NSC’s Muhammad lauds Cricket Commentators’ Workshop

A Cricket Commentators’ Workshop, being hosted to widen the pool of commentators in the Land of Many Waters, was this morning officially opened.
The brainchild of renowned Broadcaster Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira, who will also be a facilitator, the workshop is scheduled to be hosted across two days: Wednesday November 15 and Friday November 17, at the Georgetown Cricket Club at Bourda.
During this morning’s simple opening ceremony, Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Kashif Muhammad, spoke to the workshop’s necessity since the evolution of commentary, and urged participants to grasp as much as they can over the two days.

“While I’m sure that much of what he [‘Reds’ Perreira] has to say may well be prejudiced towards the sport that has probably done the most to build his reputation, and that is cricket, I’m sure that he will also share with you pointers on sports commentary as a whole,” the NSC Chairman shared.
Muhammad went on to explain, “Since Reds has commenced his long and illustrious career in broadcasting, we have seen the advent of new tools and new approaches to delivering media reports on sport. Reds, I am sure, will be the first to admit the world of sport broadcasting has undergone considerable and remarkable transformation over the years. Delivery has advanced from its humble beginnings on the radio waves and graduated to the digital era on streaming platforms. The way we consume sports content has changed dramatically, and I expect that part of your engagement with Reds will explore the evolution of sports broadcasting.”
In a word to the participants, the NSC Chairman encouraged, “I believe that the value of this sports commentator with us this morning is that we’ll be learning from the best. I believe that if the Minister was here with us this morning, he would want to urge you to seek to extract as much as you can from the mind of this national icon. I say this out of my own conviction, that in the course of the encounter with Reds, you will be sitting at the feet of the best.”
GCB Secretary Ronald Williams emphasized the timeliness of such a workshop, which hasn’t been hosted in over two decades, in reference to the GCB’s plans for the growth of the sport. Williams divulged, “I want to refer to the Guyana Cricket Board’s programme of cricket. We have taken a position where all cricket played under the auspices of the Guyana Cricket Board will now be live-streamed. What goes with live-streaming is commentary. As much as there is action to be seen, it has to be supplemented with outstanding cricket commentary and cricket comments.
“We, at the Guyana Cricket Board, are profoundly pleased that we’re having this Commentators’ Workshop, and moreso that it is organized and we have the benefit of the experience and expertise of our very own Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira,” the GCB Secretary added.