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Jason Kurtz

Sportscaster

EXPERIENCE

 

MLB.com                                                                                                                                                  

New York, NY                                 

Anchor/Host                                                                                   

April 2009 – Present

·       Write and anchor daily, online broadcasts

·       Produce and package in-depth, daily access packages for individual franchises

·       Headline complete coverage of all 30 Major League Baseball Teams

 

CBS College Sports                                                                                                                                    

New York, NY

Associate Producer                                                     

March/April 2009

·       Produced editorial content for talent during 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

·       Coordinated analysis with visiting coaches and industry experts

 

WZVN – ABC 7                                                                                                                            

Fort Myers, FL

Sports Director                                                            

December 2004 – May 2008

·       Anchored Weekday/Weeknight sportscasts (6 p.m. and 11 p.m., Mon. – Fri.)

·       Managed a 6-person team, which produced more than 30 local sportscasts per week

·       Covered Super Bowl XLI, NCAA National Championship, and Orange Bowl

·       Created, produced, and co-hosted  SW Florida’s first-ever, weekly, high school football show

·       Headlined Annual MLB Spring Training Coverage, focusing on Boston Red Sox and MN Twins

 

WVIR – NBC 29                                                                                                                           

Charlottesville, VA

Sports Anchor/Reporter                                                           

July 2002 – December 2004

·       Anchored Weekday/Weekend Sportscasts

·       Covered  Washington Redskin Training Camp, ACC Men’s Basketball Tournaments, Continental  Tire Bowls

·       Covered major ACC sporting events while following University of Virginia Athletics

·       Created and anchored weekly and seasonal features and franchises, sold to local businesses

·       Hosted 1-on-1 exclusive interviews with local coaches, including Dom Starsia following  2003 National Championship

 

WTVH/WSYT – CBS/FOX                                                                                                                  

Syracuse, NY

Sports Producer/Reporter/Anchor                                                       

May 2000 – June 2002

·       Produced, edited, wrote, reported, and anchored daily sports segments and nightly sportscasts

·       Covered Syracuse University football, basketball, and lacrosse; Syracuse Crunch hockey


 


FOX Sports Radio 

Los Angeles, CA

Stringer/Analyst/Update Reporter                                                                   

September 2001 – April 2002

·       Filed live national radio reports during Syracuse University football, basketball seasons


 

EDUCATION

 

Syracuse University                    

Bachelor of Science Degree                                                       

May 2000         

GPA 3.55

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Major: Broadcast Journalism, Minors: Spanish, Sociology

 

Syracuse University Abroad Program - Madrid, Spain                                                                   

January 1999 – May 1999

 

INDUSTRY AWARDS

 

2007 Florida Associated Press Broadcasters: 1st Place, Best Sportscast