Sports Broadcasting

Love sports? Love broadcast journalism? Then this 2-week hands-on sports broadcasting program at UMass Journalism will rock your world! Learn the basics of sports broadcasting in our new state-of-the-art broadcast studio with experienced UMass Amherst Journalism faculty as your teachers.

You will:

• Do a live streamed sports talk show
• Anchor and report on a TV sportscast
• Learn how to generate story ideas, do interviews, write scripts, run camera, video/audio editing and on-air/on-camera presentation
• Cover actual sports stories in the Amherst area to gain experience in the field
• Learn how to use our cutting-edge cameras, editors and live-streaming equipment
• Have a great time with new friends in the process

This course is offered at the UMass Amherst campus as a residential program. Local students may apply to attend as a commuter.