Sports Broadcast Journalism

Hello Members,

Sports broadcast journalism has been around for nearly 100 years. It originated with baseball play-by-play on the radio and has since evolved to bigger audiences and even more obscure sports, such as the Arena Football League or water polo. During the Olympics, sports broadcast journalism was essential for relaying the sporting events to the American public from Beijing, China. Many of the best broadcasters came from top journalism schools. According to recent rankings, the schools with the best journalism programs in the country are Northwestern University, University of Missouri, University of North Carolina, University of Maryland and Syracuse University. There are many more, but those five schools are frequently credited for creating some of the nation's top broadcasting talent, such as Bob Coasts from Syracuse or Michael Wilbon from Northwestern. Besides graduating from a top journalism school, broadcast journalists have to work their way up the metaphorical food chain. Whether it is minor league hockey, college sports for your university's radio network or professional football, everyone needs practice and had to cut their chops before becoming household names in sports journalism.

Best Regards,
John Wilson