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My Background

Personal Résumé

Concordia University Irvine

Play-By-Play Broadcaster- September 2024-Present - Irvine, California

Play-By-Play and color commentary broadcaster for the Golden Eagles’ women’s volleyball and men’s water polo, research and analyze teams ahead of game, work alongside other commentators on gameday materials, in-game sponsorship reads.


Los Angeles Clippers/Intuit Dome

Team Member - February 2025-Present - Inglewood, California

A part of the inaugural year of the opening of Intuit Dome, providing exceptional
guest services and operational support, responsible for ensuring a seamless fan
experience through efficient crowd management, ticketing assistance, adept
problem-solving in fast-paced environments, delivering outstanding hospitality,
and collaborating with team members to uphold high service standards. 

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USD Athletic Department

Play-By-Play Broadcaster - August 2023-May 2024 - Vermillion, South Dakota

Helped lead the transition to the Summit League Network using both off-camera and on-camera broadcasting, primary play-by-play for women’s soccer, softball and volleyball, work alongside other commentators on gameday materials, live postgame interviews with coaches, research and analyze teams ahead of game.

 

Video Intern - October 2021-May 2024 - Vermillion, South Dakota

Record gameday video for social media use, live camera broadcasting for Summit League Network.

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ESPN 101.5 & Five Star Streaming

Play-By-Play Broadcaster - August 2023-May 2024 - Yankton, South Dakota

Live color and play-by-play commentary for high school basketball and football, manage equipment necessary for production, travel around region for games.

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KAOR 91.1 FM 

Co-Sports Coordinator - August 2021-May 2024 - Vermillion, South Dakota

Training and mentoring new broadcasters and board operators, live color and play-by-play commentary for USD athletics, schedule coverage of events, research both teams ahead of broadcast, manage Comrex and operating board, find alternative ways to broadcast during radio outage, coordinate media credentials, travel for tournaments.

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Sports Analysis Radio Show Host - October 2020-May 2024 - Vermillion, South Dakota

Created and produced weekly radio show centered around sports topics, design graphics and manage social media presence, collaborate with co-host and guests, made transition to podcast platform, generate new content ideas. 

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The Volante

Editor-In-Chief - January 2023-January 2024 - Vermillion, South Dakota

Produced bi-weekly tabloid style newspaper with online coverage during nonproduction weeks, mentor writers and photographers, coordinate executive team, member of Student Media Board. 

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Sports Designer - January 2024-May 2024 - Vermillion, South Dakota

Design tabloid pages for sports section, create graphics, edit story lengths to accommodate pages, mentor other designers. 

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Sports Editor - January 2022-January 2023 - Vermillion, South Dakota

Develop story ideas weekly, work with designers to establish story order, publish stories to online publication, organize story coverage amongst staff. 

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Writer & Photographer - August 2021-May 2024 - Vermillion, South Dakota

Cover events like Dakota Days Parade and Summit League Basketball Tournament, attend university and athletic news conferences, mentor new staff. 

Activities & Honors

2023 Al Neuharth Journalism Scholarship

Awarded by the Neuharth family to journalism students who show immense dedication to student media.

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John C. Gillis Media & Journalism Scholarship

Awarded to the student who shows dedication within Sports Student Media.​

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Student Media Scholarship

Awarded to students that are involved with Student Media.

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2021 CBI Sportscasters Workshop

Three-day virtual workshop includes sessions on the fundamentals of play-by-play as well as specific sessions for baseball, basketball, football and hockey.

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Education

2020-2024

University of South Dakota

Majored in Sport Marketing & Media with a minor in social media marketing. I also acquired the knowledge and abilities of journalistic writing and sports broadcasting. 

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