{"id":23169,"date":"2026-08-18T06:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yololiv.com\/blog\/?p=23169"},"modified":"2026-08-18T06:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:58:33","slug":"how-a-retired-broadcast-pro-runs-a-whole-towns-tv-station-with-yolobox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yololiv.com\/blog\/how-a-retired-broadcast-pro-runs-a-whole-towns-tv-station-with-yolobox\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Retired Broadcast Pro Runs a Whole Town&#8217;s TV Station with YoloBox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Ocean Shores, Washington<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people retire to slow down. Darrell Prowse retired and started running a television station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind <strong>North Beach TV<\/strong> \u2014 a 24\/7 community stream with video-on-demand serving the small coastal town of Ocean Shores, Washington \u2014 is a broadcaster whose career stretches back to the reel-to-reel era. And today, the entire operation runs on a single YoloBox Ultra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darrell-Prowse1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darrell-Prowse1-edited.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darrell-Prowse1-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darrell-Prowse1-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darrell-Prowse1-edited-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darrell-Prowse1-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darrell-Prowse1-edited-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Darrell-Prowse1-edited-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_46 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6ab3d9ee72abe\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6ab3d9ee72abe\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yololiv.com\/blog\/how-a-retired-broadcast-pro-runs-a-whole-towns-tv-station-with-yolobox\/#A_lifetime_behind_the_switcher\" title=\"A lifetime behind the switcher\">A lifetime behind the switcher<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yololiv.com\/blog\/how-a-retired-broadcast-pro-runs-a-whole-towns-tv-station-with-yolobox\/#A_volunteer_retirement_-_that_turned_into_a_broadcast\" title=\"A volunteer retirement \u2014 that turned into a broadcast\">A volunteer retirement \u2014 that turned into a broadcast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yololiv.com\/blog\/how-a-retired-broadcast-pro-runs-a-whole-towns-tv-station-with-yolobox\/#From_a_Boeing-surplus_switcher_to_YoloBox\" title=\"From a Boeing-surplus switcher to YoloBox\">From a Boeing-surplus switcher to YoloBox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yololiv.com\/blog\/how-a-retired-broadcast-pro-runs-a-whole-towns-tv-station-with-yolobox\/#One_box_a_whole_towns_worth_of_productions\" title=\"One box, a whole town&#8217;s worth of productions\">One box, a whole town&#8217;s worth of productions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yololiv.com\/blog\/how-a-retired-broadcast-pro-runs-a-whole-towns-tv-station-with-yolobox\/#Offline_mode_tested_under_pressure\" title=\"Offline mode, tested under pressure\">Offline mode, tested under pressure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yololiv.com\/blog\/how-a-retired-broadcast-pro-runs-a-whole-towns-tv-station-with-yolobox\/#Good_tools_good_people\" title=\"Good tools, good people\">Good tools, good people<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_lifetime_behind_the_switcher\"><\/span>A lifetime behind the switcher<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Darrell&#8217;s story with television started in high school, on a reel-to-reel black-and-white video recorder. He loved it so much he studied Communications in college and earned a degree in Broadcast Communications \u2014 graduating, as he likes to put it, in &#8220;the last class at WSU in black and white.&#8221; The very next year, the school got its color cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What followed was a full career in the industry: broadcast radio and TV, seven years in Instructional Media at the University of Washington, and then Boeing, where he retired as Senior Video Producer. Along the way he worked as a video replay operator at the Olympics, and spent 20 years of nights and weekends directing TV to the big screen at Seattle&#8217;s Kingdome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Boeing work took him around the world. One trip brought him to Xiamen, China, for two weeks to produce a presentation for a worldwide airline maintenance organization \u2014 a sophisticated setup that moved from PowerPoint to pre-recorded video and then to a live incoming video-conference feed. &#8220;It was very effective,&#8221; he recalls. &#8220;Got me two weeks in Xiamen for a half-hour presentation!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_volunteer_retirement_-_that_turned_into_a_broadcast\"><\/span>A volunteer retirement \u2014 that turned into a broadcast<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When Darrell moved to Ocean Shores to retire, he got involved with the local community TV studio. Cable-only, back then. &#8220;So, it&#8217;s a volunteer retirement thing,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That volunteer thing grew into <a href=\"https:\/\/watch.northbeachtv.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/watch.northbeachtv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Beach TV<\/a>: a 24\/7 channel and streaming service that covers the life of an entire community \u2014 and Darrell is, by his own account, the only crew member with any real TV experience. &#8220;We&#8217;re all pretty much volunteers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-08-18-14.42.34-1024x403.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-08-18-14.42.34-1024x403.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-08-18-14.42.34-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-08-18-14.42.34-150x59.png 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-08-18-14.42.34-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-08-18-14.42.34-1170x461.png 1170w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-08-18-14.42.34-585x230.png 585w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-08-18-14.42.34.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_a_Boeing-surplus_switcher_to_YoloBox\"><\/span>From a Boeing-surplus switcher to YoloBox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For years, the productions ran on a Sony Anycast that Darrell had picked up from Boeing Surplus. It was capable, but it only did NTSC 4&#215;3 \u2014 and the team wanted to move up to 16&#215;9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many broadcast veterans, Darrell was skeptical of a device like YoloBox at first. &#8220;I also was a bit hesitant,&#8221; he admits. So he did his research, and liked what he saw. What really won him over was the tactile control: as a self-described &#8220;tactile switcher person,&#8221; he found the remote keypad felt like home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I find it much easier to use my fingers on the YoloDeck to switch sources instead of having to look down and select on the screen.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_box_a_whole_towns_worth_of_productions\"><\/span>One box, a whole town&#8217;s worth of productions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today the YoloBox Ultra is the backbone of North Beach TV, and the list of what it covers reads like a full-service broadcast operation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High school 8-man football<\/strong>, complete with instant replay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>City Council meetings<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The local Flag Day parade<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Graduation ceremonies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The high school coverage is especially close to his heart. The school is small \u2014 only 32 seniors graduated last year \u2014 too small to field a 12-man team, so they play in an 8-man league. Being able to bring INSTANT replay to those Friday nights, Darrell says, &#8220;is such a treat for the team.&#8221; And the ability to go live from the field to the local cable channel <em>and<\/em> stream out live anywhere at the same time is &#8220;a real treat to parents.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a one-person broadcast crew, the impact is hard to overstate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This unit has replaced remote trucks and satellite uplinks.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/775594075_10232727661201596_6214137587505678656_n-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/775594075_10232727661201596_6214137587505678656_n-edited.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/775594075_10232727661201596_6214137587505678656_n-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/775594075_10232727661201596_6214137587505678656_n-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/775594075_10232727661201596_6214137587505678656_n-edited-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/775594075_10232727661201596_6214137587505678656_n-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/775594075_10232727661201596_6214137587505678656_n-edited-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/775594075_10232727661201596_6214137587505678656_n-edited-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Offline_mode_tested_under_pressure\"><\/span>Offline mode, tested under pressure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not long ago, Darrell downloaded a software update that added a new offline mode \u2014 and he put it straight to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, during an important dedication ceremony with no internet on site, the recording had carried a &#8220;no connection&#8221; warning graphic (fortunately, the team had also rolled in-camera backups). After the update, he ran a Saturday professional wrestling event with the new offline mode on. The result?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was relieved that the warning graphic didn&#8217;t come on again!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a community station that often produces in venues without reliable connectivity, being able to capture a clean recording regardless of internet is exactly the kind of thing that keeps a broadcast on the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_tools_good_people\"><\/span>Good tools, good people<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask Darrell what makes it all possible, and he keeps it simple: &#8220;All possible because of the Yolo switcher.&#8221; He uses the YoloLiv graphics across everything \u2014 from the Flag Day parade to City Council meetings to graduation day \u2014 and he&#8217;s watched the new graphics keep getting better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he&#8217;s also the first to point out that great gear is only half the story. A career that started on black-and-white reel-to-reel and ran through the Olympics, the Kingdome, and Boeing now powers Friday night football and civic life in a small coastal town \u2014 carried by a crew of volunteers and one very experienced hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a fun ride,&#8221; he says. And to the team building the tools he now relies on: &#8220;I am a real fan of your product!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wordpress.yololiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777237617_28058039807183341_6363187078658576136_n-1-edited-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thanks to Darrell Prowse and North Beach TV for sharing their story. 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