In a world that is dominated by social media, keeping up with everything can be a huge challenge. If you’re a sportscaster with one or more teams, chances are you’re managing a lot of accounts. While Facebook streamlines the process by allowing users to manage multiple groups and pages from their own accounts, social media…
Long time Fort Wayne Komets broadcaster Bob Chase has passed away at the age of 90. Bob Chase was truely a legend in the hockey broadcast world and not only was the voice of multiple generations, but also inspired many other sportscasters including NBC’s Doc Emrick. But what makes Chase so inspiring is the fact…
Last week we posted some advice from Dick Enberg on how to become a sportscaster. Advice is fantastic, but it’s another thing to actually go out and do it. The folks over at WorkInSports.com have a great article detailing the paths taken by some of the most famous sportscasters and greatest voices including Doc Emrick,…
Well, look at the calendar. It’s that time of year where many of us will gather with loved ones and friends, eat a whole bunch of food, watch a whole bunch of football, and perhaps mention before that really big meal what each of us are thankful for. I’m thankful that I was able to…
As a team where our nearest divisional opponent is eight hours away, there’s a lot of time on the bus, a lot of time in hotels and a lot of time being a roommate with someone else on the team. Some broadcasters may travel with the team, and some may just make the odd road trip.…
When will I get my big break? Sportscasting is a cut throat business. There are thousands of people interested and toiling away at the high school and club level, and only a select few earn (or fall into) the coveted network slots and become stars. In many ways being a sportscaster is not too dissimilar…
After a glittering career ended at the conclusion of the MLB regular season, Dick Enberg can rest knowing that he leaves sports broadcasting as one of the greatest. We featured a chat between him and fellow retiree Vin Scully last week, but this time it’s an article Dick penned in the last 90’s on how…
There is so much focus and attention given to getting a job in sports broadcasting. It’s an industry that can be incredibly difficult to break into, and once you’re in you’ll cling to a job like your life and livelihood depend on it. However there are few articles on how to get BETTER once you…
You’ve probably heard about superstitious broadcasters refusing to comment on pending perfect games or super-close shutouts…in fact it was a topic on a recent Voice Behind the Voice podcast where host Sean Aronson spoke with Dave Sims of the Seattle Mariners and the topic came up (for the record Dave is a fan of talking about…
We’re talking patience. If you’re in this industry, and something either before, during or even after a broadcast hasn’t gone according to plan at least once in your life, then you’re only fooling yourself. It happens to us all. Some more frequently than others; not that I’m one of those, of course… The most important…