JJ Hartigan

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Season coverage of Augustana University Men’s Basketball NCAA DII Championship (2016)
  • First Sioux Falls, SD native to be named Radio Broadcaster of Sioux Falls Canaries Baseball (2014)
  • Northwoods League Broadcaster of the Year with Mankato MoonDogs Baseball (2011 & 2013)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MIDCO Sports Network • Sioux Falls, SD May 2018 – Present
  • TV Broadcaster providing play-by-play coverage for SD HS Athletics and Augustana University
  • Master Control Operator
  • Score Bug Operator
  • Timeout Coordinator
Midwest Communications • Sioux Falls, SD September 2010 – Present
  • KELO-AM morning news producer (Monday-Friday)
  • Radio play-by-play coverage of HS football and basketball
  • KWSN studio host, board operator, and backup talk show host for select programing
South Dakota Public Broadcasting • Vermillion, SD March 2010 – Present
  • TV Broadcaster providing play-by-play and color commentary for HS state basketball tournaments
Sioux Falls Canaries Baseball • Sioux Falls, SD May 2014 – January 2018
  • Radio play-by-play coverage for all 100 regular-season games
  • Media Relations Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Sports Information Director
  • Web Master for online content
Sioux Falls Stampede Hockey • Sioux Falls, SD September 2014 – September 2016
  • Producer and Chief Editor of Social Media & Video Content
  • Media Relations Coordinator
  • Radio play-by-play fill in and color commentator for select home games
South Dakota State University (SDSU) Athletics • Brookings, SD September 2011 – June 2014
  • Radio play-by-play for the five-time Summit League Champion SDSU Women’s Basketball team, including NCAA National Tournament in 2012 & 2013, and 2014 WNIT Elite 8
  • Radio Broadcast backup for SDSU Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Softball
  • Radio Broadcast backup Sideline Reporter for SDSU Football
  • TV Studio Host of “Jackrabbit Insider”
Mankato MoonDogs Baseball • Mankato, MN May 2008 – August 2014
  • Radio play-by-play for the Mankato MoonDogs Baseball team
  • Media Relations Coordinator and Director of Social Media Content
  • Team Travel Coordinator

EDUCATION

A.A.S., Broadcast Media 2009
Iowa Lakes Community College • Estherville, IA