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How to Improve Your Skillset During Quarantine

Broadcast Prep, Play-by-PlayBy TJ ChillotApril 7, 2020

Quarantine. Social Distancing. Coronavirus. COVID-19. That’s all that’s flooding our feeds, our inboxes, and unfortunately our lives. There’s no doubt how big of an impact this pandemic has had on our lives and careers in the recent weeks. The most important thing we can do right now is perform our societal-duty of social distancing, but…

Questions to ask a coach in a post-game show

Broadcast Prep, Play-by-PlayBy Alex RawnsleyDecember 5, 2019

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…

Scripting: When It’s Okay To Read Prepared Text

Broadcast Prep, Discussions, Play-by-PlayBy TJ ChillotNovember 21, 2019

We work in a business which relies on our skills to swifly describe what we see to those who aren’t in attendence, so it might feel counter-intuitive to read something to our audience. So I have to ask, is it okay to read a script to your audience? I say, at times, yes. I began…

Broadcast Prep: How to cover the bare essentials

Broadcast PrepBy Alex RawnsleyNovember 18, 2019

In an ideal world, your broadcast prep would be expansive, detailed, well researched and organized in a way that allows you to easily reference or refer to notes during a key moment in the game. But we seldom live in an ideal world…and for broadcasters who find themselves on air multiple times in a given…

Be Ready for Anything when you’re on air

Broadcast Prep, Discussions, Play-by-PlayBy Alex RawnsleyNovember 8, 2019

Sports is something where anything can happen, and as sports broadcasters, we have to be ready for anything that might occur before, during or after a game. From injuries to weather delays to long stoppages, all manner of interruptions are known to impact the action…however that doesn’t even cover the tip of the iceberg of…

Tips on Being a Helpful Sportscast Host

Broadcast Prep, Career DevelopmentBy TJ ChillotNovember 4, 2019

At times, being on the road can be rather stressful for a sportscaster. Whether it’s a new venue that you’ve never been to before or maybe it’s somewhere you’ve been hundreds of times but the Wi-Fi is always on the fritz or the vantage point is awful. In times like these, it’s nice to have…

Preparing for a major broadcast

Broadcast Prep, Play-by-PlayBy Andrew SmithOctober 30, 2019

A few weeks ago, the eyes of the state of Indiana were on New Palestine High School. Charlie Spegal, the Dragons’ senior running back, entered the day needing just 12 yards to become the state’s career rushing leader – one of the most notable and considered unbreakable records in Indiana. I knew it would be a major…

My Pocket Notebook Makes Me a Better Sportscaster

Broadcast Prep, Career Development, Play-by-PlayBy TJ ChillotOctober 3, 2019

Anyone who’s known me long enough knows that since high school, some 13 years ago, I’ve always had a small notebook tucked in my back pocket. It’s something I have on me every day and it wasn’t until very recently that I realized how important that pocket notebook is to my career. Since it became…

Broadcast backups for when things go wrong

Broadcast Prep, Play-by-Play, Tech & ProductionBy Alex RawnsleySeptember 23, 2019

The single most important thing a broadcaster can do is prepare. You’ll see it all the time in spotting charts and research on teams and histories. Important match-ups or niche stats gleaned from hours of online digging. But it also rings true to the tech side of your broadcast, in particular having broadcast backups for…

Talking with Coaches After Tough Incident

Broadcast Prep, Play-by-PlayBy Alex RawnsleyFebruary 19, 2018

One of the most challenging aspects of sportscasting has to be dealing with coaches. If there is a bigger ‘chalk and cheese’ in sports media, I’m not aware of it. Sportscasters want the inside information whereas coaches want to ensure a bubble around their team and players and while on many occasions these two sides…

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