Happy New Year (almost)! January 1st is a great time to stop and reflect on the year just gone, as well as the year to come. Many set common resolutions like losing weight or saving more money or spending more time with family…however what about your sportscasting resolutions? Setting sportscasting resolutions or goals for the…
On behalf of everyone associated with Sportscaster Life, we’d like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas. It’s hard to believe that 2019 is almost in the rear-view mirror and 2020 is on the horizon. It’s important to remember just how much of a time suck sportscasting can be and how often it…
Get in the zone. It’s great advice for new sportscasters. Players know it, they know when they’re in the zone. For sportscasters, our location of a groove or zone is just as important. For most hockey, football or basketball broadcasters, by the time October rolls around you’ve been able to call more than a few…
Technology has come leaps and bounds in recent years with countless ways developing to get online, share information, stream, broadcast and present. Everyone has a smartphone in their pocket with instant access to every bit of information in human history. But when it comes to play-by-play, what are some of the best, must have sports…
Being a sportscaster and road trips go together like peanut butter and jelly (unpopular and unrelated opinion: I hate peanut butter and jelly). In fact travel is one of the most fun aspects of the business as you get to see new places, experience new arenas/stadiums and spend endless hours with coaches and players, building…
Christmas is right around the corner. With that comes (hopefully) a bit of time off to spend with family and friends, eating way too much and of course presents from Santa. While big presents are nice, some of my favourite holiday acquisitions are from stocking stuffers. Stocking stuffers can be worth their weight in gold,…
Before every single broadcast, we put together hours of prep, research dozens of players, and comb through previous games looking for the diamonds in the rough. All of that work is done so we can achieve the perfect call. One thing I’ve learned over the years, there’s no such thing. When I was first starting…
Applying for sportscasting jobs can be extremely stressful. There is a lot of competition paired with minimal opportunity to stand out from the crowd. That’s why every inch of your application has to do its best to stand out from your demo reel, to your resume and even your cover letter. Crafting a solid cover…
In November 2016, Sportscaster Life wrote about questions to ask a coach before a game. It’s consistently one of the most searched for and asked about posts on the website. However the coaches pre-game show is only a fraction of a broadcast…what about your post-game show? The coach interview is standard fodder for a post-game…
Losing your sportscasting job is a horrible feeling. Whether you’re fired, laid off or squeezed out, losing your ability to broadcast live sports can leave a huge hole in your life both personally and professionally. In the spring of 2019, I was laid off from my sportscasting job, one that I’d held for 8 years,…