THE SPORTS BROADCASTING CAMP
20th Annual Sports Broadcasting Camp
July 26-30, 2021
Virtual Camp
ABOUT THE SPORTS BROADCASTING CAMP
The Nation's Premier Sports Broadcasting Camp!
The Sports Broadcasting Camp is the longest running sportscasting camp in the country, established in 2001. Our next camp from July 26-30, 2021 will be conducted virtually. Our virtual camps in July and November 2020 were met with rave reviews by students, teachers, and parents alike. The camp is intended for students ages 12-19.
Over the last 19 years we have hosted a "who's who" of leading national and local sportscasters as our teachers, team captains, and guest speakers (list below). Our programs are a perfect mix of actually recording sports broadcast projects and learning the tricks of the trade from sportscast industry leaders.
Some projects students may produce include:
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Sportstalk radio shows
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FOX/ESPN-type big event pre-game shows with a panel
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Play-by-play and color commentary of games
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Writing and delivering a nightly sportscast on-camera using TelePrompter
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TV Interviews in one-on-one and press conference settings
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On-camera show opens
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And more….
Our History
In 2001, former college sports information director and corporate PR director David Siroty founded The Sports Broadcasting Camp. For the first 15 years, we were known as the Bruce Beck and Ian Eagle Sports Broadcasting Camp and the event was held one week every summer at the Yogi Berra Museum in Little Falls, New Jersey. Bruce and Ian did phenomenal work with our campers and worked long and hard to provide them with inside knowledge and broadcast skills. We then transitioned to the Chris Carrino and Tim Capstraw Sports Broadcasting Camp, partnering with the Brooklyn Nets radio announcers. For two years, we operated in the gorgeous state-of-the-art studios at Montclair State University's School of Communication and Media. When the pandemic hit, we pivoted successfully to the virtual world. In the summer of 2020, Dave Popkin joined Tim Capstraw and friends for a wonderful week online, which was met by rave reviews from students and parents. Onward we go with more virtual sessions, training the sportscasters of the future!
Paul Dottino – NY Giants radio/WFAN beat reporter
Tina Cervasio – FOX 5 NY
Joel Godett – ESPNU (former camper)
Justin Shackil – SiriusXM anchor/NY Yankees on-field host (former camper)
Robin Deehan – News12 New Jersey
Tom Coughlin – former NY Giants coach
Ken Daneyko – NJ Devils TV/MSG
Frank Isola – YES/ESPN/SiriusXM
Gary Apple – SNY
Sweeny Murti – WFAN/YES
Bob Lorenz – YES
Chris Burns – CBS Sports producer
Yogi Berra – late, great Baseball Hall of Famer
Many, many more
Ian Eagle – CBS/YES
Kenny Albert - FOX
Sarah Kustok – FS1/YES
Gary Cohen – SNY/Westwood One
Chris Carrino – Brooklyn Nets radio/Compass Radio Network
Kevin Burkhardt - FOX
Bob Wischusen – ESPN TV and NY Jets radio
Matt Loughlin – NJ Devils Radio
Sam Rosen – MSG/FOX
Jenna Wolfe – ABC
Ed Cohen – NY Knicks Radio/MSG
Craig D’Amico – Northeast Conference on ESPN3
John Fanta – BIG EAST/FOX/Cleveland Indians reporter
Evan Roberts – WFAN radio host
Camp Guest Speakers have included:
Longtime Camp Director Dave Popkin serves as the main teacher, conducting interviews and leading many lessons. Popkin has called games on over a dozen national TV and radio national networks. He is entering his 18th year on the Seton Hall Basketball radio team, is the Voice of Northeast Conference hoops on CBS Sports Network, calls Buffalo Bisons Triple A baseball games on ESPN 1520 and BIG EAST baseball games on FS1, and announces both NEC Football and CIT basketball on ESPN3. He has also been an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University.
Brooklyn Nets WFAN radio color commentator Tim Capstraw is also a camp fixture. He has significant TV experience on NBA TV, YES, MSG, CBS Sports Network, and more. Capstraw is a former Division I player and head coach in both basketball and baseball. Tim's youth coaching experience and upbeat personality make a great connection with the students.
Alumni
Noah Eagle - Los Angeles Clippers - Radio play-by-play
Scott Braun - MLB Network & NHL Network host
Justin Shackil - NY Yankees on-field host; SiriusXm Radio\MadDog Radio; Westwood One Sports; DiBella boxing broadcaster; NBA International
Katie Corrado - PIX11, New York - News anchor and reporter
Joel Godett - ESPNU; Ball State Athletics - Play-by-play
Greg Brzozowski - ABC4 News, Charleston - Anchor
Kevin Barry - WEWS, Cleveland - Reporter
Mia O’Brien - WTLV/WJXX Jacksonville, First Coast News - Sports Anchor/Reporter
Brian Clark - ABC News - radio correspondent and reporter; NY Yankees on-field host
Jesse Kirsch - ABC7 Chicago - Reporter
Jay Altar - ESPN - play-by-play announcer
Anthony Bonelli - Sportswriter - abonelli.com
Kevin Belbey - The Montag Group - agent; Boeheim’s Army: The Basketball Tournament - GM
Mike Cantor - Fox 29 Philadelphia - Associate Producer
Steven Tydings - MLB Digital - Coordinator
Mark Sell - Rutgers University, RVision multimedia specialist
Jon Alba - News 13 in Orlando, Spectrum Sports 360
Matt Leland - San Francisco 49ers - network coordinator; KNBR - Associate Producer
Matthew Stucko - YES Network - Content Creator
Reed Keller - New Jersey Jackals radio announcer
Brandon Robinson - MSG host; ScoopB.com
Craig D’Amico - Northeast Conference play-by-play announcer/host
Jeff Parles - VSIN - on-air personality
John Nolan - Fort Wayne Tincaps radio voice; Fort Wayne basketball announcer
Carter Woodiel - Sioux Falls Canaries radio voice; South Dakota Women’s Basketball announcer; Football sideline reporter
Justin Antweil - Penn State radio announcer
Matt Cohen - Fox News social media producer
Tess Quinlan - NBC Sports Group, Manager Digital Content
Adam Akelson - ESPN, Associate Producer
Harrison Malkin - American Affairs, Content Editor
Mike Lynch - 1080 The FAN Portland - Host
Lukas Favale - Syracuse Crunch AHL play-by-play announcer
Ryan Burke - NBC Sports - Associate Producer
Geoff Magliocchetti - New York Liberty and NASCAR beat writer for Empire Sports Media
Chris Cerbo - CBS19 Charlottesville - Exec. Producer, Reporter
Mike Panepinto - MLB Network - Utility Technician
Kyle Crooks - University of Florida play-by-play announcer
Jackson Roberts - KVRR Fargo - Sports Anchor/Reporter
Michael Polak - Long Island Ducks - Dir. of Media Relations
Steve Goldberg - Mobile Bay Bears; University of South Alabama play-by-play
"I just wanted to let you know how much Aiden is enjoying the Broadcasting Camp! We look forward to hearing about what he has learned each day and he's so excited to share it all! This has been such an incredible experience and we can't thank you enough for all the planning you all have done to make sure all of the campers got the most out of this experience!"
— Therese in North Carolina