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MusingsSportscasting Lessons From A Garth Brooks Concert
Saturday was a bye week for Morningside College football, which means that this weekend I got a rare Saturday off! For our bye week entertainment, my wife was able to procure tickets to the sold out Garth Brooks Concert in Sioux Falls. I’m not a fan of country music in general, but I love live music, and Garth has a reputation of putting on a great show, so I was excited to take it all in.… Read More
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PodcastSportscaster's RoundtableSportscasters Roundtable EP 002: Relationship Building
EP_002_Roundtable_Relationship_BuildingThis is the second episode of the Sportscaster’s Roundtable Podcast. In this show, myself, and other sportscasters from around the country gather together and talk about issues within the sportscasting industry.… Read More
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MusingsPreparation Tips & Useful Broadcast Tools
What makes a great broadcaster? Is it a booming voice? Is it a deep knowledge of the game? Those two things can help but what really sets a broadcaster apart from the crowd is their level of preparation. Most people do the basics, like making sure you know name pronunciations, interviewing coaches, and memorizing starters. It’s the next-level stuff that really gives a broadcast depth and texture.… Read More
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PodcastSayTheDamnScore Original PodcastEP 047: Joe Van Goor, University of South Dakota
EP 047: Joe Van Goor, South Dakota CoyotesGet your work listened to by  a member of the SayTheDamnScore Critique Crew.… Read More
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MusingsCherish The Good Games
On Friday night, after calling a 27-7 high school football game, I was able to meet up with one of my best friends and former co-worker from Aberdeen, Adam St. Paul. He was in the area calling another high school game, and I invited him to join my wife and I for a few postgame beverages.… Read More
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MusingsBig 10 Listening Project
I love listening to sports on the radio. It may seem obvious, as someone who aspires to be a high level play-by-play broadcaster. I talk frequently about how to get better as a sportscaster and a big part of that is, of course, listening to and learning from other great broadcasters. But sometimes I get so focused on being critical and trying to learn that I forget to enjoy the simple pleasure of the big-voiced guy telling the story of the game.… Read More