CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS BASEBALL - Port Charlotte, FL
Broadcasting and Media Relations Assistant March 2011 - Present
- Announce play-by-play of middle innings for 70 home games and 30 road games for the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League (Tampa Bay Rays High-A affiliate)
- Write and update "Game Notes" for all games
- Produce the "Stone Crabs Pregame Show"
- Author game recaps for media distribution following all home games
- Create engaging press releases for distribution
- Manage media credential requests for home games
SCHAUMBURG FLYERS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUB - Schaumburg, IL
Director of Broadcasting/Media Relations Summer 2010
- Announced all 100 games for the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League on the radio and internet
- Created a template for and wrote "Game Notes" for all games
- Produced and anchored the Flyers Pregame Show for every broadcast
- Wrote game recaps posted on the team and league websites following every game
- Updated the team's website by producing content and using the Sitefinity service to make adjustments
- Wrote and distributed team press releases to increase media awareness
- Managed media credential requests for home games
WAREHAM GATEMEN BASEBALL - Wareham, MA
Play-by-Play Broadcaster Summer 2009
- Announced home games and the postseason for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball.
- Created and wrote "Gatemen Game Notes" for all games in the regular season and postseason.
- Produced the Gatemen Pregame Show for every broadcast
WAER RADIO - Syracuse, NY
On Air Personality Fall 2007 - March 2011
- Announce play-by-play for Syracuse football and basketball
- Host pregame, halftime, and postgame shows for Syracuse football, basketball, and lacrosse
- Host WAER's postgame call-in show "The Double Overtime"
- Host the magazine journalism style talk show "Sportsnight"
- Create features for broadcasts using Adobe Audition editing software
- Engineer sports broadcasts and sports talk shows
- Write, produce, and perform weekly sports updates
WJPZ RADIO - Syracuse, NY
On Air Personality Fall 2007 - March 2011
- Announce play-by-play for football and basketball
- Host pregame, halftime, and postgame shows for football, basketball, and lacrosse
- Founded and host a 2 hour general sports talk show
- Create packages for air during sports broadcasts using Adobe Audition editing software
- Engineer talk shows and sports broadcasts on a NexGen system
EDUCATION
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, S.I. NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, Syracuse, NY
B.A. Broadcast Journalism & Political Science, December 2010 - Cum Laude. GPA: 3.58; Major GPA: 3.74
HONORS: STAA All American - Named one of Top 6 collegiate broadcasters; Dean's List all semesters;
Nominated for N. James Polney Award for Outstanding Newhouse Freshman Award; Syracuse Press Club Award winner for "Best Sports Show"
ACTIVITIES/SKILLS
ACTIVITIES: Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America; Sigma Phi Epsilon, NY Alpha Chapter; Proficient in Spanish
SKILLS: Adobe Audition, Audacity, NexGen, ENPS, Microsoft Office, Windows and Mac platforms, LexisNexis, Linear video editing, Avid Newscutter and Media Composer.
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