Austin Draude

STAA Member
Location: Hampton, IA
To reach client call STAA:
(949) 648-STAA
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Radio Demo
1. PBP Highlights 3:55
2. Basketball PBP 7:51
3. Hockey PBP 8:02
4. Hockey PBP 10:00
5. Baseball PBP 6:13
6. Postgame Interview 4:04
7. Interview 9:01
 
Writing Samples
1. Game Recap
2. Feature Writing
3. Feature Writing
4. Hockey Notes
5. Basketball Notes
TV Demo
1. Postgame Recap
2. Top Plays Feature
3. Player Bio Feature
4. Matchup/Coach Interview
5. Videoboard (Opening)
6. Videoboard (Feature)
7. Breakdown Feature
Design Samples
1. Gameday
2. Player Announcement
3. Draft Announcement

Work Experience

Oct. 2013 – present North Iowa Bulls, NAHL Mason City, Iowa
Director of Media & Play-by-Play Webcaster
  • Provide play-by-play of Bulls games on HockeyTV and Bulls Mixlr audio channel
  • Attend all Bulls games, home and away, including overnight travel with team
  • Maintain team's online presence and social media, including graphic design and team record-keeping duties for team website, team newsletter and social media
  • Compose written team news, stories, features and press releases
  • Develop and produce video content for team YouTube, arena videoboard & social media, including game previews, recaps, highlights and promotional pieces
  • Design printed material for use at home games, including game programs and inserts, and in-venue signage
  • Make occasional appearances with team at public functions, including fairs & parades
  • Called games at 2016-2021 NA3HL Fraser Cup tournaments, including title games in 2016, ’17, ‘19, '21
Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2019 KLMJ/KQCR Radio Hampton, IA
On-Air Announcer/Sports Director
  • Handled play-by-play duties on local football, volleyball, basketball, baseball/softball broadcasts
  • Interviewed coaches & other local sports personalities for Saturday interview & coaches’ shows
  • Produced approximately two dozen sports stories per week, as well as on-air advertising spots
  • Updated online sports content, including scorecard and story copy
  • Made occasional appearances for station at remote broadcasts, fairs & parades
  • Coordinated sports broadcasting schedule with fellow announcers and traffic & sales depts.
2008-09 KWAR-FM Waverly, IA
Sports Director
  • Coordinated broadcasts for Wartburg sporting events on KWAR
  • Provided on-air talent and in-studio engineering during sports broadcasts
  • Expanded on-air sports coverage in volleyball, soccer and baseball

Education

Sept. 2006 – Dec. 2009 Wartburg College Waverly, IA
  • Graduated with major in Communication Arts (Electronic Media emphasis), minor in History

Memberships

  • Iowa Broadcast News Association (since 2011)
  • Sportscasters’ Talent Agency of America (since 2014)

Accomplishments/Awards

  • Two-time Iowa College Media Association award-winner
  • Eight-time Iowa Broadcast News Association award-winner
    • Four-time award-winner, small-market radio, best sports play-by-play
    • 2013 award-winner, small-market radio, best sportscast
    • Three-time winner, student-market radio, best sports play-by-play

References

T.J. Chillot
Director of Broadcasting and Corporate Servicing
Charlotte Checkers, AHL

Ben Gislason
Director of Broadcasting and Team Services
Iowa Wild, AHL

David Fine
Director, Broadcasting/Media Relations
Reading Royals, ECHL