Sam Young

STAA Member
Location: Big Spring, TX
To reach client call STAA:
(949) 648-STAA
Radio Demo
1. Football PBP 6:42
2. Baseball PBP 3:27
3. Baseball PBP 9:56
4. Volleyball PBP 6:51
5. Basketball PBP 7:00
6. Basketball PBP 5:49

Experience

NJCAA TV Lubbock, TX April 2016 & April 2017
  • Provided Play-by-Play/Color commentary for the NJCAA’s Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship Tournament (6 games in ’16, 19 in ’17)
    • Included Pre- and Post-game analysis
  • Games simulcast on both NJCAAtv.com and Lubbock Christian Athletics radio companion
KBYG/KXCS Radio Big Spring, TX August 2014-Present
  • Sole play by play broadcaster for NJCAA Howard College and two local high schools
    • Sports included football, basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball
    • Responsibilities included 15 minute pre-game and post-game shows
  • Multiple daily sports updates for two stations
    • Both local and state score/news updates
  • Live sports talk show host
    • Co-host of a two-hour show breaking down local sports, looking at the latest in Texas pro sports, and talking about the biggest stories in the national sports spotlight
    • Sole host of multiple coaches shows throughout the school year, in both half-hour and hour formats
  • Hosted daily morning show
    • Handle programming of the show, various community updates, giveaways, and also act as fill-in news reader
Fay + Sawers Productions, Intern April 2014
  • Worked as part of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2014 Final Four
    • Performed various public relations tasks for Final Four events such as Bracket Town and March Madness Music Festival in the week leading up the Final Four
    • Volunteered running quotes and boxes during the Nat’l Championship for various radio affiliates covering the game
University of North Texas Denton, TX Fall 2012-Spring 2014
  • Volunteer Sports Broadcaster for NTTV
    • Play by play announcer for women’s basketball
  • Sports Journalist for NT Daily TV
    • Duties included anchoring, reporting, shooting video, editing and interviewing
    • Developed own stories and content for weekly news- and sportscasts
    • Provided original content through development of beat contacts and unique ideas
    • Content aired on local community TV and ntdaily.com
O’Connell College Prep School Galveston, TX Fall 2009
  • Play-by-play/Public Address for all home football games
    • Also kept stats as part of volunteering for role of statistician with the team

Education

University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Broadcast Journalism (with Certification in Sports Journalism) B.A. May, 2014

Skills

  • Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office, Audacity, Cool Edit Pro, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Audition, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Soundslides, ENCO
  • Language: Proficient in German and Russian (conversational/written)

References

  • Monty Montgomery, Freelance Broadcaster, Weeks’ Broadcasting
  • Eric Rodewald, Frank Phillips College Women’s Basketball Coach/NJCAA Broadcaster
  • Mike Henry, News Director KBYG/KXCS Radio