{"id":7974,"date":"2019-12-27T09:28:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T14:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/?p=7974"},"modified":"2019-12-27T09:30:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T14:30:56","slug":"the-play-by-play-joe-deleone-20-on-his-start-in-sports-broadcast-journalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/the-play-by-play-joe-deleone-20-on-his-start-in-sports-broadcast-journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Play-by-Play: Joe DeLeone \u201820 on His Start in Sports Broadcast Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joe DeLeone\u2019s life revolves around sports. He was recruited to play for URI football as a long snapper from his hometown of Millburn, NJ, but he knew there was potential for more than just football in his decision to attend school here. \u201cEven though I was recruited for football,” he says, “I also knew that URI was the best opportunity for me academically.” Drawing on his high school dream of becoming a sports media personality, he opted to study journalism, one of six undergraduate majors offered by URI\u2019s renowned Harrington School of Communication and Media. <\/span><\/p>\n

Taking full advantage of the media capabilities at his disposal, DeLeone chose to focus his studies on sports broadcast journalism. He now has a few podcasts — three, to be exact — that have solidified his place as a burgeoning young voice in sports media. \u201cI have one [podcast] with my current teammates that we\u2019ve been running for six months,\u201d DeLeone explains. \u201cI host and produce that one, and we cover national college football. There\u2019s another one that\u2019s run through ESPY Nation and Big Blue View that covers news about the New York Giants, and the last one is run through Bleav.\u201d And all that journalistic hard work has paid off, as DeLeone\u2019s podcast covering the Giants is a paid position with Bleav hopefully set to follow suit.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For the time being, however, DeLeone looks forward to graduating in May 2020 with a B.A. in Journalism and minors in Communication Studies and Sports Media. \u201cMy main goal after graduation is to become a producer in audio or work for a major network covering sports or live sporting events,\u201d he says. He points to the preparation he’s received in the Harrington School of Communication and Media as being crucial to his success: \u201cA lot of my classes had a technical background,” he says, “and I learned a lot about that side in my journalism courses. It\u2019s important to learn about storytelling, too. And [Professor] Ian Reyes gave great audio knowledge. I took both of his classes, and my knowledge really soared.\u201d DeLeone has a bright future ahead of him in the world of sports broadcast journalism, and to those seeking to follow in his footsteps, he has this to say: \u201cTry to find different ways to improve your work and find relevant experience. You might not find internship opportunities right away because the process is so competitive, but you can still find things to do on the side, like getting extra practice with clubs. It\u2019s like throwing a football, you might get frustrated early on, but eventually everything will click and work out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

~Written by Chase Hoffman, Writing & Rhetoric & Anthropology Double Major, URI Class of 2021<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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