Brad Thompson

EDUCATION

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL
Master of Science – Medill School of Journalism December 2010

• Concentration: Broadcast Journalism / Videography / Sports Writing

MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY Erie, PA
Bachelor of Arts May 2003

• Major: Political Science Minor: Religious Studies

CURRENT POSITIONS

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (Division of Athletics) Denver, CO
Broadcaster / Sports Publicist / Production Assistant September 2012 - present

• Perform the play-by-play broadcast for women’s basketball games, m/w soccer matches, women’s lacrosse and women’s volleyball matches on Altitude TV and Pioneer Vision.
• Create, shoot, edit and produce video packages on student-athletes, coaches, alumni, sponsors and events.
• Handle all media relations duties for the women’s basketball program, including writing of press releases, game stories, feature stories, game notes and team promotion through social media outlets.
• Perform in-game production duties for streaming of live events including positions of director, technical director, replay operator, chyron duet graphics operator, camera operator and scoreboard operator.

COLORADO ROCKIES Denver, CO
Director / TD (2014) / EVS replay operator (2013) for RockiesVision April 2013 - present

• Direct / operate Grass Valley Kayak switcher for in-house video board presentation for all home games.
• Performed PA Announcer duties at Coors Field for Rockies vs Braves on July 9, 2014.
• Built highlight/bump-out packages and showed replays on in-game video board at Coors Field.

ROOT SPORTS Denver, CO
Freelance Editor for Rockies Pre/Postgame Shows (2014-15) & March 2013 - present
Double Play Show (2013)

• Edit highlight, game summary, feature, tease and game break packages for Rockies pre/postgame shows.
• Edit Rockies game into four segments for a 23:30 show, showing highlights and emphasizing storylines.

PAC-12 DIGITAL Boulder, CO
Play-By-Play Broadcaster August 2014 - present

• Perform the play-by-play broadcasts of the University of Colorado Buffaloes women’s soccer matches and women’s volleyball matches for PAC-12 Digital broadcasts.

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Denver, CO
Host of the Joe Scott Show on Mile High Sports Radio November 2014 - present

• Host an hour radio show with Univ. of Denver’s Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Scott live from the Pioneer Restaurant.

MEDIA EXPERIENCE

TULSA DRILLERS (Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies) Tulsa, OK
Production Assistant Jan. – Sept. 2012

• Served as technical director (switcher operator) for in-house TV and online broadcasts of home games.
• Edited, produced and voiced-over game highlights for TulsaDrillers.com and game day presentations.
• Created, shot, edited and produced video packages for team, sponsors, mascot and promotions.
• In-game operator of music system, ribbon/fascia boards, scoreboard and replay system.
• Interview players and coaches for profiles/feature packages.

CBS CHICAGO Chicago, IL
Writer / Editor of daily sports blog for CBSChicago.com February – May 2011

• Blog topics included Chicago teams and national sports issues, utilized social media to promote blog.
• http://chicago.cbslocal.com/tag/brad-thompson/

MEDIA EXPERIENCE

CBS RADIO WSCR-AM 670 The Score Chicago, IL
Production Assistant September – December 2010

• Interned for The Boers and Bernstein Show, M-F from 1-6 p.m., a sports talk radio show.
• Produced audio highlights and comedic on-air packages, edited and uploaded podcasts.
• Edited press conferences and interviews into sound bites.

PUBLISHED WORK

Broadcasting Demo Reels: https://vimeo.com/viewbradt
Video packages produced at the University of Denver: http://bit.ly/16lw9q6, http://bit.ly/159w9qk, http://bit.ly/ZxGAEX, http://bit.ly/1ca7nNi
Joe Scott Radio Show: http://bit.ly/1yB6Eje, http://bit.ly/1wfr6nJ
Graphics, Videos & Highlights: https://vimeo.com/viewbradt/videos
Voice Over & Video Highlights (Tulsa Drillers): http://bit.ly/LZ7Mp3, http://bit.ly/Og1w9y LinkedIn Profile

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

U.S. FOREST SERVICE (05/2005 – 10/2009, 05/2011 – 09/2011) Boulder, CO
Wildland Firefighter, Incident Commander - Squad Boss – Lead Sawyer Logan, UT

• Worked as a collaborative team member on an elite wildland fire crew that traveled across the country suppressing and extinguishing wildfires.
• Worked as a squad boss, motivating, teaching, training and supervising up to 10 firefighters during wildfire suppression.
• Communicated effectively as a leader in stressful, high-pressure situations.

MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY (August 2005 – March 2008) Erie, PA
Football Coach / Video Coordinator

• Served as an offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach, video coordinator, recruiter, strength/conditioning coach, academic advisor, program fundraiser, community engagement coordinator and a leader for the football program.
• Edited and produced practice and game films into cutups and highlights.

AMERICORPS NCCC (January 2004 – November 2004) Denver, CO
Assistant Team Leader / Corps Member

• Met objectives as the leader of a 10-person team in assisting not-for-profit organizations achieve their mission and objectives.
• Honed my leadership abilities, enhanced my communication skills and broadened my worldview by working with very diverse groups and being exposed to unfamiliar settings.

HONORS / AWARDS

• Colorado Rockies Employee of the Month for June 2015
• Director / Founder of Sis Aylward Memorial Turkey Trot, 2008 - 2011
• Firefighter of the Year, Logan Interagency Hotshot Crew, 2009
• Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society, 2002
• Mercyhurst University Football Scholarship, 1999-2003
       * GLIAC All-Academic Team, 2001-2003 - Team Captain, 2003

EQUIPMENT

Software
Proficient using Final Cut, Avid Media Composer/Interplay, Adobe Premiere CC/After Effects, DVSport, Microsoft Office, Illustrator, content management systems, WordPress blogs and podcasts, Audacity and most non-linear editing systems.

Hardware
Specialize in the use of HD video cameras (ENG and broadcast quality), switchers (Ross and Grass Valley), audio recorders, replay systems (EVS and Grass Valley Dyno), scoreboard operations (Daktronics), boom/lavalier microphone operations and lighting operations.