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Break Ranks, hosted and produced by Bands of America’s Dan Potter, brings you the latest from the BOA Championship season! Each episode explores different angles of marching band with a variety of guests and interviews, offering an insider’s perspective for students, parents, teachers, administrators, and fans alike.
New episodes every Wednesday during the BOA season, starting Wednesday, September 23.
Dan Potter (Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an award-winning journalist and radio host involved in marching bands and drum corps for over 40 years. He is an announcer and media personality for Bands of America and Drum Corps International and hosts popular marching arts podcasts, including BOA’s Break Ranks!
Episode 1: Sweetwater – Jennifer Witt & Cristian Good
Our inaugural episode of the 2026 season of Break Ranks features Dan Potter’s interview with Jennifer Witt, Director, Institutional Marketing, and Cristian Good, Sales Engineer, both members of the Sweetwater team. Plus, hear the “voice of BOA” Chuck Henson chat with Richard L. Saucedo about Bands of America’s amplification philosophy.
All caught up with the 2026 season? Go back and relive the 2025 season through previously released Break Ranks episodes! Featuring interviews live from the St. Louis Super Regional Championship, Bentonville H.S.’s uniform parents, BOA legend Chuck Henson, and more.
All caught up with the 2025 season? Go back and relive the 2024 season through previously released Break Ranks episodes! Featuring interviews from directors of Grand National Championship bands, the BOA chief judges team, and a variety of world-class marching arts designers, backwards march into 2024 and hear some great conversations that will help you today.
All caught up with the 2024 season? Go back and relive the 2023 season through previously released Break Ranks episodes! Featuring interviews from directors of Grand National Championship bands, the BOA chief judges team, and a variety of world-class marching arts designers, backwards march into 2023 and hear some great conversations that will help you today.