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Tony has been featured as a writer, broadcaster or guest commentator for:



QUALIFICATIONS

- 9+ years on air; Top 40 market since April 2005
- NCAA D1 play-by-play experience at Ohio University
- Ohio State football and basketball pregame host
- Hosting experience w/ ESPN's Herbstreit, Spielman
- Over 300 games of on-air play-by-play experience

EDUCATION

Ohio University ('05)

- B.S. in Broadcast Journalism
- Specialization in English, sports sciences
- Graduated from a Top 10 journalism school nationally


RADIO EXPERIENCE

WBNS Radio (97.1 the Fan), Columbus, OH

April 2005 - April 2010

Show hosting...
- Buckeye Pregame: OSU football pregame (2 hours)
- Buckeye Warmup: OSU hoops pregame (30 minutes)
- Sunday Sports Brunch: Sunday morning sports talk
- Buckeye Replay: Wednesday night game recap
- Buckeye Classics: host replay of classic games
- The Big Show: daily drive-time show; fill-in basis
- The Midday Show: daily talk show; fill-in basis

Anchoring-Reporting...
- Mike & Mike in the Morning (local sportscenter updates)
- Buckeye Postgame Show (college football scoreboard)
- Ohio College Football Report (80 stations statewide)
- ONN morning sportscasts (many stations statewide)
- Blue Jackets Buzz (daily 60-second update on team)
- Buckeye Report (daily 30-second update on team)

Producing...
- fill-in studio producer for the Blue Jackets Radio Network
- network producer for Columbus Destroyers Radio Network


WATH/WXTQ Radio, Athens, Ohio

October 2003 - April 2005

- Sports Director, Show Host, Anchor, Reporter, Play-by-Play


WOUB Radio, Athens, Ohio

January 2001 - October 2003

- Sports Director, Show Host, Anchor, Reporter, Play-by-Play


TELEVISION EXPERIENCE

Ohio News Network, Columbus, Ohio

September 2006 - Present

- Freelance Sideline Reporter, Sports Reporter, Analyst
- Covered the "Marquee Matchup" in the state of Ohio
- Sideline Reporter for the weekly "Big Game" in 2007
- Guest analyst/reporter for OSU sports from 2006-2008


Sportstime Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio

May 2008 - Present

- fill-in host for the popular show All Bets are Off
- regular guest to talk Ohio State football and hoops


Ohio Sports Network

September 2002 - October 2003

- Sideline reporter for football/basketball games
- Simulcast on Fox Sports Ohio or ESPN GamePlan


WOUB-TV, Athens, Ohio

January 2001 - October 2003

- Sports Director, Anchor, Reporter
- Led sports staff during Emmy Award-winning Gridiron Glory
- Anchored sports for a nightly newscast


PRINT EXPERIENCE

Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio

November 2004 - April 2005

-Sports Editor, Reporter, Columnist
- 1st place AP Society of Ohio: Best Breaking Sports News
- Covered 12 high schools and one Division I-A college
- Managed budget, worked with small staff


Freelance Experience

- Creator, owner, writer and broadcaster for OhioHSfootball.com
- Collegefootballnews.com Big Ten writer for 2008
- Writer for uWeekly and 614 the Magazine
- BleacherReport.com freelance Columbus writer