Sportscaster Project

1. Sportscaster
Josh Moores

2. What a Sportscaster Does?
• A sportscaster is the person you would hear
commentating a hockey game, football game,
or soccer game.
• They announce the play-by-play aspect of the
game. Ex. “He shoots, he scores!”
• You’ll hear these people on Hockey Night In
Canada, TSN hockey or NBC Sports during the
game.

3. What a Sportscaster Does?
• Not only do they announce the play-by-play
aspect of the game, they have smaller jobs to
do outside of the arenas
• When they’re not broadcasting in the arenas,
they spend most of there time keeping up to
date on player trades, researching player
information/player stats, and team stats.

4. NHL Sportscasters
Bob Cole (HNIC)
Jim Hughson (HNIC)
Mike Emrick (NBC)

5. Training & Education
• To become a sportscaster, you would typically
need a four year college degree.
• Specifically a bachelors degree in broadcasting
or communications.
• You would need a large amount of sports
knowledge and some on the job training.
• For on the job training, you may commentate
your college hockey team, basketball team,
soccer team, etc.

6. Required Skills
• Having knowledge about the specific sport
you broadcast.
• Having a great personality
• Having great vocabulary/pronunciation
• Most importantly, having great
communication skills.

7. Where you could get hired
• Many sportscasters get hired by sports radio
shows out of college such as News 95.7 or TSN
Radio.
• Although it’s rare to be hired from a “high
class” show out of college, you may be hired
by a local radio show and may be recognized
by a “high class” radio show to get closer to
being a well known sportscaster.

8. A Sportscasters Salary
• If you’re working out of a local sports radio
show or you’re commentating your local
QMJHL hockey team, you could be making an
average of $50 000 a year.
• As you grow into a great sportscaster you may
be working for Hockey Night In Canada or TSN
hockey, which on average you might make
$200 000, or more, a year.

9. Challenges & Drawbacks
• Flights being cancelled to the next game.
• Sometimes you may not have the people
you’re used to working with which can affect
your communication skills.
• “Messing up” while doing the play-by-play
aspect of the game.
• Being sick and not being able to commentate
the game properly.

10. Benefits or Best Parts
• Having the privilege of seeing the best hockey
teams play.
• Traveling all across North America to each
game.
• Having the chance to commentate nationally
(Olympics/IIHF).
• Meeting some of the best NHL players in the
world.
• Making great friendships.

11. Bibliography
• Research:
• "Become a Sportscaster." Sportscaster Careers. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar.
2015.
• "How to Become a Sportscaster." N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2015.
• Shmoop Editorial Team. "Sportscaster: Salary." Shmoop.com. Shmoop
University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 08 Mar. 2015.
• Pictures:
• Bob Cole. N.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2015.
• Jim Hughson. N.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2015.
• Mike Emrick. N.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2015.
• Montreal Canadiens. N.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.
• Hockey Night In Canada. N.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.
• TSN Hockey. N.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.
• NBC Sports. N.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.
• Money Picture. N.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.