Forging a career in sports can be incredibly difficult. Not only do you have to have the drive, talent and dedication to make it happen, you also need a solid network and a sizable chunk of luck. But at the end of the day, and as much as we’d like to admit it, the sports…
One of the most crucial, yet overlooked aspects of sports broadcasting is the creation and development of a personal brand. A successful brand is your own mark, your own way to communicate your skills, personality, value and talent. In sportscasting, a personal brand can be crucial for your networking efforts. A good brand, a good…
It happens in every industry across the world, and it happens to all of us at least once in our professional lives. There will come a time when your boss is no longer with the organization. Sometimes you know it’s coming, and sometimes it’s out of the blue. Sometimes the timing is as best as…
Building a demo reel can be an extremely tedious task. You not only need to follow a lot of the rules associated with producing a great audio or video demo reel, but you also need to FIND that material to start with. Having compiled more than a few demo reels in my time for both…
In terms of social media, places like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are king for networking, sharing and photo-ing your world. But for professionals, the Facebook of “business media” is LinkedIn. The platform is quickly becoming more and more relevant and an increasingly large part of your social media footprint on the internet. We’ve covered LinkedIn…
Editors Note: This article was submitted to Sportscaster Life by John Vicari, a High School Senior and broadcaster looking to pursue a career in sportscasting. If you’re interested in submitting an article to Sportscaster Life, please click here. I’m like many of you…a broadcaster first bit by the broadcasting bug at an early age. Though…
You might have heard the phrase “self-made man” thrown around from time-to-time. Personally, I have a problem with the term. In my mind, there is no such thing as a “self-made man.” All of us need support and guidance from others to be successful – and naturally, that holds true when it comes to the…
Summer. It’s that time of year that makes me both happy and sad as a sports broadcaster. It’s sad because high school sports is finished for the school year, and I have nothing to broadcast for a few months unless I pick up a stray freelance gig or two. I am happy because I can…
Getting that big break, or earning your way up the sports broadcasting ladder can be a real challenge. You have to practice, gain experience, network, present well, refine your craft and even then you’ll need a sizable amount of luck. But if you’ve got all the practice, experience, networking and refinement you thing you need,…
One of the most common questions we get here at Sportscaster Life is “how do I get started and become a sportscaster?“. It’s one of the reasons that sportscasting is such a unique industry, as there’s no one way to get started, there’s no one school to go to, there’s no one course to take.…