In our 23rd year of operation, The Sports Broadcasting Camp is the nation's premier sports broadcasting training ground! At Montclair State TV/radio studios.
The sportscasting force of nature and all-around good guy
@John_Fanta
just dispensed great life and professional advice to campers. “Get after it!” Thanks John!
@FOXSports
@BIGEAST
We are excited to reveal our first guest instructor for our upcoming online clinic in November! Everyone, please give a round of applause for the great,
@sarahkustok
, host on Fox Sports 1 and for the
@BrooklynNets
on
@YESNetwork
.
A pleasure to have the one and only Gary Cohen speaking with our campers this morning via Zoom. While he is most known for being the lead voice of the
@Mets
on
@SNYtv
he has been working with
@DavePopkin
in
@SetonHallMBB
for the past 21 years!
Thanks to the talented
@Yankees
announcer and camp alum
@JustinShackil
for spending so much time with our campers today. Wonderful example for our kids. “Poise, preparation, & kindness.”
@JomboyMedia
BANG!
@NBA
@nyknicks
legend Mike Breen joins us for the first time. A real highlight. “You can never over prepare. Improve your vocabulary and command of the language. Try everything, not just sports.” Great advice today. Thanks Mike!
We are always thrilled to welcome the talented Sarah Kustok back as a guest speaker. Sarah is the lead analyst for Brooklyn Nets games on the YES Network. The Nets exhibition season begins tonight vs. New Orleans with a telecast on YES. Opening day for our camp is Monday!
Phenomenal job by CBS/YES legend Ian Eagle guest speaking at our Virtual Camp today. He’s been our teammate for 19 years. The best. Thanks Bird!
@BrooklynNets
@CBSSports
And just like that year 23 is in the books… Congrats to Somerset on their 2 to 0 victory against Altoona . We would like to thank all of the campers who made this week a resounding success… Next… Year 24. See you all next summer.
Campers were on-air doing radio and TV today at the
@ChrisCarrino
and
@TimCapstraw
Sports Broadcasting Camp
@montclairstateu
School of Communication and Media. Fabulous studios.
National Sportscaster of the Year and our former namesake Ian Eagle was real and spectacular on Day One. The Bird says “Preparation is non-negotiable.” 🦅
Today for the first time in our camps history we were honored to welcome the voice of the
@Yankees
John Sterling to have a QA with our campers. It was an amazing experience and we appreciate his time.
Gary Cohen is the legendary TV voice of the New York Mets on SNY. He and Dave Popkin have also broadcast over 500 Seton Hall Basketball games together on the radio. His insights as a guest speaker will be invaluable to our campers on July 30.
#HALLIN
#ITSOUTTAHERE
Our second guest speaker of the morning was
@espnbob
. A Broadcasting veteran with over 2 decades worth of knowledge. Working as both a play by play broadcaster for
@espn
and
@nyjets
Radio Broadcast.
Camp alum
@NoahEagle15
is on the call for France vs. Brazil men’s basketball with Dwyane Wade on Day 1 of the 2024 Olympics. The two will also call every USA men’s and women’s game in Paris.
Well, that’s a wrap on our 19th annual camp (1st virtual). What a terrific group of speakers, teachers, & students! Wonderful experience. We’ll see you down the road.
@TimCapstraw
✌️
@DavePopkin
The dynamic
@sarahkustok
started as a runner on TV crews and has worked her way into an award-winning color commentator, reporter, and host. Thanks for sharing your story with our virtual clinic Sarah. You rock!
BREAKING: The birthday boy
@John_Fanta
has been added as a guest speaker for our July 26-30 virtual camp. Learn from one of the top young sportscasters in the nation. Sign-up today!
Attached is the day 4 recap video montage. Thank you again to
@montclairstateu
for being such gracious host for us this year . Looking forward to seeing everyone back to finish camp this years camp with a great day at the ballpark ahead
Long time beat reporter for the
@Giants
Paul Dottino
@giantswfan
met with our campers to discuss his 4 successful tips to being a good reporter. Hustle, Accuracy, Assertiveness, and Preparation. He has been doing it since 1983!
Tremendous session with
@Giants
insider and
@NECsports
PBP announcer Paul Dottino today at camp. “Be yourself, be prepared, let that personality come out.” Thanks
@giantswfan
!
We are thrilled to welcome another outstanding instructor to the SBC team,
@John_Fanta
! John is a multi-media reporter for the
@BIGEAST
and the
@Indians
, while also doing play-by-play for
@CBBonFOX
.
John knows exactly what it takes to thrive in the world of sports broadcasting!
Campers had the chance to have a pregame Q&A with Sparky Lyle, the 1977 Cy Young award winner and two times World Series champion with the Yankees has been with the Somerset Patriots for the past 25 years as a manager and ambassador for the team!
Advanced campers learning baseball play by play from
@DavePopkin
. He serves as one of the broadcasting voices of the
@BuffaloBisons
the
@BlueJays
AAA affiliate among his many other roles!
Special thanks to
@SHUWBB
and Coach Tony Bozzella, along with players Amari Wright, and Shay Pinkney for putting our campers through a mock post game press conference.
Big
@FOXSports
day at camp today. First
@KennyAlbert
and now
@John_Fanta
who says “Be nice to people. You can control your motor and how hard you work. Embrace who you are!” Thanks John, great stuff.
The great Ian Eagle entertaining and educating the campers today. Bird’s Greatest Hits! Ian helped run our camp the first 15 years. Awesome stuff.
#jamesschneff
Take a look at some of our returning campers covering the
@Globies
game during their residency at the
@americandream
mall today! Thank you to the Globetrotters for the opportunity.
The Sports Broadcasting Camp is back for Year 23! Join us July 15-19 at Montclair State’s terrific TV and radio studios and
@SOMPatriots
game. NEW: ages 10-19. Reserve your spot now. Hundreds of success stories!
@Montclair_BMO
@John_Fanta
joined us this afternoon to teach our campers about the importance of good work ethic and networking. John is certainly an energetic personality and can be seen on
@FOXSports
coverage of the Big East Conference Basketball amongst other sports.
Thanks to everyone who listened and called in earlier this morning on
@WFAN660
! Can’t wait to run it back tonight from 12-5 AM
Use the
@Audacy
App and rewind & listen to any part of the show
For now: a monster iced coffee. It’s time for Day 3 of the
@SportsBcastCamp
Perfect leadoff hitter for this year’s camp. On-camera performance coach and author
@PatriciaStarkNY
. Thank you Patricia! Great stuff for our budding broadcasters.
Kicking off an impressive line up of guest speakers over the next few days is
@PatriciaStarkNY
. A well respected on air personality and public speaking coach. One of the best in the business!
Riveting perspective on broadcasting from the great
@John_Fanta
right now for our 20th Anniversary camp class. Invaluable advice to our young sportscasters. Thanks John!
another action packed day for us Thanks to
@TimCapstraw
for putting all of these additional video montages together each day… Keep following along for updates as we head into our fourth and final day
@Montclair_BMO
before heading to TD Bank ballpark Friday. Night
Some of our advanced campers from this year’s camp had the special opportunity to attend
@NECFootball
social media day at MetLife Stadium, where they got to interview players and coaches ahead of the 2024 season. We appreciate the invite.
Some spots remain for our July 10-14 day camp at Montclair State
@MSU_BMO
. Act now! The original & longest running sportscasting camp. State-of-the-art radio/TV studios, big bopper guests, with
@DavePopkin
@TimCapstraw
presiding. Register: