Inside the depths of the American Airlines Center, beyond the whitewashed hallways that line the tunnels or black-carpeted dressing room that houses the Stars, the heartbeat of the television broadcast beats. It's in the production truck -- parked underground adjacent to the flash of players' cars -- where the Fox Sports Southwest broadcast originates.
The truck is a white-coated, technologically advanced cave. It's dimly-lit, illuminated by the glow of 32 television monitors that display everything producer Mike Leary and director Mark "Vito" Vittorio need, and segmented into different spaces with varied responsibilities.
There's the audio area, where Tim "Toast" Record mixes sound for the broadcast.