Pat Principe: A Career In Sport Media

As I grew older I wondered about how I could pursue a career in sports. When I was a kid I would act like I was broadcasting the game on TV. This is why I want to pursue a major in sports broadcasting. A couple summers ago I attended a sports broadcasting camp that was led by a current broadcaster for a Triple-A Baseball team. This camp helped me reaffirm my dream of becoming a sports broadcaster. Throughout the years I've looked up to famous and legendary broadcasters that are synonymous with sports. My goal is to one day be remembered among the greats of

My interest in sports management is an ongoing process. Throughout my entire life I have been part of several sports related opportunities, and my love for the game of soccer has only grown over the years. In a perfect scenario my plan would be to be an Athletic Director, Higher Education not only because there is a very broad field in that area but also because according to "Sports management degree" there is a 15% projected to grow from now to 2022, and the salary is at an average of $99,585. Not only will this area guide me to a secure future but I will also be able to form and shape the upcoming youth. The job of a direct is to guide you into learning about discipline, sportsmanship skills, and respect for the sport.

From playing, to watching, to talking about them, sports have always been a passion of mine. Playing sports for as long as I can remember. From soccer to baseball, basketball to football. I´ve grown a deep passion for sports throughout my life. My passion has been so strong pursuing a career in this field just made good sense. I have a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and my courses based upon on sports business, journalism fundamentals, technical writing and the function that multimedia plays in sports journalism. While I attended Michigan State University I broadcasted the school's radio

Taylor Sampson interviewed Jay Welsh, current Florida Virtual School instructor in Journalism and seasoned broadcast journalist to talk to him about the career of journalism. When asked what would all aspiring journalists study and do before entering the profession he states “Number one is a great writing education. Very little is done without a script, and you are responsible for writing that script.” He also says to follow your passion “There is all types of different fields (for journalism careers). Mine was sports. For others it might be politics, fashion, wild life.” He even says every aspect of life has a journalist path. “The last thing would have to be comfortable speaking. You’re going to be in front of people. It can be a bit egotistical if you like being the center of attention; because that’s what you are.”

Growing up in a household full of males, minus my Mother, Monday nights were always such a big deal to our family for one reason, Monday Night Football! It did not matter if the team we disliked the most was playing, our whole family was glued to the television after seven o’clock. It was not until I was enrolled into this class, that I figured out how one man changed the game of sports television single handedly. This man went by the name of Roone Arledge. I chose to write about this topic because I know how much of an impact sports television had on my family. It always brought us closer together no matter how stressful our weeks were. We always enjoyed spending that time together and Roone Arledge was the visionary behind all of it.

In the beginning of the semester, I got the opportunity to meet Michelle Gingas from Fox Sports Network and TampaBayLightning.com. I had the chance to hear her story of how she became a sports broadcaster. Gingas knew at a very young age that she wanted to do something that allowed her to make a difference and to interact with people on a daily basis. Gingas loves how sports bring people together and what they brought out of her, so Gingas chooses to communicate that same passion she feels with the viewers when she covers a sport event. In the process of starting her career, Gingas studied journalism at Loyola University and quickly found her niche in sports broadcasting.

By working for a media relations department, it allows you to get experience in three additional sections of the sports world, public relations, statistical analysis, and marketing. Public relations and Media relations tend to go hand and hand so it was not uncommon when I found myself working more with the communications side of sports. During my second year, I was assigned to work the post-game conferences for football. It involved me going down to the locker rooms to bring up both the away and home team coaches. Once the press conference was over, I then had to transcribe both the coach and player interviews for the final writes ups for the game. My favorite part of the internship was the statistical analysis side. This part of the internship I found myself completely in my comfort zone. When I would manage sports in high school, one of my tasks were to score the games and keep each player’s stats. Not only was I keeping score for both Towson’s field hockey team and baseball team, I was learning how to use different programs that are used in professional sports. The last section of the sports world media relations overlapped with is marketing. This side taught me how to market college athletics and everything that goes into a marketing plan. Marketing seemed to be the departments weakest department because of the lack of students that showed up to athletics. When tailgating was taken away, we had to come up with alternatives for students to enjoy game-day. I tend to think more logistically than creatively, so this forced me to become more

Primarily, I am applying to the Communications program because I want to make films and Ithaca College is one of the best film schools in the country. I would also like to study business, to learn how to manage, market and support my filmmaking. Ithaca offers this opportunity, as well as an environment where I can also study the humanities and sciences.

The major of Sports management has always been intriguing to me; I have always wanted to be apart of sports whether it is in the communications field or in the sports management field. This assignment allowed me to look at the different jobs that are available to sports management majors. The research I conducted involved sports agents, Equipment managers, Directors of sports marketing, professional scouts, and athletic directors. I felt these five areas were the most intriguing and gave me different spectrums of the business that is sports.

I have taken and loved a variety of my media classes here at Ball State University. I have taken courses in video production, audio production, news production, copywriting, scriptwriting, newswriting, interviewing, reporting, photography, graphic design, media analysis, and media law. I have really enjoyed getting familiar with all of the different journalism, telecommunications, and news departments at Ball State University, and have aspects of each program that I enjoy. Although many of my classes have been very challenging and time-consuming, I am not discouraged. Instead, I feel as though I am more excited graduate, get my degree in Telecommunications with a Concentration in News Production, and start a career in the industry. Even though some of my required courses have been for print media, I have enjoyed my courses for broadcast media more. I feel like there are aspects of video and audio media that can’t be told in writing, and that is why I am working to get into

A: I worked in the University 's Budget Office for three years before working in athletics. I began my career in Athletics in 1993 as the Senior Business Manager where I worked with day to day activities and reconciling. I was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director in 1999 and Associate Athletic Director in 2005. On September 2010, I was offered the position I hold now: Senior Associate Director for Business and Finance.

One of my educational plans is to attend a four year university in California such as San Diego State University and plan to receive a bachelor degree in communications. With the broad spectrum that is a communication major, I plan to focus on the English aspects since I have always had the need and passion to communicate effectively through written and oral modalities. I also plan to continue on my path towards higher education by attending graduate school. Majoring in communications will allow me to accomplish my long term goals and fulfill the dreams I had when I was younger.

For the longest time I could not decide on a major and a career to study throughout college. When I came to Georgia Southern University I discovered that they had a major that was very interesting to me. Sport Management id the ideal major for my interest and me. Since I love sports I figured that this would be the career for me. A degree in Sport Management helps to prepare for success in sport related occupations.

Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person will make in their life. Most people try to pick the career with the best financial gain and something they would like to do for the rest of their life. Foremost it is wise to see what the job entails. Sport Management is perfect for those who enjoy helping and working with people, especially when dealing with sports. The next part of the decision-making process is looking through the various schooling and training required. Lastly, take into consideration the advantages and disadvantages. Usually with great salaries comes a big responsibility with high stress. “The sports industry in the U.S. is a $200-billion-dollar-plus powerhouse, with superstar

"If industry is to be successful in dealing with public opinion . . . it must learn the language of the people, it must consider the study of public opinion as important as any phase of its operations. It must recognize that public opinion can be measured, and utilize the increasingly scientific methods developing today for gauging it"(Ross)