My Dream Job

Since I was young, I have dreamed of working in the sports industry. I grew up playing baseball and basketball and eventually added soccer and tennis to my sports resumé in high school. I love watching Basketball and football at all levels and have always marveled at the thought of working with the NBA. My goal is to become someday a play-by-play or color commentator for a team in the NBA. This dream developed from playing pick-up basketball with all my friends after I graduated high school. 

 

I suffered an injury while playing one night and could not play for a few weeks, but I was still going to watch the games because that was when we all got together to hang out. I always brought a speaker with me to play music during our games, and one of my friends suggested I bring my microphone to the gym that night and comment on the games. I agreed that the idea was fun and brought the equipment to the gym. 

 

The games that night were the most entertaining we had ever witnessed from our group. I made my best attempt to sound like the people who call play-by-play in professional sports, and at first, it was a bit slow because I was nervous, but after a couple of games had passed by, my confidence started to come. I started adding personality to the games by creating nicknames for my lifelong friends that reflected their play styles. Games that had gotten close toward the end had the most exciting finishes ever, because none of us had ever played in a game before where a spotlight effect was created. Everyone was trying to win the game and have their name echo throughout the gym for being the one to make the game-winning shot, assist, block, or steal.

 

After the night had ended, I continued to do this nightly because we all enjoyed the atmosphere so much. After weeks of commenting on our games and having an undecided major while attending my local community college, my friends suggested I pursue a career in sportscasting. I put much thought into it and decided it was something I would love to do for a career in the future, which is how I got to where I am currently. I am now working for the WMUL sports staff and gaining all the experience available to me to improve my skills in the field and develop every ability possible to become the best I can be on a professional level. I plan on taking every opportunity given to me to call games for WMUL and eventually joining the Herd Vision staff and calling Marshall basketball games for ESPN+. 

 

After graduating from Marshall University, I plan to find a job working for a D1 college as a sportscaster or ESPN in any position that will help me gain experience. I am willing to move anywhere in the US to work and help make a name for myself in the business. I know that the sportscasting business operates in a Ladder format regardless of the sport and that I must work my way up the chain to earn a job working for A professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association. I am willing to work for any Professional team in the league, but I hope to one-day call games live for the Los Angeles Lakers. I grew up watching the Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant-era lakers, which started my love for the franchise. It has always been a dream to live in the city and work for the team. I will do whatever it takes to make my dream come true.