Dan Doherty

Media Experience

BEK Sports Network - Play-by-Play Broadcaster - Bismarck, ND August 2022 – June 2024
  • Provide play-by-play and color commentary for televised high school and college volleyball, football, basketball, hockey, wrestling and baseball
  • Prepare pregame graphics
  • Schedule assignments for BEK's four broadcasters
  • Operate live on-screen graphics for select broadcasts
  • Edit and post select highlights on social media
  • Host live weekly "RedZone-style" show for the Indoor Football League
ESPN Ithaca/Tompkins Weekly - Reporter/Play-by-Play - Lansing, NY August 2019 – August 2022
  • Broadcasted high school soccer, football, basketball, volleyball, softball, hockey, baseball, and lacrosse
  • Recorded and edited daily sports reports
  • Researched and wrote two weekly stories for local newspaper
  • Three-time NYSBA Outstanding Sports Coverage winner (small market)
  • NYSBA award winner for Best Use of Digital Media (small market)
  • Trafficked digital advertisements for two websites
  • Maintained social media presence with enticing graphics made in Photoshop
  • Tripled social media following of ESPN Ithaca in two years
  • Co-hosted hour-long local sports talk show and host solo weekly show during football season
  • Organized annual Night of Champions award ceremony
Long Island Ducks - Public Address Announcer - Central Islip, NY April 2019 – August 2019
  • Introduce upcoming batters, pitchers, lineups, etc
  • Announce advertisements and sponsor reads before game between innings
Cageside Press - Senior Editor May 2017 – Sept. 2023
  • Manage over 25 staff writers
  • Edit articles on WordPress and promote on social media
  • Provide live coverage of mixed martial arts events both in-person and remotely
  • Interview and report on professional mixed martial artists
Throwin’ Elbows MMA - Podcast Host March 2017 – April 2021
  • Hosted weekly MMA podcast with co-host via Skype
  • Edited episodes with ProTools/Audacity
  • Uploaded, titled, and created descriptions of episodes on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Stitcher
Long Island Ducks - Media Relations/Broadcast Assistant - Central Islip, NY March 2018 – Oct. 2018
  • Broadcasted games while serving as engineer, updating live scoreboard, and updating Twitter
  • Compiled daily stat packs and reviewed game notes for distribution
  • Created daily promotional video for social media
  • Interviewed players/coaches and assisted local media personnel
WICB/VIC Radio Sports Dept. - Sportscaster - Ithaca, NY Sept. 2014 – Dec. 2017
  • Delivered three two-minute sport updates weekly covering Ithaca, Cornell, and national sports
  • Broadcasted play-by-play of football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and basketball games
  • Engineered live game broadcasts
  • Hosted weekly solo hour-long MMA Radio Show
ICTV - Host – Big Red FaceOff - Ithaca, NY Sept. 2017 – Nov. 2017
  • Called Cornell Hockey highlights
  • Analyzed game performances and implications with on-air talent
  • Constructed script for 30-minute television program
Camp Winadu - Sports Broadcasting Specialist - Pittsfield, MA June 2017 – Aug. 2017
  • Taught three five-day courses on sports broadcasting to children
  • Produced and edited weekly podcast with students
  • Served as general counselor of campers

Skills: HTML, Audio Vault, Zetta, Photoshop, ProTools/Audacity, Premiere, Boxcast, Pointstreak, Adobe Audition

Education

Ithaca College - Ithaca, New York December 2017
Bachelor of Science in Sport Media
GPA: 3.75/4.0
Dean’s List: Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016

References

  • Nick Karski - Operations Manager - ESPN Ithaca
  • Jeremy Menard - Journalism Professor - Springfield College
  • Jay Anderson - Owner/Senior Editor - Cageside Press
  • Jordan Hassler - COO - BEK TV