Imagine calling a live basketball game from the comfort of your home or studio, miles away from the court. Sounds odd, right? Not anymore. Remote broadcasting, or calling games off a monitor, has become increasingly common in the world of sports media. In fact, it’s not just a trend—it’s here to stay. The COVID-19 pandemic…
Have you ever found yourself looking at a box score after a game and thinking, “Is that it?” Sure, the numbers are there—points scored, rebounds, assists—but they don’t always capture the full picture of a game or a player’s journey. As broadcasters, it’s easy to fall into the trap of just reading off numbers, but…
Whether it’s pre-game intros or scripted reports, we’ve all had to voice over some elements for our broadcasts. They can go easily or be long-drawn out affairs if you’re unable to spit out all the words in the correct order. I’ve always found it difficult to make an edit in my voice over tracks that…
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…
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…
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…
Get in the zone. It’s great advice for new sportscasters. Players know it, they know when they’re in the zone. For sportscasters, our location of a groove or zone is just as important. For most hockey, football or basketball broadcasters, by the time October rolls around you’ve been able to call more than a few…
Being a sportscaster and road trips go together like peanut butter and jelly (unpopular and unrelated opinion: I hate peanut butter and jelly). In fact travel is one of the most fun aspects of the business as you get to see new places, experience new arenas/stadiums and spend endless hours with coaches and players, building…
Losing your sportscasting job is a horrible feeling. Whether you’re fired, laid off or squeezed out, losing your ability to broadcast live sports can leave a huge hole in your life both personally and professionally. In the spring of 2019, I was laid off from my sportscasting job, one that I’d held for 8 years,…
Recently I had the opportunity to speak to a high school class on the nature about sportscasting. The class was filled with grade 10 and 11 students who were being introduced to a variety of new and interesting careers. After I was invited, I actively wondered what an aspiring sportscaster would ask me. I remember…