Sports Broadcasting

Catalog description

Techniques of sports broadcasting for radio and television. COMM 477 Sports Broadcasting (3) This is an upper-level course designed to prepare students to broadcast sports events and news. These specialized broadcasts - including play-by-play, studio sportscasts, field reporting, and features - requires myriad skills that go beyond those taught in classes such as Broadcast Journalism I (Radio News Reporting) and Broadcast Journalism II (Television News Reporting).As the popularity of high-school, college, and professional sports has exploded, sports shows have become some of the most popular on radio and television. Myriad networks and shows are devoted to sports coverage exclusively. But increasingly knowledgeable sports viewers demand more from sports broadcasters then game coverage and opinion pieces. Modern sports broadcasting requires journalists to not only attend games and interview coaches, but also to use statistics, profile sports figures, and explore trends in sports. Through a variety of story assignments, the course will give students the experience that will prepare them for the demands of being modern sports broadcasters. And it will ground them in the ethical principles that all journalists must follow.