Former camper Justin Shackil has been named Broadcast and Media Relations Assistant with the Trenton Thunder, the Class AA affiliate of the New York Yankees.

Shackil will share play-by-play duties with Thunder Director of Broadcasting Steve Rudenstein and assist with typical media relations game day preparation during the season. However, work won't wait until the season for Shackil. Starting in January he will be in the office working in ticket and corporate sales, and aiding in designing the Thunder media guide.

In May, Shackil graduated from Fordham University in Bronx, New York. In June, Shackil was named a 2009 STAA All-American, earning the No. 2 ranking among the top five collegiate sports broadcasters in the United States. Now Shackil is set to begin his career in familiar with the Thunder and he is intent on coming out a better sports broadcaster.

"Getting to Double-A at my age is a tremendous opportunity," Shackil says. "On top of that, it is in my home state. It is in the organization I've grown up admiring and following. I know the players in the system. I have always followed the Yankees minor leaguers. This is the team I grew up watching, players I know, and an organization that is well respected. It is just a win-win all around."

Shackil has not limited his collegiate broadcast experience to sportscasting. He also has practice in the entertainment and news side of broadcasting, working internships at Entertainment Tonight, mtvU and the local CW news affiliate in New York, New York. "Justin has a diverse background. He has had his hand in a lot of different jobs and there are a lot of different opportunities he's taken advantage of," Rudenstein said. "What impressed me most is his maturity and level headedness."