My Dream Job in Sports Journalism
Friday, August 23, 2024 My dream job would be to be a play-by-play announcer for an NCAA Division I or II program. Later, I plan to build myself up as a national radio or television football and basketball play-by-play announcer. What I am doing to achieve this dream job is improving my work on-air at/ play-by-play at WMUL by doing play-by-play for multiple sports including basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, baseball, and softball. While doing these games, I also critique each broadcast to see where I need to improve on every broadcast and improve my demo reel. I am also a beat reporter for WMUL to expand my horizons and build connections. I was the beat reporter for the last three semesters for Marshall track & field and cross country. I am now the current beat reporter for Marshall football and plan on reporting women’s basketball. I have connected with many local sports journa...