A year and a half out of school, my life in the broadcasting world has been a blur. The same can be said for friends and classmates. When I started working up in Prince George, someone at the TV station said “This is an industry where you either shine, or burn out.” I’ve seen that…
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.…
Not many people (if anyone) are tuning in to my broadcasts because they’re a big fan of just the team. My demographic is going to be players friends and family. These are the people that are on our Facebook pages commenting and liking every article that is posted, and saying thank you for all the…
For many of us in the broadcasting community, calling games isn’t the only role we play. There may be a second job on the side, or another position within the organization. When I started in Junior A hockey, I was just doing play by play, and running the social media for the team. Quickly I…