Will Palaszczuk

Location: Columbia, SC

To reach client call STAA:
(949) 648-STAA

Radio Demo

TV Demo

WORK EXPERIENCE
Entercom, Freelance host, mult. locations, June 2019 – present

Long term Afternoon Drive fill-in host for ESPN Upstate (Greenville/Spartanburg, SC)
Evenings/Weekends/Fill-In Host for 92.9 The Game (Atlanta, GA)
Fill-in host at WFNZ (Charlotte, NC)

South Carolina Radio Network (Learfield & iHeartRadio) Host/Reporter/Anchor, Columbia, SC August 2017 – Present

Host of SC Sports Show (2019)
Host and Executive Producer of Sports Talk, a nightly statewide talk show covering South Carolina Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers athletics (2017-2019)
Started online Periscope feed for Sports Talk, averaging 2,000 viewers per show
Afternoon Sports Anchor providing hourly updates for 30 statewide affiliates
On-site reporter for South Carolina and Clemson football, basketball and baseball
Online web content provider (writing, audio and video)

SB Nation/YAHOO! Sports Radio, Anchor/Host/Asst. Program Director, Houston, TX, May 2014 – February 2017

Organizer of Super Bowl LI Radio Row
Asst PD [Guest Booking for Sean Salisbury Show, Remote Host] (2016-2017)
Weekend and Fill-in Host on national network (2014-2017)
Host of "Around the NFL" Sunday on SB Nation Radio (2015-2017)
Host of "The Ryan Leaf Show" on SB Nation Radio (2016)
Anchor for national top and bottom of the hour updates (2014-15)
Anchor/Producer of 115 nightly out-of-market sports updates for The Sports Flash Network (2014-15)

KTGR Radio, Assistant Program Director, Columbia, MO – May 2010 - May 2014

Host of "The Big Show" Afternoon Drive program from 4p-6p
Host of “Tiger Gameday” Pregame show on College Football Saturdays
Write and deliver 2 hourly local SportsCenter updates from 12p to 4p
Host of "Tiger Talk w/Robin Pingeton" for Mizzou Sports Properties/Learfield Sports
Play-by-Play announcer for Mizzou Women’s Basketball and Softball
High School Basketball/Football Play-by-Play

KTJJ/KREI Radio, Sports Director, Farmington, MO – August 2009 - March 2010

Play-by-play of High School Basketball, Football, Baseball and Softball in a 100,000 watt station covering 23 counties.
Voice of Mineral Area College Men's and Women's Basketball
Wrote and delivered daily five-minute sportscast
Helped organize Dream Team, an end of season All-Star list for High School Sports

Savannah Sand Gnats, Savannah, GA – May 2009 – August 2009

Kinston Indians, Kinston, NC – May 2008 – August 2008

Intern for Director of Broadcasting
Play-by-play broadcaster/Compiled game notes and statistics for coaches and media

KOMU Television (NBC Affiliate), Columbia, MO – August 2005 – May 2009

MUTV Television (Campus Television), Columbia, MO – August 2005 – October 2007

Videography and editing
Executive Producer, creator and co-host of Tailgaters, a PTI-style sports talk show still in existence at the station.

WUSA Television (CBS Affiliate) Washington, DC – May 2007 – August 2007

Production/Reporter Intern position in the sports department
Reported at Nationals Games, Redskins Training Camp and the Tiger Woods AT&T National Tournament
Contributed to the production of 3 newscasts a day and a Sunday Sports Show

FREELANCE WORK
Various clients for play-by-play & TV include Oakland University Basketball, NJCAA TV & WACH-FOX TV

SKILLS

EDUCATION:
University of Missouri, Bachelor of Journalism (Emphasis Broadcast), 2009

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