(September 9, 2013) Two years into his sportscasting career, Josh Getzoff is getting his first chance to cover major college athletics. An STAA client, Getzoff is joining News Channel 15 in Champaign, IL as a Sports Anchor/Reporter. Among the beats the station covers is University of Illinois football and basketball and the rest of the Big Ten conference.
Getzoff leaves WENY TV in Elmira, NY where he has filled a similar role for the past two years.
News Channel 15 provides local news and sports coverage in Champaign and Urbana. The station is an ABC TV affiliate and is owned by Sinclair Broadcasting.
A native of Dresher, PA, Getzoff has been an STAA client since 2010. He graduated the following spring from Ithaca College in New York. Getzoff joined the WENY-HD sports team full-time in September 2011 after spending the previous summer as a fill-in sports anchor, news editor and tape operator for the station. Prior to that, he served a variety of broadcasting and media relations internships, including stints with NBC Sports New York, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia and the Philadelphia 76ers.
(Visit Josh’s STAA Talent Page).