Celebrities and Athletes
Here are just some of the coaches, athletes, celebrities and other notable figures I have interacted with in my career!
Kevin Negandhi, an ESPN on-air personality, and I at the Little League World Series (2019) Donovan McNabb, alongside my brother and me, after an Eagles open practice when they were held at Lehigh University Nick Foles – Super Bowl 52 MVP and champion with the Philadelphia Eagles Franco Harris – former Pittsburgh Steelers running back, 4-time Super Bowl Champion and NFL Hall of Fame member Vlade Divac – former NBA player for the Lakers, Hornets and Kings (NBA HOF) Former Penn State star Josh Reaves and I after a Penn State Elite Men’s Basketball Camp Tony Carr, 2018 NBA Draftee and former PSU star, and I at the Penn State Men’s Basketball Banquet Mike Watkins, former Penn State Men’s Basketball center, and I at the Penn State Men’s Basketball Banquet David Akers – former Philadelphia Eagles kicker, 1323 career points (1st in the Eagles’ franchise history) Stephen Wisniewski – a member of the SBLII Champion Philadelphia Eagles Jay Paterno- Son of Coach Joe Paterno PSU Alumnus/ Super Bowl Champion Nick Scott Maggie Wilson- The Head of Development for Scottish Curling (during my interview with her) Bruce Mouat- Olympic curler for Great Britain (during my interview with him)
Locations and Objects
This slideshow displays images of some of the coolest locations and venues I have attended or worked in, and it also shows some of the neat memorabilia I have seen or studied!
A fantastic quote inside the Palestra Philadelphia Eagles’ open practice: Lincoln Financial Field (2018) Here’s the set up from my first ever radio broadcast, which I did for COMM Radio Beaver Stadium: home of the Penn State Nittany Lions College Game Day: State College, PA (2017) Here is an image from our first ever live podcast for the Nittany News St. Joes vs. Loyola Chicago at the Palestra (2019) The 2016 Little League World Series Heinz Field: home of the Pittsburgh Steelers Camden Yards: home of the Baltimore Orioles Draft cards from the 2016 NFL Draft (From NFL Hall of Fame: Canton, Ohio) Myself in an Eagles’ “underdog” mask on Old Main Lawn (Penn State) after the Eagles’ SBLII win 76ers vs. Spurs (2018) The Basketball Hall of Fame: Springfield, Massachusetts The Baseball Hall of Fame: Cooperstown, New York Penn State vs. Michigan White Out Game: Beaver Stadium (2017) Philadelphia 76ers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder with my family: Wells Fargo Center (2017) (Thunder won in 3OT) Penn State Women’s Volleyball: Rec Hall (2017) Penn State Track and Field Camp University of Massachusetts’ Ice Hockey Rink This is the very first camera I ever shot with at the very first place I ever captured video (Beaver Stadium) Here is one of the first interviews I ever filmed. I got to speak with Jay Paterno on the environment around the White Out Here’s a screenshot from my hosting with After the Whistle Penn State vs. Auburn 2021 White Out For the 2021 White Out, I was a runner for ESPN Here is my view from my last home Penn State game as a student Here is my view from the sideline of the PIAA State Championship that I covered for After the Whistle Here is my view from Lincoln Financial Field where the Philadelphia Eagles took on the Washington Football Team during the 2021-2022 season Here is George M. Steinbrenner Field, the site of the Yankees’ spring training facility Here is an up-close shot of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ pirate ship inside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida I went to the 2022 Outback Bowl where Arkansas defeated Penn State 24-10 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on New Years Day I went to Curl Edinburgh to film some new players learning the sport of curling in Edinburgh, Scotland Here I am filming some new curlers in Edinburgh, Scotland Here I am holding blue hone granite at Kays Curling – the manufacturer responsible for curling’s olympic stones Here I am filming inside Kays Curling watching stones being produced Here is an action shot of the group I followed as I watched them curl for the first time 2022 Mens Volleyball EIVA Tournament (PSU upset 3-2 by Princeton) 2022 Penn State Blue-White Game at Beaver Stadium PNC Park: home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Daniel S. Frawley Stadium: home of the Wilmington Blue Rocks Heinz Field: home of the Pittsburgh Steelers A sign inside PNC Park Coca-Cola Park: home of the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs First sports journalism job: The MLB Network in Secaucus, NJ NHL Network MLB Tonight studio inside the MLB Network Studio 42 at the MLB Network A wall of baseball cards inside the MLB Network Myself playing wiffleball in Studio 42 after the Field of Dreams game (2022) Bryce Harper rehabbing with the AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs during the 2022 season Bryce Harper warming up before later hitting a walk off double to secure a 6-5 win for the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs Citi Field: home of the New York Mets New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 9/17/22