I’m not one of those broadcasters that grew up itching to be a broadcaster. I wanted to play. I’ve always been drawn to the excitement and drama of sports. As a kid, I had nonstop conversations with my dad about how such-and-such player is taking on his former team at his old stadium and asking "how do you think he’ll do?" I still have those conversations. Unfortunately, two herniated discs and back surgery at age 17 brought an early end to my time as an athlete. However, the injury did not diminish my love of sports, and it opened the door, for me, as a broadcaster, to discover a career calling games and relating interesting back stories, to a larger audience than my dad.

 

My time “on the air” began during my recovery, when I started a sports podcast with my friends. We debated MLB’s rule changes, including the pickoff limit that I still don’t support, gave our March Madness predictions, and churned out content on YouTube. As we did it, I fell in love with broadcasting and sports media as a whole. I went on to graduate from the Media School at Indiana University. While at IU, I was a play-by-play broadcaster for Big Ten Plus, calling basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball and water polo. I spent the summers of 2024 and 2025 broadcasting baseball games for the High Point Rockers and the Kenosha Kingfish respectively. Currently, I’m broadcasting a variety of sports for several colleges and universities including St. John’s University and Long Island University.

 

I’m fascinated by the intricacies of each sport and make it a point to research and relay not only the stories of the players, but also those of the programs and the sport itself. How did we get to where we are today? For example, did you know that prior to being called water polo, its name resembled three other sports: “water rugby,” “aquatic football,” and “water base ball.” Yes, there was a space between “base” and “ball” back then. There were no goals, and goalkeepers stood outside the water. Crazy!

 

Was having two herniated discs brutal? Absolutely. I’m a believer that everything happens for a reason, and I’m very thankful for my health and that I found broadcasting because I love what I do.