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Experience
Talk Radio 790 KABC-AM/Los Angeles Dodgers(Feb. 2008-Current)
- Co-host "Post game Dodger Talk" after all 162 games on flagship station of the LA Dodgers, Talk Radio 790 KABC. Field calls and interview guests. Also co-host "Sunday Night Sports Final" from 7-10 p.m.
- Provide content for pre- and post-game show segments. Conduct live interviews from dugout after games, provide out-of-town scoreboard, game recaps with highlights, and pre-game interviews.
- Dodgers correspondent for KABC-AM and all radio affiliates, traveling with the team on most trips, filing two daily 60-second reports, and making guest appearances on various radio programs.
- On-field announcer for the "Coca Cola Trivia Quiz" for every game at Dodger Stadium, asking a randomly selected fan a trivia question and getting the crowd's participation in helping decide the answer.
AM 970, ESPN Radio/Modesto Nuts Baseball(March 2007-Jan. 2008)
- Play by play announcer for all 140 games (home and away) of the Modesto Nuts (California League; Colorado Rockies affiliate). Daily broadcasts begin with 15-minute pre-game show, including daily interview with the manager, and end with 5-15 minute post-game show. Write daily notes for media. Write daily recaps from each game on the team's website, including audio highlights from the key plays.
- Play by play announcer of Friday Night high school football game of the week. Co-hosted daily talk show. Primary booker of 1-3 guests per show, ranging from executives to players, and announcers to journalists.
The Oakland Tribune/ANG Newspapers(Dec. 1996-March 2007)
- Traveling major-league baseball beat writer. Covered the Oakland A's for three seasons (2004-2006) and the San Francisco Giants for four seasons (2000-2003). Responsible for daily coverage (20-inch gamers, 14-inch notebooks) throughout the regular season and playoffs, and offseason coverage as news dictated. Traveled to all away games. Wrote a regular blog for website. Wrote a bi-weekly baseball column.
- Events covered include the playoffs five of seven years, 2001 all-star game, 2002 World Series, opening of AT&T Park; and broke the story on A's ownership switch. BBWAA chapter president 2006 and VP in '05.
The Watertown Indians Baseball Team(May 1996-Sept. 1996)
- Executed all aspects to deliver live broadcasts of New York-Penn League games on WTNY-AM. Performed play-by-play announcing. Sold radio air spots to advertisers. Conducted live post-game interviews. Did voice-over summaries for next day's morning show. Performed media relation duties.
KCR College Radio(Dec. 1995-May 1996)
- Play by play announcer for football, basketball and baseball teams for campus station at San Diego State.
Book Credits/Free-lance credits
- Authored "This Gracious Season: Barry Bonds & The Greatest Year In Baseball" (Winter Publications), a critically-acclaimed retelling of Barry Bonds' record breaking 73-home run season in 2001. Reviews available.
- Filled in as play by play announcer for Santa Clara University for road games Nov. 17 and 19, 2007.
- Former correspondent for The Sports Xchange clients (USA Today Sports Weekly, USA Today and sportsline.com). Contributed reporting for Sports Illustrated.
- Regular guest on KNBR-AM in San Francisco and numerous radio stations across the country, following extensive promotion for "This Gracious Season." Recurring guest on FSN Bay Area pre-game shows, ESPN News Hot List and ESPN2"s Cold Pizza.
Education
- Radio-TV journalism, San Diego State University. Minor in speech communication.
- Client of Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA Talent) and attend numerous seminars.
- Former intern at ESPN-TV and KFMB-TV (CBS in San Diego).
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JOSHUA SUCHON