Kyle Crooks

STAA Member
Location: Pompton Plains, NJ
To reach client call STAA:
(949) 648-STAA
 
Radio Demo
1. Baseball PBP 12:03
2. Football Highlights 2:57
3. Football PBP 11:37
4. Basketball Highlights 2:06
5. Basketball PBP 11:37
6. Sports Talk 11:25
7. Sports Update 11:37

HONORS

  • Won best collegiate ‘Basketball Play-by-Play’ in the country at 2014 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards. (IBS)

RELATED EXPERIENCE

9/15-Present
ESPN Radio Williamsport
Williamsport, Pa.
Play-by-Play Broadcaster (NCAA Football/Basketball)
  • Play-by-Play Broadcaster for Misericordia University Football. (NCAA Division III)
  • Play-by-Play Broadcaster for Georgian Court University Men’s and Women’s Basketball. (NCAA Division II)
  • Conducted interviews with coaches and players.
3/15-9/15
Jacksonville Suns (Double-A Miami Marlins)
Jacksonville, Fla.
Broadcast/Media Assistant
  • Play-by-Play (Select Innings) for all home games on Suns Radio Network (10 games solo).
  • TV Play-by-Play/Color Commentator for select televised games on CW-17 Jacksonville.
  • Network Pre/Postgame Host for all 140 games.
  • Co-Host of video board show “Suns Today.”
  • Conducted Player/Manager Interviews.
  • Responsible for the creation, upkeep, and distribution of Suns daily game notes and stat packs.
  • Responsible for writing/publishing game previews/recaps using MiLB’s Homebase and Wordpress.
8/14-1/15
NJ.org/Varsity
Dumont, NJ
Play-by-Play/Color Commentary/Sales
  • Broadcasting local high school football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball, and softball.
  • Met with local companies and car dealers to talk about sponsorship packages.
6/13-9/14
WPSC 88.7FM Brave New Radio (William Paterson University)
Wayne, NJ
Sports Director/Play-by-Play/Talk Show Host/Update Anchor/Engineer for Live Game Broadcasts
  • Lead Play-by-Play announcer of William Paterson University football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, and softball games, broadcasting over 100 games.
  • Lead Host of “The Sports Drive.” (3-Time IBS Nominated Best Collegiate Sports Talk Show in the nation)
  • In-charge of all sports programming on the station.
  • Collect underwriting for sports programming.
  • Editing highlights, created sports promos and sweepers. (Used Adobe Audition)
  • Conducted live and pre-recorded interviews.
  • Broadcasted/wrote sports updates.
  • Set up equipment (Comrex/Zercom)
5/13-8/13
ESPN New York 98.7 FM Intern
New York, NY
Programming and Marketing Intern
  • Part of winning group for final internship presentation. (New York Jets Programming/Marketing Plan)
  • Cutting professional game highlights used on-air. (Used Adobe Audition)

EDUCATION

09/12-5/14
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ
Broadcast Journalism Major
  • B.A. Communications. (Broadcast Journalism concentration)
  • 3.74 GPA.
09/09-05/12
County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ
Broadcasting/Media Studies Major
  • A.A. in Arts and Communication.
  • 3.6 GPA.

OTHER SKILLS

  • Knowledge of MiLB’s Homebase, Wordpress, Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro 6, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

REFERENCES

  • Marc Zumoff (Television Voice of the Philadelphia 76ers)
  • Roger Hoover (Voice of Jacksonville Suns/Alabama Women’s Basketball/SEC Network)
  • Christopher McKibben (Sports Information Director @ Georgian Court University)
  • Dave Popkin (Broadcaster Seton Hall University/BIG East/NEC TV)
  • Justin Shackil (Scoreboard Host w/ New York Yankees/NBA TV/SiriusXM/WCBS 880AM)