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HONORS & RECOGNITION:

• 2018 Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA) Honorable Mention All-American

  • Ranked among Top 30 collegiate sportscasters in the nation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:​​

Hubbard Broadcasting - West Palm Beach, Florida

Producer & Sports Update Anchor (July 2019 - Present)​

• Promoted from overnight producer to afternoon producer of Barsky Radio, the 3-6p afternoon driveshow on the cluster’s news station, 850 WFTL

• ​Deliver sports updates on Fox Sports 640, doing two updates per hour from 10AM-2PM

• Run the board and contribute to the show on-air, play appropriate show elements during live or recorded shows and gather sound and stories for the show

• Assist in producing, loading and cataloging PSAs and other station imaging

• Monitor all seven stations in the cluster to ensure they are running on schedule and in accordance with station logs

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Overnight Producer & Sports Update Anchor (July 2019 - Present)

• Voice and produce sports updates on cluster's sports station, Fox Sports 640 AM

• Run the board, play appropriate elements during live or recorded news and/or brokered radio programs, and ensure proper audio quality

• Monitor all seven stations in the Hubbard cluster to ensure they are running on schedule and in accordance with station logs

• Gather news stories/sound and voice news stories for morning newscast

• Monitor and update severe weather forecasts and report on potentially life-threatening or emergency situations as needed

• Produce commercials for various clients/stakeholders

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Orlando Magic - Orlando, Florida

Broadcast Coordinator (July 2018 - June 2019)

• Assist the Radio Producer for all Magic radio broadcasts

• Produce live and recorded daily “Magic Drive Time” radio shows

• Contribute to "Magic Drive Time" radio show as on-air talent as assigned by the producer

• Produce pre/half/postgame shows for select NBA radio broadcasts as assigned

• Gather pre-game sound from Magic players and/or visiting team to be used as part of pre/post shows and other productions

• Gather sound for radio postgame show from players after home games as the locker room reporter

• Manage Orlando Magic Radio Network social media channels

• Record, edit and log highlights during each road game from the radio studio

• Produce radio features for air during radio broadcast halftime shows

• Assist Radio Producer with writing and producing radio commercials for in-house promotions, external clients and all other stakeholders

• Book guests for daily “Magic Drive Time” radio show

• Archive and log sound bites, game broadcasts and other productions to maintain audio library

• Work with Radio Producer to create, produce, and distribute content for www.orlandomagic.com

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Delta State University Athletics - Cleveland, Mississippi

Athletic Communications Assistant (August 2016 - June 2018)

• Served as the primary media contact for women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s basketball, men’s basketball and cheerleading

• Create original content (video, audio, written, graphic design) for gostatesmen.com and team/department social media channels

• Manage social media accounts for individual team accounts and the athletic department

• Helped develop a digital strategy that saw a more than 15% engagement increase on the women’s cross country, men’s basketball and baseball Twitter accounts

• Radio play-by-play announcer for baseball and play-by-play announcer for men’s and women’s soccer games on Internet audio stream

• Fill-in radio play-by-play announcer/color analyst for men’s and women’s basketball broadcasts

• Conduct pregame and postgame interviews with athletes and coaches

• Pregame co-host for football radio broadcasts on Magic 107.5 FM

• Write and produce “DSU 2-Minute Drill,” a two-minute update on DSU athletics for radio

• Co-host “Statesmen Nation,” DSU’s weekly coaches show at a local area restaurant

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KZOW 91.9 FM - Forest City, Iowa

Radio Station Manager & Play-by-Play Broadcaster (May 2013 - May 2016)

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the student-run radio station

• Led a group of 10 student directors in music, marketing, production and sports groups

• Ran weekly staff meetings, met with sponsors and secured new station sponsorships

• Coordinated on-air schedule of radio shows and sports broadcasts

• Play-by-play announcer for men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and select baseball and football games

• Interviewed coaches and student-athletes for pre-game and post-game shows for broadcasts

• Produced commercials and other elements in accordance with sponsorship agreements

• Conducted live events and live remotes on campus and in the local community

KIOW Radio - Forest City, Iowa

Play-by-Play Broadcaster (January 2016 - February 2016)

• Play-by-play announcer for boy’s high school basketball playoff games in North Iowa

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Lexington County Blowfish - Lexington, South Carolina

Play-by-Play Broadcaster/Media Relations Coordinator (May 2014 - August 2014)

• Play-by-play announcer for all 30 home games and color commentator for 25 road broadcasts

• Wrote nightly game recaps and press releases for the team website and league website

• Interviewed coaches and players for pregame and postgame shows

• Wrote, recorded and edited all commercials played during broadcasts

• Disseminated game recaps and stats to local news outlets following all games

• Managed the team’s Facebook and Twitter accounts during home and road contests

EDUCATION:

Delta State University

M.S. in Sport and Human Performance

Concentration: Sports Management

May 2018

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Waldorf University

B.A. in Communications

Concentrations: Radio, TV, Journalism

Minor: Sports Management

May 2016

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