Dave DeNatale

Location: Avon, OH

To reach client call STAA:
(949) 648-STAA

Radio Demo

1. Bowling Green vs. Wright State 2014 Basketball 8:34
2. Lake Erie Crushers Baseball 11:28
3. Akron vs. Buffalo 2015 MAC Basketball Tournament 10:55
4. 2015 OHSAA Football: Kirtland vs. Cuyahoga Hts. 12:24
5. 2012 OHSAA Football Playoff: Aurora vs. New Philly 10:03
6. Arena Football League: Milwaukee at Pittsburgh 2011 3:57
7. Hosting ESPN Cleveland Tonight 10:32
8. NFL Draft SportsCenter 1:08
9. Bowling Green Radio Network Studio Show 2:49
10. Oberlin College Football 5:24
11. Oberlin College Football 3:49

Digital

1. Odell Beckham Jr. trade announced on Donovan Live Postgame Show
2. Highlight reel of 2019 WKYC High School Football Game of the Week

Writing Samples

1. 'Honor is above life itself': A family's journey for Pearl Harbor redemption
2. "Dear Dan Gilbert": Cleveland Cavaliers owner needs to think carefully about future of the team
3. 75 Years Later: Why D-Day still matters as a pivotal moment in our history

Play-by-Play
• Mid American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, WKNR & Sirius Satellite Radio
• Bowling Green State University football, basketball, baseball and hockey
• Arena Football League 2011: Milwaukee at Pittsburgh
• Lake Erie Crushers, Frontier League Professional Baseball
• NCAA and NIT basketball tournament games
• Oberlin College football, Men's and Women's Basketball
• Various high school football and basketball

Talk Show Host
• Co-host/Producer of "The Bruce Hooley Show" on ESPN 850 WKNR Cleveland
• Host of "ESPN Cleveland Tonight" on ESPN 850 WKNR Cleveland
• Studio host BGSU Falcon Sports Radio Network
• BGSU football, basketball and hockey coaches shows
• Afternoon drive host, WKYO/WIDL

Digital
• Digital Content Producer and Personality, WKYC TV-3
• Co-host of "Donovan & Dino" nightly podcast show on Facebook Live & YouTube
• Play-by-play announcer for WKYC.com High School Football Game of the Week
• Digital host for NFL Draft shows, Greater Cleveland Sports Awards coverage, Indians, Browns, & Cavaliers pregame/postgame, Election coverage
• Feature writer, columnist

Additional Radio
• Afternoon Sports Anchor, ESPN 850 WKNR
• Sports Director, WOBL, WKYO/WIDL, WDFM
• Sports and news anchor/reporter
• Negotiated for new programming, including Notre Dame and the Cleveland Browns
• Account executive

Additional Information
• 2019 SAVE National Media Award for Mental Health Recovery Story “Coming Back To Life”
• 2016 Ohio High School Athletic Association Media Service Award
• 2018 and 2019 Press Club of Cleveland Excellence in Journalism
• Media Relations Assistant, Lake Erie Crushers
• Sales Director, WDFM TV 19
• 2006 and 2008 Ohio AP “Outstanding Sports Operation” Award
• 2008 Ohio AP "Best Regularly Scheduled Sports" Award
• 2004 Ohio Associated Press “Best Sports Broadcaster” Award
• Graduated Cum Laude from Bowling Green State University
• Nominated for 1999-2000 Michigan Association of Broadcasters “Sportscaster of the Year”
• Positioned WBGU 88.1 as the consensus #1 college radio station in the U.S as
recognized by University of Missouri poll

Education
B.A. Communications, Bowling Green State University

References
Tom Boman
Broadcast Manager, Learfield Sports, Jefferson City, MO

Jason Gibbs
Radio Producer, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland, OH

Jim Donovan
WKYC Sports Anchor/Cleveland Browns Play-by-Play announcer, Cleveland, OH

WKYC TV-3
METRO RADIO NETWORKS
Cleveland, OH
2016-present

ESPN 850 WKNR
METRO RADIO NETWORKS
Cleveland, OH
2010-2016
2008-2009

BGSU FALCON SPORTS
RADIO NETWORK
LEARFIELD SPORTS
Fremont, OH
2009-present
2000 - 2002

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS BASEBALL
Avon, OH
2009

WOBL AM
Oberlin, OH
2000 - 2008

WKYO/WIDL
Caro/Saginaw, MI
1999 - 2000

WDFM 98.1/TV 19
Defiance, OH
1998

WEOL AM 930
Elyria, OH
1998

WBGU RADIO 88.1
Bowling Green, OH
1996 - 1997