between the Tate Quarterback Club and alumni Paul and Karen Bowers, who have generously provided Tate High School with new technology that will transform both the student learning experience and the Friday night football atmosphere.
Through their support, Tate High School has received production communication headsets, video cameras, wireless transmitters, system switches, and Daktronics instructional software for the TV & Multimedia Academy. This cutting-edge equipment will allow students to gain real-world, hands-on experience in live production.
This football season, the Multimedia Academy students have taken charge of running the video board on game nights. Fans are seeing an upgraded experience similar to what you would find at large sporting events and concerts, with student-led camera work, instant replays, and enhanced production.
“I am thrilled for our students to have this opportunity. Not only will our fans enjoy a professional-level game day environment, but our students will also be preparing for future careers in broadcasting, media, and production,” Principal Laura Touchstone said. “We are deeply grateful to the Tate Quarterback Club and to Paul and Karen Bowers for their vision and commitment to our school. Their generosity ensures that Aggie traditions continue to grow while also providing invaluable educational opportunities for our students.”
Pictured top: (L-R) Tate football coach Rhett Summerford, Multimedia Academy teacher Melissa Armstrong, Principal Laura Touchstone, and Matt Power, president of the football boosters. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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One Response to “New Partnership, New Tech Improve Friday Night Football Experience For Tate Aggie Nation”
Plenty has changed in 50 years. A shout-out to Paul and his wife and the same QB Club that’s been around since the days of Carl Madison. A heart that gives back cannot be thanked enough. Their vision for progress and the future of our young people is applauded and commended. I’m reminded of the days in the mid-seventies when Paul was a lean offensive center snapping footballs to QB, Scotti Madison. That ‘73 Tate squad was a playoff team and quite good. I followed the team as a middle schooler as did my older brother who was the Tate Crimson and Gray school newspaper Sports reporter, beat writer and editor all rolled into one. He was a class behind Paul and one ahead of Scotti. As a high school reporter, he was a bit of a pioneer. One of his objectives was to capture live quotes from Coach Madison either at halftime or end of game and arrange to air those comments next day through historic, WCOA by a pre-determined deadline. Picture today’s SEC or NFL sideline reporters. With a hand held, battery charged cassette player and microphone in hand, he’d corner Coach knowing he had one shot to ask 1-3 questions the right way at the right time and patiently wait for and record Coach’s response. My brother would add a recap to the interview and then sleep on his product before calling it into the radio station the following day – Saturday. The transfer included calling the radio station using a landline, connecting with the station production team and playing the interview over the phone while the team recorded on the other end. The recording was then cut at the station and played later during a live broadcast featuring Pensacola high school football updates. I can still hear the sign off … “David Karp, Tate Crimson & Gray for High School Football ’73”. My brother took a different path professionally but remains a fine writer and colorful storyteller to this day. The pieces he learned to manage through that experience help him as an engineer ironically in the same sector Paul would one day lead. So yes, technology has come far in 5 decades. Thanks again to those who once found a way and to those who chose to give back providing the resources to invest in the lives who will lead us into the future. Geaux Aggies!