Sports Broadcaster and Journalist
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Work Experience
WKRK 92.3 The Fan - SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER
July 2019 - Present
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On-air sports news anchor
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Reporter for Cleveland area professional sports (Cavaliers, Browns)
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Screen producer, board operator, and audio editor
WJER 1450 AM - ANCHOR/PLAY-BY-PLAY ANALYST/COLOR COMMENTATOR
August 2016 - MAY 2019
Co-hosted Football Friday Night, a weekly high school football pregame/postgame talk show
Served as play-by-play analyst and color commentator for numerous area high school sporting event broadcasts, including football, boys/girls basketball and softball
Audio editor of in-game highlights for Football Friday Night​
ESPN 850 WKNR - INTERN
August 2018 - December 2018
Assisted board operator Chris Oldach on morning broadcasts of The Really Big Show with Tony Rizzo and Aaron Goldhammer
Assisted in weekly promotional events, on-location
Completed bi-weekly assignments provided by internship supervisor
STRASBURG-FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL - PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER/SCOREBOARD OPERATOR
October 2014 - December 2018
Included public address announcing at various Strasburg-Franklin sporting events, including boys/girls basketball, football, and softball
Operated scoreboard at various sporting events, including boys/girls basketball and softball
BIG TIME SPORTS OHIO, LTD. - PLAY-BY-PLAY ANALYST/COLOR COMMENTATOR/CAMERA OPERATOR
September 2014 - May 2018
Served as play-by-play analyst and color commentator for numerous high school sporting event broadcasts, including boys/girls basketball, football and softball
Operated main and secondary cameras for numerous high school sporting event broadcasts, including boys/girls basketball, football, softball, and wrestling
STUDENT MEDIA HISTORY
Work Experience
TV2 (KENT STATE UNIVERSITY) - SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER
January 2018 - present
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Anchored sports segments of TV2 6:00pm evening news broadcasts
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Responsibilities included reporting, shooting, editing, writing sports packages
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Hosted PTC Post-Up, a weekly high school basketball talk show
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Co-hosted Sports Corner, a weekly sports news/analysis show
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Copywrote stories for shows in ENPS-AP
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Covered Mid-American Conference sporting events (men's and women's basketball, track and field) in Kent, Ohio and Buffalo, New York
BLACK SQUIRREL RADIO (KENT STATE UNIVERSITY) - HOST/PLAY-BY-PLAY ANALYST/COLOR COMMENTATOR
September 2017 - present
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Hosted SportsTalk with Mitch Spinell, a weekly sports news/analysis show
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Co-hosted Fitz & Spinell, a weekly sports news/discussion show
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Play-by-play analyst/color commentator for KSU men's basketball games
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Operated soundboard for weekly broadcasts