Welcome to 2013, and Happy New Year! And with every New Year comes the laundry list of resolutions that generally don’t make it past the end of the month. According to Digital Spy, the top 5 resolutions are: 1. Read more books 2. Save more money 3. Lose weight 4. Redecorate 5. Take better photos …

Are you your own worst critic? If not, what are you waiting for? As play-by-play announcers, we’re constantly trying to improve. The competitive landscape for jobs forces those of us who are looking to climb the ladder to find ways to deliver a more entertaining broadcast and improve in our craft. Of course as we …

It’s taken me many years to develop a routine for preparing for my hockey broadcasts, and even after 9+ seasons, I am still adjusting my approach to getting ready for game day. But one thing that I have noticed is that everyone prepares differently, and what might work for one person doesn’t necessarily work for …

One of the things I didn’t learn about in terms of calling games until a little bit later in my career is about storyline, and how important it is during a play-by-play to include it somewhere as part of your call. We studied under Marty Glickman at Fordham, and a main focus of his education …

“Report the time and score often. You must give the time AND score, because one doesn’t mean anything without the other.” That was the very first thing I learned from a legendary broadcaster named Marty Glickman, and for many of the students who studied under him during the many years he mentored students at WFUV, …