Handling breaking news on the air

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

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…

Happy New Year from Sportscaster Life

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…