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.
Through a series of lectures and team projects, high school students will put on a live-streamed sports talk show. You will take part in anchoring, live reporting, interviews, editing, writing, and calling highlights for a sports show. Students will learn the essentials of working behind the studio camera and basics of producing a sports show, and how to speak the language of videographers, directors, and producers. Participants will also have a better overview of the industry and the myriad of job possibilities available.
Check out this video about our UMass Pre-College Sports Broadcasting program.
Watch some play-by-play broadcasting from a recent UMass Pre-College Sports Broadcasting cohort.
Guest Speakers
Guest speakers are industry experts and alumni. Past speakers work for ESPN, NESN, and the New England Patriots.
This course is offered at the UMass Amherst campus as a residential program. Local students may apply to attend as a commuter.
Students will:
- Learn how to generate story ideas, conduct interviews with athletes and coaches, 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
- Anchor and report on a TV sportscast
- Stream a live sports talk show
- Have a great time with new friends in the process
Participants will showcase their work in a sports broadcast with students filling the roles from camera operator to producer to reporter and anchor.
Pre-Requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this program.
Materials to bring:
- Students should bring personal laptops or tablets if they have them
- A notebook and pens/pencils
- A couple of office casual outfits for appearing on camera
Learning outcomes include but are not restricted to:
- Understanding the basics of sports journalism
- Learning what makes for a solid journalistic interview
- Learning what makes for a good sports broadcast
- Learning the ins and outs of a studio broadcast and all the roles that go into producing a sports broadcast
- Learning the basics of studio and field camera work. Students will operate cameras and utilize broadcast editing software
- Students will use RunDown Creator to lay out their shows and write their scripts
Class time is Monday-Friday from 9am - 4pm.
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Time |
Activity |
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9:00-10:30am |
Highlight theory, Scripting & Editing |
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10:30-12:00pm |
Download – Edit highlight |
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12:00-1:00pm |
Lunch Break |
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1:00-2:00pm |
Calling highlights live on camera |
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2:00-3:30pm |
Practice calling highlights |
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3:30-4:00pm |
Daily Wrap-Up |
In the evenings and on weekends resident counselors will run a series of social activities. Students are encouraged to join in, relax and have fun with new friends! With social events on campus and in the surrounding Amherst area, and access to the UMass Recreation & Wellness Center, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
Learn more about student life at UMass Amherst Summer Pre-College
Meet the Faculty
Steve Fox, M.A., Senior Lecturer, Department of Journalism
Sport Journalism Director
Steve has more than 25 years of experience as an editor and reporter for print and online publications, including 10 year as an editor in various capacities at washingtonpost.com. Some of his topics of interest have been diversity in sports coverage, web journalism, blogging ethics and political coverage.
At UMass Amherst, Steve is the founding director of UMass Journalism's Sports Journalism Concentration, which continues to grow exponentially every year. Graduates from the SJC have landed jobs at sports desks across the country, including ESPN, NESN and The New York Post as well as different professional teams, including the NFL’s New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Florida Panthers.
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Greeley A. Kyle, Senior Lecturer, Department of Journalism
Kyle is an award-winning broadcast journalist with more than a decade of professional experience. His award-winning teaching emphasizes reporting, interviewing, writing, visual storytelling, ethics and many of the intricacies of broadcast news.
