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January 2020

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How often should you say the time and score?

Play-by-PlayBy Alex RawnsleyJanuary 27, 202029 Comments

When everything else is equal…when voice and vocabulary and veracity are all comparable, the ability to seamlessly work in the time and score of a game into a broadcast is what separates good broadcasters from great ones. It’s the most important information sportscasters can convey. People watching or listening into a game want to know…

Three tips to protect your sportscasting gear investment

Tech & ProductionBy Alex RawnsleyJanuary 20, 202023 Comments

For those lucky enough to own your own equipment, you know it’s an investment. For anywhere between $500 and $5000 you can purchase a couple of headsets, a mixer and related cabling and open up a new world of freelance opportunities in your career. However that investment is only so good depending on how well…

Al Michaels’ “Miracle on Ice” call: Behind the scenes

DiscussionsBy Alex RawnsleyJanuary 17, 202026 Comments

It’s a call that’s stood the test of time. Al Michaels’ iconic “miracle on ice” call from the 1980 Winter Olympics, on home ice in New York. Few, if any, sportscasters worth their weight have not heard it and it’s a perfect example of sportscasting 101 on a big moment where less is often more.…

Handling breaking news on the air

Play-by-PlayBy Alex RawnsleyJanuary 13, 20201 Comment

On Saturday October 27th, 2012, I was broadcasting a game between my team and a divisional rival on the road. The game itself wasn’t overly noteworthy, a 1-1 score late in the second period. However my focus quickly turned from the action on the ice to the breaking news developing some 450 miles away. October…

Nicknames and First Names; How to Use Them

Play-by-PlayBy TJ ChillotJanuary 9, 20206 Comments

Dale Carnegie once wrote, “A person’s name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” As sportscasters, we say names more than anything else throughout the course of our call and it begs the question – with all the emphasis on varying words to keep things interesting, does the same apply to nicknames and first…

Am I Being Too Harsh? Credibility in the Booth is the Lowest Ever

DiscussionsBy TJ ChillotJanuary 8, 202026 Comments

The ‘Am I Being Too Harsh’ series is your chance to talk about today’s sportscasting current events. We want to hear your thoughts! Head on over to our Facebook and Twitter pages to leave us a comment and keep the discussion going! Criticism is something we all hear, at every level. Of course you can’t…

Broadcasting different sports: what can you learn?

Career Development, Play-by-PlayBy Alex RawnsleyJanuary 6, 20202 Comments

It’s common wisdom for athletes to cross-train. Seldom to the world’s best focus strictly on one sport, twelve months a year…they branch out, they try new things. New sports work new muscles and develop new skills and it can be the same for sportscasters. But what specifically can you learn from broadcasting different sports? We’ve…

Happy New Year from Sportscaster Life

UncategorizedBy Alex RawnsleyJanuary 1, 20201 Comment

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2019 was a rollercoaster year for just about everyone, including Sportscaster Life. We returned from a giant hiatus with new direction, new personnel and a new outlook on the future for the site. We’re hoping 2020 will be our best year yet, providing new content and services to help sportscasters of all…

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