Ryan Piers

STAA Member
Location: Washington D.C.
To reach client call STAA:
(949) 648-STAA
Radio Demo
1. Basketball PBP 7:11
2. Basketball PBP 5:53
3. Basketball PBP 5:31
4. Baseball Highlights 1:25
5. Baseball PBP 5:39
6. Baseball PBP 8:36
7. Football 7:15
8. Sports Update 1:12
TV Demo
1. TV Reel 6:49
2. Basketball PBP 11:05
3. Football PBP 6:40
4. Soccer PBP 6:47
5. Volleyball PBP 1:58:56
6. Cross Country PBP 5:51
 
Writing Samples
1. Game Recap
2. Profile
3. MiLB Blog Post
4. MiLB Game Recap

Current Position

NBC News Radio Network, Washington D.C. (June 2018 - Present)
  • Write and anchor national newscasts distributed across NBC News Radio Network
  • Anchor local news and sports heard in Los Angeles, Dallas and Washington D.C.

Current Play-By-Play Work

Big East Digital Network (September 2016 - Present)
  • Broadcast college soccer and volleyball on the BEDN and FOX Sports App
Howard University (January 2019 - Present)
  • Call play-by-play for men’s and women’s basketball on Bison Sports Network
Northern Illinois University (January 2018 - Present)
  • Fill-in play-by-play broadcaster for women’s basketball team on ESPN3
VISTA Worldlink Fort Lauderdale, FL (January 2018 – Present)
  • Broadcast USL/ NWSL soccer off monitor from VISTA Worldlink studios in Fort Lauderdale
Sportsfever Television Network, Pennsylvania, PA (September 2018 – Present)
  • Sideline reporter for college football games on network carried across Pennsylvania and Maryland

Previous Play-By-Play/Broadcasting Experience

1470 and 100.3 WMBD Radio, Peoria, IL (August 2015 - June 2018)
  • Created news reports, reported live and anchor afternoon drive newscasts
Bradley University (December 2016 - January 2018)
  • Call play-by-play for women’s basketball, volleyball and men’s soccer on ESPN3
NCAA.org and Turner Sports (November 2015)
  • Broadcasts NCAA Div. II Cross Country Championships with coverage carried on the Turner Sports network
Joliet Slammers Professional Baseball Team, Joliet, IL (April 2015 - August 2015)
  • Broadcasted/produced all home and road games as Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for team.
  • Created media guides and all press content
WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (February 2014 - February 2015)
  • Improvised and put together news reports as a reporter while regularly going live
Peoria Chiefs, Peoria, IL (May 2013 - September 2013)
  • Broadcasted select innings and hosted Peoria Chiefs pre-and post-game show
  • Created all press content including media guides, releases, player cards, online videos and player bios
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL (August 2011 – April 2013)
  • Play-by-play announcer for EIU women’s basketball and men’s hoops on Panthers TV and radio network
WONC FM 89.1, Naperville, IL (September 2007 – July 2011)
  • Called basketball, football and baseball play-by-play for four years as my college station’s Sports Director
Education
  • North Central College, BA in Broadcast Journalism, 3.6 GPA (Cum Laude) Graduated June 2011
  • Eastern Illinois University, MA in Political Science, 3.5 GPA Graduated May 2013
References
  • Lee Hall – Play-By-Play Broadcaster IHSA Sports
  • Nathan Baliva - Peoria Chiefs Director of Media Relations
  • Rich Moser - Eastern Illinois University Sports Information Director