STAA Contributors Network -- What's New

[Jon Chelesnik]

Name recognition is invaluable in the sports broadcasting job market. Raise your profile in the industry by participating in the new STAA Contributor’s Network at http://www.staatalent.com/contributors

The STAA Contributor’s Network is a collection of original content -- text, audio and video -- entirely about sports broadcasting. Opinion pieces, feature stories, interviews – the STAA Contributors Network will feature it all. Best of all, it’s a great way for you to publicize your name throughout the sportscasting industry.

Becoming part of the STAA Contributors Network is simple. Just send an email to content@staatalent.com. We'll send you the details.

The sportscasting industry wants to know what you have to say.

[Jon Chelesnik]

STAA's new Contributors Network already includes a variety of interviews, book excerpts and opinion pieces -- all of it for FREE. Check it out at http://staatalent.com/contributors

[Jon Chelesnik]

I hope you are taking advantage of the outstanding FREE advice available through the STAA Contributors Network. Recent topics have included:

* How to get the first play-by-play job
* When it is okay to be a sellout on your broadcasts
* Tips for memorizing player names and numbers
* Broadcasting a particular sport for the first time

The Contributors Network also features Candid Voices, a dynamic interview series hosted by Donny Baarns of the Visalia Rawhide. Donny's guests have included MLB voices Jon Miller of the Giants, Ken Levine of the Mariners and Boston's Joe Castiglione. Upcoming next week is a chat with veteran A's voice Ken Korach. It is all available for free at:

www.staatalent.com/contributors

[Jon Chelesnik]

Donny Baarns has posted the latest edition of his Candid Voices interview series on the STAA Contributors Network, this one featuring Oakland A's broadcaster Ken Korach. Listen here:

http://staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA Contributor.

[Jon Chelesnik]

STAA contributor Donny Baarns has posted the latest edition of his Candid Voices series. In this episode, Donny speaks with Texas Rangers Voice Eric Nadel about last year’s agonizing World Series, what he writes to himself before every game, and how close he was to becoming a lawyer instead of a broadcaster.

www.staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA contributor. Its a great way to publicize your name in the sports broadcasting industry.

[Jon Chelesnik]

STAA contributor Victor Anderson has published the second article in his Diary of a Sportscaster series. This one is titled The Simple Things. Read it here:

www.staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA contributor. Its a great way to publicize your name in the sports broadcasting industry.

[Jon Chelesnik]

Donny Baarns has posted the latest edition of his Candid Voices interview series on the STAA Contributors Network. Donny welcomes Jon Miller for a follow-up visit, in which Miller discusses Cal Ripken Jr’s record-breaking night, handling Barry Bonds’ steroid controversies, and that time he mispronounced the word “puck.”. Listen here:

http://staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA Contributor.

[Jon Chelesnik]

New on the STAA Contributors Network, avid marathon runner Jay Murry writes an open letter to NBC encouraging increased coverage of the sport during the upcoming Olympics:

http://staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA Contributor.

[Jon Chelesnik]

New on the STAA Contributors Network, Jay Murry has written a terrific piece encouraging folks not to waste their sportscasting gift by being lazy. The article is aimed mostly at students but is applicable to everyone:

http://staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA Contributor.

[Jon Chelesnik]

New on the STAA Contributors Network, Jay Murry wonders how much sportscasters should sacrifice to build their careers, especially with family and relationships:

http://staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA Contributor.

[xavier02]

My thoughts on this are....God has a plan for everyone...especially sportscasters..if God calls you to be a sportscaster, then you must answer this vocational calling...if not, you will be left in sadness, confusion, and stress.

Also, as far as family relationships...they will support you as long as you know it's your true calling.

Don't give up on your dreams. Remember...God Blesses those who wish to help create the earth rather than those who wish to possess the earth!

Anyways, enough of my preaching Hope everyones dreams come true!! God believes in you hope you do too

[Jon Chelesnik]

New on the STAA Contributors Network, Victor Anderson ranks college football's top TV broadcasting teams:

http://staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA Contributor.

[Jon Chelesnik]

New on the STAA Contributors Network, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler writes a truly outstanding piece on the art of the home run call:

http://staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA Contributor.

[Jon Chelesnik]

Last month, Victor Anderson ranked college football's top TV broadcasting teams. New on the STAA Contributors Network, Victor tackles the NFL's best voices:

http://staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA Contributor.

[Jon Chelesnik]

Impromptu telephone job interviews are becoming much more prevalent among sports broadcasting employers. New on the STAA Contributors Network, Jay Murry offers suggestions on how to avoid being caught off guard:

http://staatalent.com/contributors

Remember, you don't have to be an STAA client to be an STAA Contributor.