What does this mean? You don't have to give up your dream of becoming a Hall of Famer. Granted, it is still an extremely tough achievement to accomplish, however the opportunity is still there. "Our goal is simple: to honor those from across the entire spectrum of the sports broadcast industry who impacted, directly or indirectly, the way sports television is produced" (Aagaard para. 2). Household names such as Al Michaels, Pat Summerall, John Madden and Dick Enberg are just a few of the sportscasters that are already inducted into the Hall of Fame. It is also composed of behind the scene types and innovators in the production of sports, such as, "management, production, technical operations, leagues and teams, manufacturers and vendors, engineering, and On-Air Talent" (Aagaard para. 4).
It is encouraging to know that there is a chance to still go down in history as Hall of Famer. I always wanted to be a professional basketball player, however, I came up short in that regard. I believe I can still redeem myself by going down as one of the greatest sportscasters. All it takes is a little hard work and determination.
Aagaard, Ken. "About the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame." Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. HOF, 2014. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. <http://www.sportsvideo.org/halloffame/about/>.
Aagaard, Ken. "About the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame." Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. HOF, 2014. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. <http://www.sportsvideo.org/halloffame/about/>.
I enjoyed your positive outlook on still having a shot of being inducted into a hall of fame even though you don't play sports anymore. I have never heard of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame before, just out of curiosity how did you find out about this, and what does it take to be inducted?
ReplyDeleteI think it's cool how you still managed to find an alternative to your dream, not may have that opportunity! I wasn't aware either on being inducted into the Hall of Fame for being a sports broadcaster. Is this a new thing or has it been around for quite some time?
ReplyDeleteI have heard of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame and I think it is a really cool thing because broadcasting takes a lot of talent and dedication and some sportscasters deserve to be recognized. What I don't understand is what skills a broadcaster has to possess to be chosen to be in the Hall of Fame and what is the process of being inducted. Are they voted by people? a committee?
ReplyDeleteJGraves: I just looked on google for information about sports broadcasting and stumbled across this website.
ReplyDeleteLucianna: I believe it has been around since 2007
Ryan: Yes Ryan they are voted by people in a committee. The committee is made up of 107 different people in the sports world.
I found this post to be very inspiring. I played many sports in high school and feel similar to you having to leave them behind in college. It is so weird not having a practice everyday or games every week. I think it is great you found a way to get back into sports and still be able to achieve your dream! I was just wondering have you always thought about going into broadcasting or was it just after high school that it drew your interest?
ReplyDeleteIt has always been interesting to me and I love talking sports with people, but one day it hit me that I should pursue this career field. Not being involved with sports like you said really drove me to wanting to get back into it somehow.
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