1. Communications in
the Sports
Broadcasting &
Kalliope Sfirakis

2. Thesis

3. What to expect..
Schools & jobs
Sports
journalism
Sports casters
Broadcasting
Sports
announcers
Radio Sports

4. Personal Relevance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithallison/4116827038/

5. “I'm an expert on the NewsHour and it isn't how I practice
journalism. I am not involved in the story. I serve only as a
reporter or someone asking questions. I am not the story.”
Jim Lehrer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgaproductions/3368689373/

6. The
Job
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print.
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7. What you
see on ESPN
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sufjancarney/5320635009/

8. iMAGE
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?
id=6151897
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9. Play-By-Play
What is it? What is it for? What to know?
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print. http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveglass/3429243512/

10. NEED
TO
KNOW
THE
SPORT
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45974236@N07/5025775183/

11. interview
• video of interview with play-by-play Eric
Slaughter

12. requirements..
Requirements
High School
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print.

13. in
Bachelors Communications
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45974236@N07/5025775183/Penn State stadium

14. http://education-portal.com/articles/
Sports_Broadcaster%3A_Job_Profile_and_Occupational_outlook_for_the_Sports_Broadcasting_Professions.html. Education-Portal,
2003-2011. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.

15. http://education-portal.com/articles/
Sports_Broadcaster%3A_Job_Profile_and_Occupational_outlook_for_the_Sports_Broadcasting_Professions.html.
Education-Portal, 2003-2011. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.

16. Prepare Yourself
-internships
-KNOW THE SPORT
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print.

17. overall requirements
grammar
personality
appearance
knowledge
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print. http://www.flickr.com/photos/helmsing/273568680/

18. “It obviously helps
to know the sport
you are recording
on. First, one needs
to study the sport
and know the
sports rules,
history, and
participants better
than anyone.”
John Earnhardt
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgaproductions/4716373750/

19. Starting Out
Internships
Shadowing
Abilities
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print. http://www.flickr.com/photos/37188199@N08/3429564163/

20. Will I even
get
employed?
Field, Shelly. "Sports Journalism." Foreword. Career Opportunities in the
Sports
Industry. By Field. Sports Industry ed. New York NY : Ferguson, 2004.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/klearchos/3824371065/ 126-138. Print. Career Opportunities.. "Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print.

21. Taylor, Allan, and James Robert. "Sportscaster." Career Opportunities in
http://www.flickr.com/photos/csconway/132687403/ Television and Cable. New York NY: Ferguson, 2007. 124-125. Print.

22. Radio
Sportscaster
http://www.flickr.com/photos/commitforlife/2887796573/

23. Unions and Associates
AFTRA
WGA
NSSA
ASA

24. Application
Component
• Describe, in detail, your application
component
• Multiple slides
• Use pictures, videos etc
• Approximately 8-25 minutes

25. Class Activity
• Something creative and fun
• Approximately 5 minutes (or more)

26. work cited
"Sports Broadcasters and Announcers." Careers in Focus. Fourth ed. New York NY: Ferguson, 2008. 78-87. Print.
Taylor, Allan, and James Robert. "Sportscaster." Career Opportunities in
Television and Cable. New York NY: Ferguson, 2007. 124-125. Print.
Field, Shelly. "Sports Journalism." Foreword. Career Opportunities in the Sports
Industry. By Field. Sports Industry ed. New York NY : Ferguson, 2004.
126-138. Print. Career Opportunities.
Field, Shelly. "Careers in Radio Sports." Foreword. Career Opportunities in
Radio. By Field. Radio ed. Vols. . New York NY: Ferguson, 2004. 40-57.
Print.
"Sports Broadcaster: Job Profile and Occupational Outlook for the Sports
Broadcasting Professions." http://education-portal.com/articles/
Sports_Broadcaster
%3A_Job_Profile_and_Occupational_outlook_for_the_Sports_Broadcasting_Professions.html. Education-Portal,
2003-2011. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.
“Broadcasting.” Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center. Facts On File, Inc., 21 Dec. 2010. Web. 21 Dec. 2010. <http://
www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?itemID=WE34&SID=5&iPin=ECVGI0012&SingleRecord=True>.
“ESPN Radio.” ESPN ((RADIO)). 2010 ESPN Internet Ventures, 2010. Web. 22 Dec. 2010. <http://espn.go.com//>.

27. Conclusion
• What did you learn?