Real testimonials from real clients

"The STAA website was a huge help. When my name emerged as a candidate, on a reference from somebody else, KABC was able to look at my STAA Talent Page and hear audio clips of my work in less than a minute -- before I even knew the job existed."

Josh Suchon

Post Game Host/Reporter, Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network

"STAA has been working with me and for me to get this job. Having a longtime association with STAA I can tell you first hand that they do what it takes to help you land a position in broadcasting. I am very appreciative of that."

Scott Galetti

Play-by-Play Voice, University of New Mexico Lobos

"Thank you to STAA for your help throughout all of this. I am truly thankful."

David Saltzman

Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Rice University

"I’ve found it to be a great resource. Its landed me a few opportunities and was the reason I’ve picked up a new job with a higher level hockey team."

Scott Montesano

Des Moines Bucs Hockey Club

"My thanks as always for your advice and for all you do to help people like me. So many things are starting to come together in my career and you are a very BIG part of that!"

Dave DeNatale

Bowling Green Falcons Radio Network, Lake Erie Crushers Baseball Club

“I’m convinced that my relationship with STAA has put me in position to be where I am today. The Talent Page puts everything in one place and makes it very simple. You don’t have to sift through materials. Everything is right there. You want to make it as easy as possible for the employer and you want to sell yourself to the employer as quickly as possible. The Talent Page is the best way to do it.”

Seth Cantor

St. Francis University Play-by-Play Broadcaster

“STAA is basically is the reason I have the job. If I didn’t have my Talent Page I don’t even know about this job. They (KTJJ) had already listened to my audio before even contacting me. The Talent Page makes it easy to be sure that I am out there for employers to see. It provides an easy link for people to see my demo and resume. This had a monumental impact on me getting this job. The Talent Page is that ultimate tool that you have to have in order to make yourself successful. It’s the reason I am gainfully employed now and I owe it all to STAA. You are a life changer.”

Will Palaszczuk

KTJJ, Farmington, MO

"Thanks so much for all STAA’s help with this. It’s been a big help. I’m really looking forward to it. STAA is definitely part of the reason it is all happening.”

Brien Straw

Sports Talk Host, WJOX, Birmingham, AL

"STAA has given me such great advice. I can recall on many occasions saying ‘Jon (STAA CEO Jon Chelesnik), just be honest.’ STAA really challenged me to work harder on my craft, even the little things. All of it helped. I really believe in STAA. I tell sportscasters all the time to contact them.”

Demetrius Means

Old Dominion University Football Radio Network

"You have been extremely helpful up to this point in my career. Even though I was not signed up with STAA you still gave me great advice. I always believed you had my best interest at heart and I truly appreciate that."

Rahshaun Haylock

Versus and KCBS/KCAL, Los Angeles

““Thank you and STAA for all of your help and advice and support through the last few years. Your online demo concept has been huge and has saved me hundreds of hours by not having to burn CD's and wait for Program Directors to receive them. Again, thank you very much for all of your help, support and guidance. I push everyone that I talk too in the industry towards your site and services.”

Chris Russell

106.7 The Fan, Washington DC

“[The employer] said they have worked with STAA before with good results. When he called me he had already listened to my STAA Talent Page. Having that Talent Page meant I didn’t have to mail anything. I sent my Talent Page link. It was a five-minute process. STAA was a big help. No doubt about it.”

Kent Brown

Stecklein Communications, Guymon, OK

“Thanks for all of STAA’s help with the website and my Talent Page. It has been a real help for me in my job search. Thanks for all your help over the past couple years.”

Matt Gajtka

Youngstown Phantoms Hockey Club

“STAA got me the job. We avoided the process of making it an open competition. STAA saw someone who was a good fit. If not for STAA it would not have happened.”

Dave Rothenberg

Campbell University Football Radio Network

"STAA and Jon Chelesnik provide an outstanding service to sportscasters. The audition tape is the best I've ever come across and the assistance with potential employment is outstanding. I would highly recommend STAA to any broadcaster looking for employment"

Jerry Schemmel

Denver Nuggets Play-by-Play Broadcaster

"My STAA Talent Page was the first thing I sent when I learned of the opening. I sent [the link to my page] that night. You always hear positive things about the Talent Page. It certainly has helped me out greatly. I’m going to continue to use it. I think the Talent Page is absolutely indispensable for what we’re trying to do. It’s unbelievably good. It’s worth every penny."

Dave DeNatale

Lake Eric Crushers Baseball Club

"Thank you for all the help STAA has given. My Talent Page was very helpful. I was able to send it out to several perspective employers. I had five interviews and two offers.”

Scott Beatty

Rockford RiverHawks Baseball Club

"I give all the credit to STAA. I was able to send the link to my STAA Talent Page. They immediately interviewed me for the position. The STAA website was really, really beneficial to me, sending out Talent Page links to employers in this and other leagues. It really provided assistance to me and made it easy to contact employers.”

Alex Kushel

Forest City Owls Baseball Club

"When I used the Talent Page I was getting answers. Email is something you get a response from. You do. I got a lot of comments [from employers] on how my Talent Page looks. Having STAA behind me really helped too.”

James Tully

ABC 3 TV, Virginia

"I found out about the internship through STAA, and all the materials I sent them came from my STAA Talent Page. Thank you very much [to STAA] for working to create the page and put together my demo tape."

David Riggs

Geneva Red Wings Baseball Club

"I always put my STAA Talent Page link in my emails. It makes everything a lot easier. I don’t have to upload files and fill-up people’s mailboxes. It is a lot easier to just send the link. I think that teams and GMs feel the some way.”

Adam Spolane

Casper Ghosts Baseball Club

Thanks [to STAA] for having your service up and available. It does pay off. STAA has provided a valuable service to broadcasters as we try to break into the business!”

Dan Hawkins

KMZE, Woodward, OK

"I put the link to my STAA Talent Page in my email to the Sand Gnats. They liked how everything was right there and carefully constructed. It really helps. It helps me put myself out there and separates myself. It’s a powerful tool. It is a weapon that can’t be foregone. You almost have to use it. I owe it all to STAA. It is what originally put me out there and made me a player."

Will Palaszczuk

Savannah Sand Gnats Baseball Club

"I just wanted to thank you for helping me get set up with STAA. I feel like the Talent Page really helped me get the Lancaster job.”

Will Flemming

Lancaster JetHawks Baseball Club

"The Talent Page made the application process easier because I could just send everything (demo and resume) all at once. The Talent Page is something that is easier for [employers] to look through and decipher. It just makes it easier sending your whole page instead of a CD, resume, cover letter and everything like that."

Dale Long

Edenton Steamers Baseball Club

"STAA makes it easier to make initial contact with employers because they don’t have to wait for something to arrive in the mail. It saved me a step in that I had a webpage that I knew worked and that I knew I would get my stuff in front of the [the team] in another way.”

Sam Farber

Colorado Springs Sky Sox Baseball Club

"My STAA Talent Page makes it so easy to apply for jobs -- just by being able to send a quick email to somebody, introduce yourself and include a link to your Talent Page. They can click right on it and it is easy for them. Everything they need is right in front of them.”

Nick Vlietstra

El Paso Diablos Baseball Club

""If I hadn’t found STAA I wouldn’t have got the job in Hagerstown and without Hagerstown I wouldn’t have got the job with Daytona.”

Christian Bruey

Daytona Cubs Baseball Club

"Without question, STAA’s service is invaluable for anyone at any level who is trying to make it in this industry. I would not have this job if it weren’t for STAA. That goes without question. That alone makes it worth the cost of admission. I sincerely appreciate all of STAA’s help. STAA has made the world for me. This is something I really wanted to do and STAA made it become reality.”

Brien Straw

WNSP Radio, Mobile, AL

"Jon Chelesnik and STAA have once again proven why they are the best in the business. The Talent Page makes the job search and process exponentially more effective. Without a doubt, STAA deserves a lot of the credit for me being where I am today professionally."

Seth Harp

Program Director/Host WSPO-AM/FM, Charleston, SC

"Once again, you and your company continue to amaze me with your dedication to all of your clients."

Scott Roberts

Media Logic Radio, Fort Morgan, CO

“My Talent Page helped me big time today. I had an interview at CN8. The guy calls me while I'm waiting for the train and asks me if I can bring a spare demo because he couldn't find mine. I panicked at first, because I didn't have an extra, but I had something better. I showed him my STAA Talent Page.”

Marco Cerino

CN8 The Comcast Network, Philadelphia

“STAA had me up and running Dec 23. I get a call in the middle of Jan with a pretty good little deal. Then a month later I get another deal that looks really, really, good." "I couldn’t be more elated about all the help you guys have given me."

Kevin Long

Sportscaster, Dallas, TX

"STAA helped get my name out there. Employers realize that I am taking this business and my development seriously. STAA's coaching helped me get better at what I do. They helped make demos sound better. They helped with cover letters and what to say and what do to in an interview. I know that at any time I can email (STAA CEO) Jon Chelesnik with a very specific question for advice that will advance my career and know that he will have a quick answer and a helpful answer. It is beyond what I paid for."

John Gaskins

Sports Talk Host, Play-by-Play Announcer, ESPN 1230, Sioux Falls, SD

"This whole experience of my getting the baseball job and then this job just says wonders about what the Talent Page does. A lot of people think you need a hard copy of your resume and CD, but just clicking to the website is so easy [for employers]. When they want to save information on [a job applicant] they just bookmark the Talent Page. It is so easy to show people. You just send the link and say ."take a listen.' After this experience I know I will never enter the job market without the STAA Talent Page."

Blake Cripps

Sportscaster, KUTT-FM, Fairbury, NE

"I want to thank Jon [Chelesnik] and everyone at STAA for all the help they have provided me personally along the way."

Jordan Duvall

Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Arizona Sundogs Hockey Club

"Thank you to STAA. I was as surprised as anybody when I got a call from Ken. He seemed, for good reason, to put a lot of stock into what Jon Chelesnik had said. After a couple months of sending my resumes and not getting any leads, this one kind of fell into my lap. STAA had sent my Talent Page to Ken and recommended me to him. That obviously put me way ahead of the pack because Ken had already talked to me before even posting the job on STAA."

Matt Friedman

Sports Director, 1510 ESPN, Great Bend, KS

"Thanks for all that your site does and for the job postings and Talent Pages! It makes it really easy to get information to the appropriate person and to showcase our talents."

David Collins

Sportscaster, KSID-FM, Sidney, NE

"Thank you [to STAA] for everything,." Fanning says. "I really appreciate all that you've done. You've been the biggest help and I don't know where I'd be without signing up with you and you being able to give out our contact information. I appreciate everything. I truly believe without your help there is no way I would be in this position right now. I was worried forever about how hard it would be to get that first job and you have made that possible for me."

Heath Fanning

Sportscaster, KIUL-AM, Garden City, KS

"I just want to let you know how much I appreciate the help and advice you have given me since I have joined STAA, I really appreciate it. The service you provide me and everyone else is just beyond awesome! I think the industry is really starting to notice how good of a service STAA is as now there are so many STAA people being hired, or at least being strongly considered, for jobs."

Brian Crozier

Sportscaster, KJEL-AM/FM, Lebanon, MO

"I sent them an email with a short cover letter and a link to my STAA Talent Page. It was extremely helpful. I didn't have to spend any money on postage or taking anything down to the post office. It took 10 minutes to write the cover letter and copy and paste the Talent Page link."

Eric Messersmith

Sportscaster, KWIX-AM, Moberly, MO

“I was thinking of how my career has changed since I joined STAA in November of '05. From April '03-November '05, I had gotten one job and landed three interviews and that included going to a pair of Winter Meetings. Since, I have now landed four jobs in three different sports and have achieved a life long goal of being a full-time broadcaster. There is now no off-season for me as I get to go straight from baseball to basketball and back again. And now I get to start off my fifth minor league season with my first go around with a full-season team and in affiliated ball.”

Chad Cooper

Play-by-Play Broadcaster

"I really appreciate all the phone calls and e-mails exchanges where [STAA's Jon Chelesnik] offered me tips and relayed feedback from some of the places I applied. Your personalized effort really means a lot to me. I'm really happy that I found STAA."

Kevin Vicker

Sportscaster, KIUL-AM, Garden City, KS

"Thank you very much for your advice. I can't tell you how much STAA has helped me with the job search. STAA is an enormously valuable tool in a very tough job market. It makes it easy to find what jobs are out there and gives you the resources to make your best run at the job you want. It is the best money I spend each month."

Chris Hemeyer

Director of Broadcasting, Kinston Indians Baseball Club

"I have to thank STAA for contacting me and letting me know about his,." Tharalson says. "If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have been able to do this."

George Tharalson

Sacramento, CA; Chosen from the Talent Searhc to voice a McDonalds TV commercial that aired during the 2008 Summer Olympics

"Jon Chelesnik (STAA CEO) and I talked my last semester of college back in September. I had the STAA website recommended to me. Not just the postings but being able to have my Talent Page that anyone can refer to at click of button--that people can access very quickly at any time of day. It is a really valuable tool. I really got a lot of helpful advice and guideance from STAA."

Eric Kopp

Public Relations Manager and Play-by-Play Announcer, Wilson Tobs Baseball Club

"The Talent Page STAA constructed for me has helped a ton,." Moses says. "I went to the winter meetings with CDs but I also took business cards that had my Talent Page address on them. I sent my page link all over the country. It is 10 times easier than having CDs and going to the post office."

Bryan Moses

Media Relations Manager, Boise Hawks Baseball Club

"There is no doubt in my mind that STAA was the difference between me being the person hired for this position and just another strong candidate or also-ran. (Mile High's) Tim Neverett said as much to me in the interview, saying, 'When Jon Chelesnik sends a guy to you, you take a really serious look at him.' At that minute, I knew that I had made the best choice possible by going with STAA. It helped me to find the job the day it was posted, get my resume along with on-air clips to Tim that day, and be hired just two weeks later."

Tyler Maun

Sports Anchor/Reporter, Mile High Sports, Denver, CO

"STAA's recommendation to Tom Boman at Learfield got me this great opportunity. Being part of STAA definitely helped get my name out in the industry."

Andrew Baumhor

Chosen from the STAA Talent Search by Learfield Sports to fill-in on a, NCAA Division I University of Maine basketball broadcast

"STAA is such a great network. So many people can see your information so quickly that it really shortens the job hunt process. It is helpful too, the way the Talent Page is set up. This is the day of email. The Talent Page saves money on postage and you can get it to a potential employer within a few seconds. It is a great thing."

Sean Walsh

Clear Channel, Dickinson, ND

"I actually signed up for the (STAA Talent Page) service and talked with the Amarillo GM the next day, so having my Talent Page ready and available was a huge help," Duvall says. "It paid immediate dividends."

Jordan Duvall

Play-by-Play Announcer, Amarillo Gorillas Hockey Club

Since joining the Talent Search I have been hired by The University of Michigan, WTKA, or here at ESPN 970, and its all from having my resume online and being an STAA client.

Casey Ford

News/Sports Director, ESPN Radio 970, Marquette, MI

"STAA played a huge role (in my landing my job). Having my resume and aircheck online in the STAA Talent Search not only helped the Osprey get a chance to listen to what I had, but also to listen to other people and compare to see what they were going to get in a play-by-play guy. Having that contact with STAA is huge."

Ben Catley

Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Missoula Osprey Baseball Club

"It was a lot easier just to be able to email the Talent Page and have the STAA name behind me."

Jonah Goldberg

Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings Baseball Club

"I sent a cover letter-type of email to potential employers, along with the direct link to my Talent Page in the email. Having the Talent Page kept me from worrying about the size of the files I would normally send out."

Ben Root

The Radio Network, Green River, WY

"I sent them the link to my STAA Talent Page. It was enough that he (WTKA PD Brian Cowan) could see my resume and listen to my demo and he called me back for an interview."

Andy Evans

WTKA-AM, Ann Arbor, MI

"The STAA Talent Page really helped move the process along. After finding out about the job, I was able to email the link of the page and they had all the information they needed about me when we met a couple days later."

Matt Pauley

South Georgia Peanuts Baseball Club

"STAA was a huge help in landing me a position. Just days after my talent page was built I was getting calls and interviews.It really is a great tool for landing a broadcasting job."

Nick Sekkas

Hagerstown Suns Baseball Club

"I found (the STAA Talent Search) in February and not too long after that a lot of progress was made (in the job hunt)."

Sina Koiki

Delmarva Shorebirds

"The Talent Page was tremendously helpful. I'd only been a client for two months. Within the two months I got three or four bites. The first one to give me an extended interview gave me the job on the spot."

Rob Buska

Western Kansas Broadcast Center

"I needed to set myself apart from the rest of the pack. Within two weeks of posting my Talent Page I heard back from a couple of stations and eventually got a job! Without STAA this wouldn't be possible. STAA is the RollsRoyce of broadcasting."

Seth Harp

WUMP-AM, Huntsville, AL

"My Talent Page was helpful because it put something right in front of the employer. They could listen to the demo without having to open any attachments. It's easily accessible. You just have to send a link. Its worry-free job application."

Tim Sampsell

Play-by-Play Voice, Columbus Steelhounds

"After just a day and a half of posting my link, I received inquiries regarding my sportscasting career. Prospective employers and others told me that it was 'to the point and gave them the information they needed. The site gave them everything they needed from the resume and photo to the audio files. The professional courtesy shown to me by STAA was outstanding and quite helpful. STAA is the way to get results!"

Curt Hart

Former Play-by-Play Broadcaster, University of Illinios

"Having my resume and audio files on your site was really helpful in getting a head start on others who might apply."

Jim Measel

WLKI, Angola, IN

“Your service keeps me on the leading edge of resume and portfolio distribution techniques. It's helped me get one job and I'm sure it'll help me get my next one as well!”

Matt Gajtka

Fayetteville Swamp Dogs