The Soul of the Stadium: Why Live Sports Still Feel Like Home
More Than Just a Game Every time I walk into a stadium, something inside me stirs. It doesn’t matter if it’s Yankee Stadium, MetLife, or a small-town high school field—the feeling is the same. There’s an energy that hits you before the first pitch, before kickoff, before the anthem. It’s the sound of people coming […]
Long Island Roots: The Neighborhoods That Built My Love for Sports
Where It All Began Before the Emmy nominations, before the studio lights, before the long nights writing and producing sports stories—there was just a kid growing up on Long Island with a glove, a ball, and a dream. My love for sports didn’t start in a stadium or a broadcast booth. It started on cracked […]
The Pressure of the Red Light: How Athletes and Broadcasters Handle the Spotlight in Real Time
The Moment Everything Stops There’s a moment in every live broadcast, every big game, every high-stakes event where everything freezes in your mind. The red light is on, the cameras are rolling, and millions of people are watching. It’s a sensation athletes and broadcasters share, even if we never step on the same field. That […]
The Rise of the Superfan: How Audience Energy Drives the Broadcast
The Crowd Isn’t Just Background—It’s the Story In my twenty-plus years in sports and broadcast journalism, I’ve worked in stadiums, arenas, studios, and locker rooms. I’ve seen just about every type of game, match, or moment you can imagine. But if there’s one thing I’ve come to appreciate more than ever in recent years, it’s […]
The Soundtrack of Sports: How Music Shapes the Emotion of the Game
More Than a Game—It’s a Show When people think about sports, they usually think of scores, stats, and star players. But for those of us who’ve worked behind the scenes in sports broadcasting, we know there’s another element that shapes how we experience the game—music. Whether it’s the pounding bass of a pregame pump-up song […]
The Evolution of On-Air Storytelling: How Technology Changed My Job, But Not My Mission
The Changing Face of Broadcast Journalism When I first got into the world of sports broadcasting, the landscape looked very different. Editing was done on tape decks, scripts were printed on paper, and breaking news meant racing to the newsroom and hoping the satellite feed held up. It was a grind, but it was also […]
From Long Island to the Newsroom: How My Hometown Shaped My Broadcast Career
Where It All Started When people ask me how I got into broadcast journalism, I always trace it back to where I grew up—Long Island, New York. It’s more than just the place I was raised. It’s the place that gave me my voice, my grit, and my unshakable love for sports. Long Island has […]
What Makes a Great Sports Feature? Inside the Editorial Process
Crafting a Sports Feature: It’s All About the Story When people think of sports journalism, they often think of breaking news, game highlights, and score updates. While those things are important, the heart of great sports journalism often lies in the features—the stories that go beyond the scoreline. These are the pieces that delve into […]
From Press Row to the Sidelines: How Access to Athletes Has Changed the Game
When I started out in sports journalism more than twenty years ago, the relationship between media and athletes looked a lot different. Back then, if you wanted an interview, you requested it through the team’s PR rep, waited for the right moment in the locker room, and hoped the player was in a talkative mood. […]
From the Locker Room to the Editing Room: The Journey of an Emmy-Nominated Sports Producer
Growing up on Long Island, my world revolved around sports. Whether it was watching the Yankees dominate in October, the Giants’ battle on Sundays, or the larger-than-life drama of WWE, sports were more than just entertainment—they were a way of life. But I never imagined that my passion for the game would take me from […]