1. By: Vito Malacari By: Vito Malacari Comm 115 Comm 115

2.   A sports broadcaster is someone who reads sports news or describes sporting events.  Usually done by a team of people. What is Sports Broadcasting?

3.   Degrees in Mass Communications, Journalism, or Broadcasting.  Knowledge of sports.  Strong communication skills.  Ability to improvise. Requirements to get into the field

4.   Northwestern  Mike Greenberg, Brent Musberger, Rachel Nichols  Syracuse  Bob Costas, Mike Tirico, Marv Albert  Fordham  Vin Scully, Michael Kay, Mike Breen (Reimold, 2012) Schools known for Developing Broadcasters

5.   ESPN  World Wide Leader in Sports  CBS  Covers football and basketball  FOX  Covers football, basketball, baseball, ect. Major Sports Networks

6.   Vin Scully, Los Angeles Dodgers  B.A in Communications (Via Dodgers.com)  Michael Kay, New York Yankees  B.A. in Communications (Via Yankees.com)  Jim Nantz, CBS  Radio/Televsion (Via IMBd)  Brent Musberger, ESPN  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFCr1Zn73Wswww.youtube.com/watch?v=yFCr1Zn73Ws Known Names in the Field

7.   Call play-by-play action  Inside information into the game  For color commentators, give in-depth detail into the game. Responsibilities

8.   Joe Buck, Al Michaels, Jim Nantz- 5 million  Chris Berman, Mike Tirico- 3 million (Molis & Medina) Salaries

9.   Molis, J., & Media, D. (n.d.). "The Average Salaries of Profesional Sports Announcers". Houston Chronical.  Reimold, D. (2012, December 4). "50 Best Journalism Schools and Programs at U.S. Colleges and Universities". Retrieved from collegemediamatters.com. References