— RÉsumé —

CONTACT INFORMATION

jackwsmith9@gmail.com

BROADCASTING EXPERIENCE

Fredericksburg Nationals

Broadcasting and Media Relations Assistant - March 2025-September 2025 - Fredericksburg, VA

  • Provided play-by-play broadcasting and color commentary for the Carolina League affiliate of the Washington Nationals

  • Assisted with all media relations efforts, including creating daily game notes and press releases while handling interview and credential requests

  • Wrote game recaps and feature stories for the team program, as well as articles for the team website

  • Posted in-game broadcast highlights on the FredNats' Twitter/X account, while executing the team's media marketing strategy as part of the Creative Services Department

  • Hosted in-stadium pregame show on the video board, highlighting previous games and fulfilling sponsorship interviews

  • Designed, edited and executed all radio commercial segments, including writing and recording audio advertisements and mixing music in and out of breaks

  • Took the media relations lead alongside the Video Production Department in the development of a short documentary project featuring the unique upbringing of a FredNats' relief pitcher

KXSC Sports

Radio Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Sports Co-Director - January 2022-March 2025 - Los Angeles, CA

  • Provided play-by-play broadcasting for USC baseball, football and basketball games on USC student radio

  • Traveled to broadcast USC road games, including trips to Globe Life Field, Angel Stadium, Michigan Stadium, and Allegiant Stadium

  • Hosted radio pregame, halftime, and postgame shows for USC athletic events

Big Ten Plus

TV Play-by-Play Broadcaster  - November 2024-March 2025 - Los Angeles, CA

  • Provided TV play-by-play broadcasting for USC baseball, basketball and volleyball games on Big Ten streaming channels

  • Fulfilled advertisement reads for broadcast sponsors and Big Ten social media accounts

Chatham Anglers

Radio Play-by-Play Broadcaster  - June 2024-August 2024 - Chatham, MA

  • Provided play-by-play broadcasting for 41 summer baseball games in 53 days as part of the Cape Cod Baseball League

  • Hosted pregame and postgame segments for “Anglers Extra,” including live interviews with Anglers players and coaches

  • Directed the media team’s efforts, including content management, team publications, video production, and social media output

  • Designed all of the team’s graphics used on social media through Adobe Photoshop

Pac-12 Plus

TV Play-by-Play Broadcaster  - February 2023-May 2024 - Los Angeles, CA

  • Provided TV play-by-play broadcasting for USC baseball, volleyball, lacrosse, and water polo games on Pac-12.com

  • Completed advertisement reads for broadcast sponsors, including presenting sponsor segments

  • Hosted postgame interviews with USC athletes following wins

SLO Blues Baseball

Director of Broadcasting  - May 2023-July 2023 - San Luis Obispo, CA

  • Provided play-by-play broadcasting for 48 summer baseball games in the California Collegiate League

  • Produced live streams featuring a two-camera set-up, a scoreboard, and motion graphics

MEDIA EXPERIENCE

USCFootball.com - 247 Sports

Multimedia Journalist - August 2022-March 2025 - Los Angeles, CA

  • Covered all USC football practices and games, interviewing players and coaches in media scrums upon conclusion

  • Shot and hosted “Instant Analysis” stand-up videos after all USC football practices and games

  • Hosted “Tunnel Vision” football podcast & “Dedeaux Download” baseball podcast, including interviews with USC head coach Andy Stankiewicz

AWARDS

2025 Jim Nantz Award Winner — Honored as “the nation’s most outstanding collegiate sports broadcaster” by STAA and professionals in the industry

2024 Jim Nantz Award Second-Team All-American — Ranked as one of the 12 best collegiate sports broadcasters in the nation by STAA

2023 Chick Hearn Memorial Scholarship — Awarded to two USC Annenberg students excelling in sports broadcast journalism

2021 Jim McKay Memorial Scholarship — Awarded to one high school student pursuing a career in sports TV (Presented at the Sports Emmy Awards)

EDUCATION

University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

B.A. Journalism, May 2025 | 3.92 GPA — Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Honors

Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA

May 2021