Peter Costanzo '14 and Eliza Flood '15 have front-row seats to all the behind-the-scenes action at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as interns for NBC Sports.

Flood, who is serving as a production runner for the beach-volleyball event in Hyde Park, anticipates an atmosphere teeming with global camaraderie.

Costanzo is working within the International Broadcasting Center, which serves as the Olympic headquarters for world broadcasters. 
 
COMMENTS FROM PETER:
August 14th, 2012:  "I can't believe the Olympics are already over! I had such an awesome time at the Olympics! It was an experience that I will always remember."  

Peter  Costanzo '14 with Bob Costas	Olympic Cauldron
Olympic Flame	Peter with Lester Holt
View of Olympic Park	Diving
Basketball Arena	Peter at Track and Field
Peter with Eliza Flood '15	View from the seats at Track and Field

Outside Olympic Stadium	Inside Olympic Stadium
Testing Audio Booths

Photo of Peter Costanzo '14 with NBC Primetime correspondent Mary Carillo.	Peter at the Aquatics Center

Peter Costanzo at Olympic Stadium

Peter visiting International Broadcast Centre

Comments from Peter: 

Wednesday, August 1, 2012:  “I spend roughly 14 hours daily in central tape helping the primetime team prepare for NBC's national telecast. While I did not get to see the opening ceremony in person, I was happy for the chance to experience first-hand the behind-the-scenes action. It was intense and exciting to watch all the NBC executives come together and exchange ideas on what ultimately would get aired on national television. I was logging, watching the opening ceremonies on the monitor, and providing support where needed.”

Friday, July 27, 2012:  "All over London you can feel the anticipation building for the games. That’s all you hear on the streets, in pubs, and everywhere else you go. The past few days, the Olympic torch has been carried throughout London bringing people from around the world together on the streets. I can’t wait until tonight’s opening ceremony. There have also been a number of rehearsals at the stadium for the opening ceremonies, but everything is under wraps.

The atmosphere in the International Broadcasting Center is intense as NBC prepares for the broadcast. As a member of the "primetime" production team in “central tape”, we have a limited amount of time to obtain the feeds from the various venues, get them edited, and ready to air on national television (NY time) for viewing.  It will be exciting, but there’s serious work that needs to get done and it’s imperative we all work as a team".