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Jl MC 391R: Sports Broadcasting Bootcamp

Eric Heft and John Walters courtside

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Sports Broadcasting Bootcamp Download Sports Broadcasting Bootcamp will introduce students to sports broadcasting roles in radio/television/live streaming, including play-by-play, color analyst, sideline reporter and producer. The course learning objectives will include the following:

  • Preparing for a sports broadcast: creating spotting boards, rosters, statistics, game notes, pronunciations, storylines
  • Calling play-by-play: differences in radio and TV; nuts and bolts (score, down and distance, player identification); similarities and differences in various sports; using a monitor in the booth; objectivity.
  • Working as a color analyst/sideline reporter
  • Working with a producer/engineer: communication with the production crew/engineer
  • Building relationships with student-athletes, athletic administrators, and other media members
  • Fulfilling sponsorship obligations during broadcasts
  • Interviewing techniques

Prerequisite(s): None

Credit Hours: 1

Current semester: Spring 2024

Format: In-Person

Class Dates: Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Format: In-person instruction at Scheman Building Links to an external site. Room 80 (first-floor conference room) and the ISU softball field at the Cyclone Sports Complex Links to an external site.

  • You can park in the lot outside of the Scheman Building.
  • Lunch will be provided on Friday but not Saturday. If you have food restrictions, please let Beth know ASAP.
  • We will NOT be inside the ISU softball press box on Saturday for our mock TV broadcast, so check the weather forecast and dress accordingly.
  • If there are changes to the Iowa State softball game schedule, we may have to change what we're doing and when, so watch the Canvas announcements for any class schedule updates.

Instructor Information

Sports Broadcasting Professional: John Walters (waltersj@iastate.edu)

Greenlee School Instructor: Beth Haag (bhaag@iastate.edu)

Preferred contact method: Email

Haag's In-person and virtual student hours: Tuesdays-Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Haag available via appointment Mondays-Thursdays: www.calendly.com/bhaag

 

Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication