Work that I have done in writing, media relations , play by play and social media
https://sameksportsblog.wordpress.com/- personal sports themed blog
https://hammerdownsportsblog.wordpress.com/- writer and webmaster
https://www.facebook.com/HammerDownSB/ - social media management
https://twitter.com/HammerDownSB - Social media management
http://www.heraldstandard.com/yellow_jacket/sports/softball-earns-first-wins-on-monday/article_a62624ec-e541-11e5-8e00-032ec9733722.html-sports- writing sample- Game Recap
http://www.heraldstandard.com/yellow_jacket/sports/fortna-shines-in-freshman-season/article_7e704352-8a50-11e5-9b20-4f6a996b1486.html- feature story
https://sameksocial.wordpress.com/- pop culture themed personal blog.
Pitt media guide contributor.
http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01595&video=266851-Tv interview Demo
Resume
Stephan Samek
404 Lafferty Street, Jeannette, PA 15644
724-396-0916
[email protected]
Education
Waynesburg University Bachelor of Arts | Expected December 2016
- Major: Communication Sports Broadcasting/Sports Information option
- Related coursework: sports writing, news writing and reporting, announcing, sports announcing, digital imaging and photography and journalism.
- Major: Liberal arts transfer, 3.8 GPA
- Related coursework: Public Speaking, Writing, Interpersonal Communication, Persuasion and Propaganda
Writing
- Yellow Jacket: Composed 10 news and 17 sports stories as part of an award-winning student newspaper, recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and American Scholastic Press Association as one of the region’s best.
- Executed 43 planned interviews with coaches, athletes and university professors.
- Samek Sports Blog- Personal all sports themed blog that also highlights progression toward a broadcasting career.
- Hammer Down Sports Blog- writer and webmaster. Write posts and prepare them for posting.
- Promotions
- Director Waynesburg Community Television. April 2015-April 2016
- Represent the station at all prospective student visitation days and other campus events.
- Post and manage Waynesburg Community Television Facebook and Twitter accounts.
- Lead promotions staff of 6 students brainstorming ideas for and obtaining promotional items.
- Planned promotional items for station events.
- Disk Jockey WCYJ-FM Waynesburg Pennsylvania.
- Provide listeners with news, sports and weather updates during weekly one-hour shift. All news, sports and weather copy are self-produced. Morning show co-host.
- Play-by-Play WCYJ-FM Broadcast football, basketball and baseball for Waynesburg’s student-run radio station (6 broadcasts 2 football, 1 baseball, and 3 basketball.)
- Pre and post-game studio host WCYJ-FM broadcast for football and basketball. (8 broadcasts, 3 football, 4 basketball, 1 softball.)
- Play-by-Play announcer Greenesports.net Broadcast Waynesburg University soccer, volleyball and wrestling and high school basketball. (13 total, 5 soccer,2 volleyball, 1 wrestling, 1 baseball, 3 football, 1 golf )
- Play-by-Play announcer Chatham University women’s ice hockey team Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (5 games)
- Freelance Announcer National Club Basketball Association Tournament La Roche College Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- All broadcasts devoted 5-15 hours of prep time to each broadcast; gather statistical information and rosters, contact coaches and develop hand-prepared spotter boards.
- Waynesburg Community Television: behind the scenes crew member for Jacket Sports Weekly, Waynesburg Wheels and football pregame and halftime show. –Stage manager, camera operator, audio and graphics. (65 episodes)
- Waynesburg University Sports Network utility crew member: Experienced in JVC equipment through camera operations for football, as well as various positions to effectively assist game day crew (31 total productions-12 football, 14 basketball, 2 baseball, 1 soccer and 2 concert)
- Waynesburg University Sports Information Assistant: Prepared 13 pages of statistics for inclusion in game day programs and media guides. Game day event worker for 10 plus games.
- Intern University of Pittsburgh Media Relations, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. May- August 2016.
Assist the Media relations staff in various tasks such as media guide creation, archiving, writing releases and updating player biographies and statistical information.