Current and former NBA players came to campus June 2-5 to attend Sportscaster U., training to become sportscasters after their basketball careers end. From left to right are program leader Matt Park, Langston Galloway, Willie Reed, Loren Woods, Earl Barron, Steve Novak, Danny Green and Gerald Henderson.
The Newhouse School was the site of the 10th annual Sportscaster U. June 2-5, when seven current and former NBA players came to campus to train for careers in sports broadcasting.
Sportscaster U., hosted by the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) in partnership with Syracuse University, brings potential sportscasters to Newhouse for four days of hands-on training. “Voice of the Orange” Matt Park, an adjunct at the Newhouse School, runs the program, which is offered through the school’s Executive Education operation.
Attendees at Sportscaster U. listen to a lecture.
This year’s Sportscaster U. “students” were current players Langston Galloway, Danny Green, Gerald Henderson, Steve Novak and Willie Reed, and former players Earl Barron and Loren Woods. They took advantage of the studio facilities and learned about broadcasting techniques, on-air commentary, courtside reporting and play-by-play announcing.
Since its inception in 2008, Sportscaster U. has trained some 60 NBA players. Read the NBPA article “On Court to On Air” for more in-depth information about the program.
