This one is a feel good story. Wyatt and Gerry Nelson are from Saskatoon and are die-hard Blades (Western Hockey League) fans, but not your average puck lovers. Gerry is blind and has turned to his son Wyatt to call the games for him in the stands. The NHL’s St. Louis Blues got wind of…
There was an interesting question on a popular Facebook group for Sportscasters the other day…what does your day of prep look like? There were other questions in there as well, but the overall theme of the post was about how different broadcasters prepped, what they did and how long they spent on it. So I…
This one is a short one, but one a long time coming. I wanted to provide a small shout out to Channing Edward Ewing who has fostered a growing and active community on Facebook made up of play by play announcers, sports talk, studio hosts and more on Facebook. It’s a fantastic resource for those…
Production value. Two words that too frequently get over looked in sports broadcasting. At the Network and higher levels of the industry, the tasks of building intros and elements for television and radio broadcasts falls to a team of professionals to choose, edit, adjust and publish all of these things that transform a talking head…
Buying your own gear can be a very smart investment in your sportscasting career. While many teams, schools and programs have gear already, the ability to collect your own equipment allows you to more easily freelance and pick up additional gigs and hopefully a little extra cash. I’ve already covered purchasing gear in the past, with…