Tackling the biggest issues in sports from sports media students at Seton Hall
Michael Phillips is a graduate student at Iona College. He complements his studies with work as a broadcaster, among other roles, for Iona athletics through ESPN 3. He assists the television broadcasts in the production truck as well. I asked Phillips how the coronavirus has impacted his work in particular. In March, he was behind…
Joshua Dickens was graduate student at Seton Hall University and finished his studies in 2019. He started his undergrad career at the University of Central Florida. His story on how he got to where he is today after living in a small town in Washington (though originally from Tallahassee) is very motivating. Ashley Howard: You…
Joe Donnohue is a freelance production assistant at DAZN Group with experience in sports media and sports journalism realms. He has had written work featured for both Sky Sports and Guardian Sport while also working as a social media manager, freelance writer and podcast host for Scouted Football. Being from the United Kingdom, Donnohue was…
Chris LaPlaca is a senior vice president of Corporate Communications at ESPN. In January, I had the pleasure of meeting him at the Fordham-Saint Bonaventure game. LaPlaca has worked at ESPN for 38 years and has been senior vice president of communications since 2008, where he oversees public and media relations. When I met him…
The draft is a great way for teams to pick up young tremendous talent to fill in holes for the upcoming season. This year, we have seen great players and historic performances throughout the landscape of women’s basketball. With the WNBA draft coming up on April 17 at 7pm, here are six players we think…
The NBA announced it would be suspended indefinitely on March 11 and, because no one really understood how long the suspension would be, nobody was too bummed to be missing March NBA in hopes that it would allow the playoffs to start on time. Adam Silver most recently said that the NBA would reconsider its…
The National Hockey League is one of the many sports leagues that have called off their season due to the recent rise in Corona virus cases affecting the world currently. The decision to postpone this season was made officially on March 12, and with the rise in cases in recent weeks it is likely that…
Credit to @Timi_093 About a month ago, the players’ association of the WNBA signed a new collective bargaining agreement. In doing so, the new arrangement came with paid maternity leave, new benefits and accommodation for travel, and best of all, significant increases for player contracts. To break it down, before the new CBA, players were…
As many sports leagues have postponed their seasons due to COVID-19, as sports fans, we’re thinking there’s nothing to watch, nothing to talk about and even nothing to gamble on, but you’re wrong. Horse racing remains the only sport competing right now. Yes, big races like the Kentucky Derby have been postponed to September, Keeneland,…
While the world suffers from the Coronavirus outbreak, the sports world has come to a grinding halt. All in season sports in North America have been postponed indefinitely due to the outbreak along with countless numbers of other sports around the globe. One of the last sports to suspend competition due to the outbreak was…