Ben Parris
@BenParris04
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Emmy Winning @Cronkite_ASU Student 🔱 @TheSunDevils host 🎤 • @sundevilmgolf content 📸 • @sportscronkite reporter • Past: @USGA ⛳️ • Views are my own
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Joined November 2016
Such an honor to be recognized with the 2024 Ron Balicki Scholarship! . Thank you to the @GolfCoachesAssn and scholarship committee for this investment in my future as a golf media professional. I can’t wait to proudly represent this award ⛳️.
Introducing the 2024 Ron Balicki Scholarship recipient:. A Sports Journalism sophomore minoring in Political Science @ASU, @BenParris04 will receive a $5,000 grant. Read more about Ben in the 🔗 below.
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I graduated high school five days ago and now I'm covering the @Rockies for @denversportsmag. I am absolutely terrified.
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𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍. I’m so excited to finally announce that I’ll be attending Arizona State University next fall to study sports journalism at @Cronkite_ASU!. A huge thanks to everyone at @CherryCreekSN, @CHSAA, and @denversportsmag for helping me get here! 🔱
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Ahead of tomorrow’s @CUBuffsWBB/@StanfordWBB game in Boulder, a game that will feature 6 Coloradans, I did some research to see just how many players from Colorado are playing D1 Women’s College Basketball (@MarchMadnessWBB) . A full list of all 46 players in below ⬇️
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A new journey for @vangytenbeek is an opportunity to positively impact even more lives . Baylor is so incredibly lucky ❤️.
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Thank you Cherry Creek for all you gave to a kid who didn’t know what his future held . Lots of emotions going through me right now, the biggest being thankful . I will never forget the experiences I had @CherryCreekSN ❤️.
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I can’t even begin to believe that I got so write an article about the Masters and an ASU golfer winning the green jacket . Jon was so kind to us and gave us one-on-one time at the Phoenix Open simply because we told him we were ASU students, so happy to see him win 🏆
ASU Men's Golf: ASU alum Jon Rahm claimed the second major championship victory of his career on Sunday, winning the Masters Tournament in Augusta . WCSN golf reporter @BenParris04 has more.
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The Cherry Creek Bruins football team has not lost a game in 736 days. That’s two full calendar years plus another 5 days. In that stretch, @CreekFB has won 23 games, went 16-0 in the regular season, and won 2 state championships . Wow. @creeksports #copreps.
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⛳️ Not enough golf news this weekend? Here’s even more!. I’ll be joining the United States Golf Association (@USGA/@usopengolf) as a digital media intern this summer and I’ll be heading to the US Opens at LACC and Pebble Beach!. A career in golf is a dream of mine, I can’t wait!
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Lauren Betts (@laurenbetts12) made sure to give some love to #GoStanford fans during halftime of the 5A state championship. @StanfordWBB | #copreps | @CHSAA
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A huge thank you to @creeksports and @CreekAthletes for including me in Signing Day yesterday!! #SkoBruins
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SPOTTED: 2022 @StanfordWBB commit @laurenbetts12 of Grandview HS is in attendance tonight . Tara told me earlier this week that she, “Told Lauren to bring her basketball shoes, I might need her at halftime.” . #copreps
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Cherry Creek Junior Christian Hammond will get the start at Quarterback on Friday against Doherty, per source . Christian is the younger brother of Julian Hammond, who led the Bruins to back-to-back state titles the last 2 seasons #copreps.
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🥇Can’t even begin to believe that this happened 🤩. So thankful for the goat for spending some time with @BlazeRadioASU/@Blaze_Sports
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It’s weeks like these why I decided to come to @Cronkite_ASU and Phoenix 💫 . So thankful to have been given amazing opportunities on #SuperBowl Radio Row and at the WM Phoenix Open, it was one of the best weeks of my life!
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What an incredible first year at Cronkite ✅. So proud of what I was able to accomplish surrounded by an amazing group of talented individuals at @BlazeRadioASU and @CronkiteSports this year, already can’t wait for the fall 📈
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Journalism school: getting locked into a high school parking lot while trying to write your story . Please send help @SydniGriffin2 @Cronkite_ASU.
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Wow!! What a year 2019-20 was!! I'm honored and blessed to be recognized by The Colorado Student Media Association (@ColoradoSMA) for all of my work this past year! I want to say thank you to everyone who has supported me in my ongoing journey but most importantly @mrweisscchs 👊.
CCSN would also like to congratulate Executive Producer and Chief of Content @BenParris04 on his @ColoradoSMA Best of Colorado award for Broadcast Personality of the Year!! . Watch his award winning 2019-20 reel:
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For the last 3 years, I’ve had the honor of being the play by play voice of @CreekFB . Thank you so much to everyone who has tuned into a @CherryCreekSN broadcast during that span, and letting us bring Cherry Creek into your homes . So here it is, the final sign off ⬇️
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Tonight I'll put on the headset for the final time to broadcast the Cherry Creek Bruins on @CherryCreekSN . Postgame, I'll have my final thoughts on an experience that has changed my life and made me who I am today. Hope you can join us!
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🚨 @CHSAA STATE RECORD ALERT . I can confirm Parker Wolfe of Cherry Creek ran a 5k time of 14:30.1 this morning and it is a new state record!! He beat the previous record (2019) of 14:38.4 that belonged to Valor Christian’s Cole Sprout #copreps . @ColoradoTrackXC @creeksports
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That’s a wrap on my first semester at @Cronkite_ASU! . So exciting that I got to end it in my hometown, Hockey Capital USA!
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THE CHERRY CREEK BRUINS ARE GOING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!! . They play the winner of Legacy/Fairview on Saturday in Colorado Springs!! #copreps
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Two guys excited to call @ASUFootball this year on @BlazeRadioASU 🏈 . Can’t wait to broadcast the first game of the Kenny Dillingham era with one of my best friends @Blakes_Take2‼️. @Blaze_Sports 🚀🚀
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Okay, okay hear me out. Create team Inferno GC and make it Rahm's team with the roster of: . - Jon Rahm.- Phil Mickelson.- Paul Casey.- David Puig . Team colors are maroon and gold, Sparky becomes the first LIV mascot, and no one complains.
Reigning Masters champ Jon Rahm is leaving PGA Tour for LIV Golf for deal worth $450-$600M, per @WSJ
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Today, I broadcast @CreekFB on @CherryCreekSN the final time. It’s gonna be one to remember! I hope you can join us on @NFHSNetwork . 🔗:
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📍 Phoenix, Arizona. We’re just hours away from the first ever out-of-state broadcast in @CherryCreekSN history!! . #copreps
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Huge thanks to @emmymidam for a phenomenal weekend in St. Louis! Always love getting to celebrate @CherryCreekSN 🤪
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This right here is why I came to @Cronkite_ASU and @CronkiteSports. To eat. In all seriousness, Mullett Arena really offers something for everyone! Shaq’s Big Chicken (@BigChickenShaq) is no joke!
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It's been a heck of a ride broadcasting @cchswbball games on @CherryCreekSN!! It's with this program where I got my start and made memories that will last a lifetime!!. Here's my final signoff with @kelmcdavid03 . @creeksports | @CCSDATHACT1 | @CHSAA
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This is my brother Joe. He does the hard things so that we don’t have to. We like Joe.
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I’d like you give my greatest thanks to @ColoradoSMA for recognizing me with such a prestigious award!! . This doesn’t happen without all the hard work from everyone at @CherryCreekSN and @mrweisscchs who makes it possible for me to share stories everyday!!
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I wanna give a quick shout to @rileymorris26 who broke her nose in the the second half of the semifinals yesterday, then returned to the game. Talk about toughness, grit, and determination. That’s what #copreps is all about 👏
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🗣 Colorado Head Coach @CoachJRPayne on how important it is for young Colorado girls to see players from their state competing at the highest level . @CUBuffsWBB | @CHSAA | @PGHColorado
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Jana Van Gytenbeek is the most deserving person of this award EVER. She is so much more than a basketball player. She’s one of the kindest, most genuine people I’ve met in my life, and always puts a smile on my face, day in and day out. Thank you for being a friend❤️@vangytenbeek.
Congratulations to @cchswbball’s Jana Van Gytenbeek (@vangytenbeek) on joining a 30+ year legacy as the 2019-20 @Gatorade Colorado girls basketball player of the year!! 🐐🐐 . #CCvsRV #GatoradePOY
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I’m here at Greenwood Village City Hall for the conclusion of a student led protest from Cherry Creek High School. Students are chanting “Black lives matter” and “I can’t breathe” as they enter the parking lot . @creeksports @9NEWS
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Kenny Dillingham talked all about releasing dopamine during practices last week so I decided to dive deep into what dopamine is and how it can benefit the Sun Devils for a new segment of Cronkite Sports Science!. @CronkiteSports | @KennyDillingham 🏈👨🔬⬇️
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I lived for this team. I lived for @cchswbball. I poured my heart and soul into getting the opportunity to cover a team of people that became my friends. I just watched three of the greatest people ever play their last game without even knowing it. It can’t end like this.
#BREAKING: . With heavy hearts, CCSN unfortunately has to report that Saturday’s @cchswbball championship game has been cancelled . We’ll have more info on this ongoing situation . @creeksports @CreekAthletes @CCSDATHACT1 @girlsbballco @PGHColorado.
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My dad first came to Cherry Hills in 1985 for the PGA Championship . 38 years later, I got to spend the final round of the U.S. Amateur with him, while interning for the USGA . Special doesn’t even scratch the surface, thanks for a great walk Dad 🫶
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Congratulations @CarsonLee75 it’s been an honor to get to know you and see you play . See you in Boulder sometime soon #SkoBuffs
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About to depart for the Championship in Pueblo, just wanted to share that my mom and I have the best quarter zip game at Creek, no questions asked. See you soon, #SkoBruins
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Arizona State and Lindenwood combined for 139 penalty minutes tonight . 8 players were issued game misconducts
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Coach Logan has the greatest football mind I have ever been around. He leaves a positive impact in every person he interacts with and I’m so I honored I got to cover his program over the last 4 seasons . Congratulations Coach Logan and the entire @CreekFB team!
CCSN's @BenParris04 got Head Coach Dave Logan's thoughts after capturing his 4th State Championship as Head Coach of the Bruins in a season where @CreekFB overcame lot's of adversity #copreps. @creeksports | @CreekAthletes | @CCSDATHACT1 | @CHSAA
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I cannot even begin to comprehend the magnitude of this award and how honored we are at @CherryCreekSN to be honored with it. It doesn't get bigger than this. A huge thank you to the ENTIRE Cherry Creek Community for always supporting CCSN, we couldn't have done it without you.
The award for Live Sporting Event/Game goes to….2020 CHSAA 5A Semi-Final: Cherry Creek vs. Pomona | @cherrycreeksn.#NATASSPA
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Golf, it’s beautiful 🥹⛳️
A perfect ending on Wednesday before play begins tomorrow at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open 🌈⛳️ . 📸: @BenParris04
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Happy teacher appreciation week to my guy @mrweisscchs 🐐 . Add it to the things to celebrate!! 🍦🍦
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For the last 3 years, I’ve had the honor of being the play by play voice of @CreekFB . Thank you so much to everyone who has tuned into a @CherryCreekSN broadcast during that span, and letting us bring Cherry Creek into your homes . So here it is, the final sign off ⬇️
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🚨 UPSET ALERT: . CU holds strong in overtime, and beats #1 Stanford 75-72. It's the first time in @CUBuffsWBB history that the Buffs have beaten a #1 ranked team AND Coach JR Payne's first ever win against the Cardinal
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Yesterday consisted of being at @CHSAA events for 13 straight hours but I did some math and that equals 1 state championship every 6.5 hours. Congratulations @CreekFB and @CherryCreekPoms it was a blast!! . And to @CreekCheer this season was absolutely an inspiration!
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✅Witnessing the first ever @cchswbball championship .✅Ring season .✅9 broadcasts and 14 game coverages .✅One winter sports season to remember
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Gotta thank @ArielleOrsuto so much for taking the time for this story. It’s an absolute honor!! . At the end of our interview she told me we really are all colleagues. That stook with me, and it’s awesome to work alongside the great people @9Preps so often!.
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Gonna start campaigning now. Tuesday will be the final time @vangytenbeek @CarlyThompson02 and @CaliClark4 will play inside Kirby Lyle Gymnasium . Senior night got me in my feels so I can’t even imagine what I’ll feel after this one . GO TO THE GAME! @cchswbball . @creeksports.
CHERRY CREEK WINS!!!. This evening live on CCSN via @NFHSNetwork, @cchswbball defeated @HHSHawkNation 77-55 . They move on the the Sweet 16 where they’ll play Centennial League opponent @CTHSConnect on Tuesday night LIVE ON CCSN . @CaliClark4
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ASU kicker Carter Brown’s (@CarterABrown) career is off to a phenomenal start 🏈 . The true freshman has already proven to be reliable and has taken home Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors twice this season . This week for @CronkiteSports ⬇️
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Media day 2019 ✅. Can not express enough gratitude to @mrweisscchs, @CHSAA, and @bertborgmann, along with @RhondaCHSAA and @jryancasey for the countless opportunities I’m able to have. We’re on to Saturday! . #BigTruss
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Although there is no such thing as a “Student Emmy” this is just about as close as you can get. I speak for Matthew, Johnny, and our whole crew when I say we are so blessed to be honored with this regional award, thank you Bruins Nation for always supporting us!!
🏆 HUGE NEWS! . CCSN has been awarded a Mid-America Student Production Award by @emmymidam for our @CHSAA 2020 Semifinal Football broadcast!! . Congratulations to our hardworking crew on this remarkable accomplishment!!
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Feels like a great time to bump the interview we did with Rahm at the WM Phoenix open in February #TheMasters x @CronkiteSports
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🏈After a long Thursday night turned Friday morning, I joined @RileyMSwenson on Cronkite Sports Live to breakdown ASU's win over Southern Utah in week 1 of the 2023 season . Excited to be back in the studio next week! 👀. @CronkiteSports (1/2)
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UPDATE: WE GOT IT‼️
@BenParris04 Keep us posted! This is ̶e̶n̶t̶e̶r̶t̶a̶i̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ unfortunate.
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It’s go time in LA for the 123rd United States Open Championship!!. Good luck to my guy Preston Summerhays with @TSuttonASU on the bag and all of the @sundevilmgolf players in the field!. #USOpen
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What a game, what a team @CreekFB!! . Thanks to everyone who joined us on @CherryCreekSN this season, it was a true privilege to bring football into your homes in these such unprecedented times. To you,.I say thank you. We’ll see you in Pueblo!!
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🏀 Thank you high school basketball for an exceptional four years . Until we meet again… #copreps
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Coach Logan currently sits at 99 wins during his time at Cherry Creek . A win on Friday would give him number 100 as head coach of the Bruins #copreps @CreekFB @CherryCreekSN.
Congratulations to Coach Dave Logan as he reached 300 career wins! What an impressive accomplishment for the Hall of Fame Coach. #chsaa.
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Took the weekend off to relax after Season B has come to a close . The work done by @natehenden, @abby_hallam and @TylerTolbert03 who worked every @creek_hoops and @cchswbball game this winter was nothing short of spectacular. What a special group #SkoBruins
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Today I am thankful more than I ever have been for the people around me who I know always support me . I also have the opportunity to be apart of the greatest community in the world . Thank to all of the faculty and staff at Cherry Creek including @cchsprincipal and @kevintuhlig.
Please, please take care of each other.
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It’s a privilege to get to practice on Thanksgiving and @CreekFB players recognize that. It means they they’re one of four teams vying for a spot in the State Championship . Happy Thanksgiving!! #copreps.
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving!! . @BenParris04 is at @CreekFB practice today as they get ready for their Semifinal game against Legend on Saturday #copreps
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Last week was one of the best weeks ever!! . It was so cool to broadcast 5 games across 3 platforms and attend 2 State Championships!! . Going to Cherry Creek might just be the coolest thing ever, you can’t make this stuff up #copreps
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Who did it better. @espn or @CherryCreekSN . Huge shout out to fellow freshman Tyler Tolbert for helping make CCSN the high quality product it is!
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A special, personal night in Tempe . A privilege to see ASU and Colorado through the lens 📸 . For @Blaze_Sports
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Some #copreps girls basketball news for you this morning . Sienna Betts, who’s a freshman at Grandview, and sister of Stanford commit Lauren, has also received an offer to Stanford. Sienna has also received offers to CU, UCLA, and Michigan amongst others
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The best decision I’ve made in my life. Will you make it too?
ATTENTION FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES ‼️. Do you want to be apart of the action and get a behind the scenes look at Cherry Creek athletics?! . If so, preregister for Broadcast Media (located in the business electives section of your sheet) and join the CCSN crew! @creeksports
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Action continues on Day 2 of the #Pac12WBB Tournament in Vegas! . Pumped to be alongside my buddy @Blakes_Take2 for game one of the quarterfinal round between No. 5 UCLA and No. 4 Arizona! Should be a great one on @Blaze_Sports . 🔗:
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This view may be impossible to beat 🤩. Huge thanks to @sundevilmgolf and Josele Ballester for having us out to the facility this weekend as the spring season is just about to kick off!!. Super fun feature coming soon for @CronkiteSports ⛳️
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Megan Rapinoe joined #USWNT media availability today to share her thoughts and feelings on this morning's decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Row v. Wade
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THE GAME WINNER‼️. Lucy Johnson was just trying to cross the ball. all the sudden it ended up in the back of the net and would be the difference for @SunDevilSoccer over Arizona . Full package coming soon for @CronkiteSports | @l_j0601
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Happy Birthday to my favorite college radio station 🫡🥳🎂. @BlazeRadioASU | @Blaze_Sports
Today marks our 41st birthday‼️🎂🎉. Here’s to many more years of memories and content🎈
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Kenny Dillingham says his players got out their computers and were doing homework during the near three-hour delay last Thursday night against Southern Utah 😅📚🏈. @CronkiteSports
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Some developments from the broadcast booth last night . @SparkySunDevil is confirmed to NOT be a Patrick Kane fan, writing “Kane Stinks” on the ASU line chart . Will try to get more information on this story
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🏆 NATIONAL CHAMPS!! . So excited to be named 1st Place in the @FBLA_National broadcast journalism event with my AMAZING partner @RaeganKnobbe!! What an honor!! . @Cronkite_ASU
Congratulations Regan and Ben on your NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in Broadcast Journalism! @ccsdk12 #cofblanlc22 #topten #successstartshere #fblanlc2022
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I’m so honored that I’ll have the opportunity to call a @CHSAA state championship tomorrow. It’s truly a once and a lifetime chance to get to call your team at the highest stage . Thanks to @bertborgmann, @mrweisscchs, and @CHSAA for making this happen!! . Let’s go @CreekFB!!.
Programming Alert: . Tomorrow we will be LIVE on Youtube and Twitter with an audio stream of the @CHSAA 5A State Championship between @CreekFB and @GoValorFootball!!. This stream will be FREE with the following link beginning at 5:50 PM:
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‘Twas the night before basketball, and in the Parris house, the notes were awaiting and all printed out. You won’t wanna miss it:
TOMORROW: . Basketball season is finally here!! @cchswbball will open their 2021 campaign inside Kirby Lyle, as they host the Warriors of Arapahoe. Coverage begins at 6:50 LIVE on CCSN via our YouTube and Twitter pages . LINK:
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3 different reporters have asked Kenny Dillingham about conference realignment during ASU's 5 days of practice . His answers:."Oh yeah, cool. We're playing Southern Utah Week 1"."I could give a crap about anything but our football team"."I'm fired up for Southern Utah, baby"
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Uber driver: “What brings you guys to Vegas?”. @RileyMSwenson: “The Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament, the last one ever!”. Driver: “The last one, why!?” . Riley: “All of the schools are leaving.” . Sad but true.
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📍Ketchum, ID. We took Weekend Update on the road this week! Thanks for the help @KTVBJoe, @HaleyKBOI, @MollyParris, and @SouthwestAir!! . Here’s a behind the scenes look of this week’s show ⬇️⬇️.#WeekendUpdateBP
On this week's CCSN Weekend Update @BenParris04 explains the newest @CCSDK12 5-day, in-person learning plan for the 2020-21 school year including the new schedule and other new operational conditions that will take place inside CCSD high schools. @creeksports @mrweisscchs
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My man @mrweisscchs is so much more than a teacher and advisor, he does everything in his power (and sometimes every beyond) to create opportunities for students like me everyday . Could not have made it this far without him 🐐
Students, what do you appreciate about your media adviser? Share here, but share with them more--they love to hear it!
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