UMass Amherst Summer Pre-College: Sports Broadcasting Recently Updated

Love sports? Love broadcast journalism? Then this two-week hands-on sports broadcasting program at UMass Journalism will rock your world! Learn the basics of sports broadcasting in our new state-of-the-art broadcast studio with experienced UMass Journalism faculty as your teachers. Our residential pre-college programs are designed to give you a preview of the UMass student experience!

In this exciting two-week program, you will:

• Do a live-streamed sports talk show
• Anchor and report on a TV sports cast
• Learn how to generate story ideas, do interviews, write scripts, run the camera, video/audio editing, and on-air/on-camera presentation
• Cover actual sports stories in the Amherst area to gain experience in the field
• Learn how to use our cutting-edge cameras, editors, and live-streaming equipment
• Have a great time with new friends in the process

Immerse yourself in the world of sports for four weeks by applying for both Sports Broadcasting and Introduction to Play-by-Play Broadcasting. You’ll do all the above, then get training in the nuts and bolts of play-by-play from a professional broadcaster and have the chance to be recorded broadcasting at an actual game!