First Shift

My first shift as an intern at TSN 690 (January 8) was a lot of fun and kept me busy. Matthew Ross let me take over a Letterman-esque Top-10 list. It turns out the guy that normally does the list is in England for a few months, and in that time, I'll be able to take over the list. It helps me test my sports knowledge and my sense of humor. It's important to come across as knowledgeable on a sports program and being able to make listeners laugh is always a huge bonus. I look forward to the challenge of being able to do this every week. I have posted my first list in the video below, which is officially known as the Tweet 10 list. Also on this show I edited clips from the show from guests Dave Pagnotta of thefourthperiod.com Scott Cullen of TSN and Mike C. Wright of ESPN Chicago. Full segments were posted by me in the form of youtube videos on the show's website, http://gamepointsradio.blogspot.ca/ I also assisted with the show's prep work. This included looking up stats for the NFL match-ups this weekend, as well as determining the top Montreal Canadiens storylines to follow going into the season. Obviously with the NHL back, the station is thrilled as it holds the broadcasting rights. Hopefully this leads to more tasks for me on the show every week. Overall, I'm very pleased with the workload I was given and I felt like I was a real part of the show, and not just the token intern. I was promised a vital role on the show, and I feel like that promise is being kept. Sundays will be even better, as there are less people in studio, which means an important role for me. We will have NFL coverage on Sunday, so that's music to my ears. I'll be ready to go and I'll obviously be following all the NFL playoff games this weekend closely. I look forward to the next 13 weeks in getting more and more responsibilities and growing as a broadcaster.