Faculty
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"I'm honored to be contributing to an interactive curriculum that is groundbreaking in nature and incredibly impactful in scope! I wish an opportunity like this existed when I was a teen!"

Matt Pinto, Voice of Oklahoma City Thunder

Our faculty is an accomplished group of sports professionals with extensive resumes and are passionate about teaching our aspiring, future sports broadcasters and journalists helping them launch into a sports-related career in as early as 9th grade...long before the college years. Academy students begin to establish extremely valuable relationships with these contacts within the highest levels of the sportscasting industry. Guest speakers representing a broad spectrum of sports professionals also log into our live classes providing additional valuable training and insider tips.

Sample List Of Past And PRESENT ACADEMY FACULTY MEMBERS AND GUEST SPEAKERS
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Professionals Listed are associated with the following organizations at the time of participation

Mike Hill	FOX Sports 1 - Los Angeles, CA	Host of America's Pregame
Roy Firestone	FOX TV Los Angeles - Cameo in "Jerry Maguire"	Host "LA Tonight with Roy Firestone"
Matt Pinto	OKC Thunder - Oklahoma City, OK	Play-by-Play Announcer
Jack Michaels	Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton, Canada	Play-by-Play Announcer
Rich Burk	NBC Olympics/ESPN/PAC - 12/NBC - Portland, OR	Play-by-Play Announcer
Dante Marchiteili	FOX Sports - Orlando Magic - Orlando, FL	Side-line Reporter
Jen Mueller	Seattle Seahawks - NFL	Side-line Reporter
John Crotty	Miami HEAT and FOX Sports/Florida	Studio Analyst
Greg Lee	www.NBA.com/Turner Sports	Editorial Director
Mario Impemba	Detroit Tigers - Detroit, MI	Television Voice
John Strong	Portland Timbers - Portland, OR	Television and Radio Voice
Jimmie Lee Solomon	Major League Baseball - Miami, FL	Former Exec V.P. of Baseball Ops
Rapheal Gellar	Israel Sports Net - Tel Aviv	Sports Talk Radio Voice
Danyelle Sargent	Fox Sports Net - Sac, CA	Sports Anchor
Brett Dolan	Houston Astros - Houston, TX	Play-by-Play Announcer
Brian Wheeler	Portland Trail Blazers - Portland, OR	Play-by-Play Announcer
Lincoln Rose	Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports SW - Houston, TX	Play-by-Play Announcer
Bill Beck	Miami Marlins - Miami, FL	Special Assistant to the Owner
Steve Lenox	ESPN Sports Radio - NY, NY	Sports Talk Radio Host / Play-by-Play
Will Manso	WPLG Channel 10 - Miami, FL	Sports Director
Jim Berry	CBS Channel 4 - Miami, FL	Sports Director
Jake Asman	SB Nation - Houston, TX	Creating a Podcast
Brian Jackson	WJXT-TV - Jacksonville, FL	TV/Radio Sports Broadcasting
Amanda Borges	NY Rangers/Yahoo Sports	Sports Writing
Justin Walters	WRNN-TV/FiOS1 - NYC	The Sports Interview
Bridget Chavez	KOLO 8 News - Reno, NV	Internships/College Experience
Andrew Monaco	Texas A&M - Houston, TX	Play-by-Play Announcer
Blair Kerkhoff	Kansas City Star	Sports Columnist
Robert Ford	Houston Astros	Play- By-Play
Jaime Rivera	YSN Sports Broadcasting Academy	Professional Development