Ray Jensen
Objectives
To use my communication, marketing, and broadcast performance & production skills to assist a sport organization in producing creative and engaging radio broadcasts.
Education
York College of Pennsylvania York, PA
Graduated May 2016
Bachelor of Science in Sport Management
Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication
Current GPA: 3.3
Related Experience
Tampa Bay RaysBroadcasting intern
- Logging and archiving video and radio footage
- Producing pre game and post game shows
- Helping broadcasters Andy Freed and Dave Willis throughout the broadcast with statistical information and production.
Radio Operations Assistant 1/2015-3/2016
- Performed day to day operations including station management, radio advertisement production, radio advertisement voice over work, in-studio show production, remote show production and social media account management (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.)
- Performed play-by-play live broadcast duties for middle three innings of select York Revolution home and away games (approximately 25 games interleaved with PA announcer duties outlined below)
PA Announcer 4/2013 – present
- Primary PA announcer for 2016 home regular season games and served the same duties during the 2016 playoffs
- Performed as primary PA announcer for over 60 out of 70 regular season home games in the 2015 season around play-by-play broadcast duties
- Performed as primary PA announcer for 60 out of 70 regular season home games in the 2014 season and multiple 2014 home playoff games
- Filled in for primary PA Announcer when needed during 2013 season.
- Assisted play-by-play radio broadcaster Darrell Henry in assembling stat packs and game notes
- Provided color commentary during certain radio broadcasts
- Managed Darrell Henry’s Twitter feed before and during broadcasts
Color commentator 5/2014 - 6/2014
- Filled in for Jared Welsh on multiple Maryland Sports Insider radio broadcasts covering the Chesapeake Bayhawks, a major league lacrosse team in Annapolis, MD.
- Host of The Squared Circle Report pro wrestling talk show as part of the MSI Sports Network on BlogTalkRadio
Radio Play-by-Play Announcer 8/2013 – 5/2016
- Performed play-by-play for men’s and women’s basketball team’s for York College of Pennsylvania’s campus radio station WVYC 88.1 FM
- Assisted Sport Information Director Scott Guise in compiling a guidebook for PA & radio announcing
- Performed play-by-play announcer duties for the York College men’s and women’s soccer teams’ broadcasts on ycpspartans.com
- Announced for multiple sports including Basketball, Baseball, and Lacrosse
- Games commenced through player introductions, announced goals scored or end of inning stats, announced any half-time promotions, and announced final results of games
- Performed PA announcing duties for the 2014 NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament
Awards
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Golden Microphone Award Recipient March 2016- Finalist (top five nominee nationally) for collegiate play-by-play broadcasting (York College of Pennsylvania vs. Wilson College, November 20, 2015)
Organizations and Volunteer Work
York Area Martial Arts 7/2014 - present- Assisted Don Glatfelter in instructing others (from children to adults) in Shotokan Karate and Kickboxing.
- Volunteered as an actor by dressing up and portraying popular Marvel comic book characters
- Visited multiple types of events and venues such as fundraisers, libraries, minor league ballparks, etc.
Skills
- Announcing, Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Writing, Problem Solving, Team-Oriented tasks, Microsoft Office Suite proficient, Broadcast Performance, Adobe Audition editing, Audacity editing