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In the Spring of 2005, Mark Melloan, an assistant professor from the Enlish department walked in my office at WKU's New Media Technology Hall. After writting "High on a Hilltop" the president of the University, President Ransdell, had sent Mark, the writer of the song, over to the School of Broadcasting to find a professor interested in putting together a video presentation to go alone with his song. Faculty quickly dodged the project after discovering there would be no money exchanged and Mark found himself searching the halls for talented students.
To make a long story short Mark financed the mastering of his song in Nashsville and with the help of a few students I Directed and Edited the project in 19 hours.
The project first aired in Nashville on a jumbo tron where WKU's mens Basketball Team beat Kentucky. Last I heard, WKU opens ever game with the video, which has turned into a tribute to former basketball coach E.A. Diddle in which the arena is named after.
I saw the video months later for the first time at a home game where by the alumni had already memorized all the words. As the crowd pounded to the opening of the song I passed President Ransdell as I headed to my seat. He greated me as he greated the heards that came before and those that followed; he had no clue who I was and what I had done. |
