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Jordan Smith

COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DECEMBER 2023 - PRESENT
Rice Sports Network from Learfield - Houston, TX
Play-by-Play Radio Broadcaster

Play-by-Play Radio Broadcaster of Rice Women’s Basketball coverage on Learfield platforms, with recent promotion to regular broadcasting role of team coverage during regular season and postseason action

MAY 2021 - PRESENT
Legacy Sports Network - Houston, TX
Play-by-Play Broadcaster
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DECEMBER 2020 - PRESENT
101.7 KSAM-FM & 94.1/104.9 The Lake-FM - Huntsville, TX
Broadcast Talent, Graphic Designer, Weekend Show Host, Broadcast Engineer, Podcast Manager & Digital Content Director

-Ran board operations during live 101.7 KSAM-FM sports broadcasts and church programming
-Edited, filed and named commercials and news reports into Wide Orbit system to play on both KSAM and The Lake
-Designed graphics for sports broadcasts, advertisements, etc. on KSAM/KHVL website, social media, sports broadcasts and other promotional items
-Reimagined the entire video sports broadcast presentation of the KSAM Sports branch with all-new broadcast operation and on-screen presentation and experience
-Created first and only sports broadcast group in the State of Texas to broadcast in at least 2K Quality or higher on the YouTube platform
-Audio/Video engineered sports broadcasts on 101.7 KSAM-FM and YouTube/Facebook of Sam Houston and Huntsville athletics
-Hosted a weekly country music show every Saturday Afternoon from 3-6 pm on 101.7 KSAM-FM

JANUARY 2018 - PRESENT
90.5 KSHU-FM/Bearkat Sports Network/ESPN+ - Huntsville, Texas
Play-by-Play & Color Analyst, Board-Op & Broadcast Production Member

-Play-by-play, color commentator, board-op and broadcast production member for Sam Houston athletics
-Described the action of Bearkat Men’s and Women’s basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Baseball and Softball on 90.5
KSHU-FM, YouTube, gobearkats.com and ESPN+/ESPN3
-Managed a team of over 30 broadcast talent and schedule of athletic events called on 90.5 KSHU-FM during spring
2021 semester
-Assigned 1-on-1 training with each on-air talent to improve broadcast skills

JANUARY 2021 - MAY 2021
KSHU Cable Channel 7 News - Huntsville, TX
Lead Sports Anchor

Revitalized on-air talent for KSHU Channel 7 News as lead sports anchor, copy editing of the sports block for newscasts, occasionally working producing roles for the newscast and other editor/content creation roles

JANUARY 2018 - MAY 2021
The Houstonian Newspaper - Huntsville, TX
Sports Writer & Editor/Digital Director/Community News Editor

-Sports Writer- Spring 2018: Penned stories for the sports section. 1-2 stories per week minimum for print, another 1-3 for online only content

-Sports Editor- Fall 2018: Advised a staff of 3 writers, created layout for the sports section of the newspaper (1 print per week), edited and published stories online, Managed social media for posting stories and in-game updates of SHSU athletics at least 2 times a week

-Digital Director- Fall 2019 to present: Developed and maintained the Houstonian mobile app, newsletter and the Houstonian website

-Community News Editor- Spring 2021: Assessed and revamped a staff of 4 writers to create 1-2 stories per week for print and online
Edited stories covering news happening in Walker County and designed layout for E-Editions every other Monday of the month

JULY 2017 - DECEMBER 2020
Texas Sports Radio Network & Texan Live - Houston, TX
On-Air Broadcast Talent

-Detailed high school athletics action around the state of Texas, primarily athletics in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD area, for 2-3 games per week
-Ran broadcast productions while calling the action live for both broadcast networks

SEPTEMBER 2016 - MAY 2017
Baylor Lariat Radio - Waco, TX
Broadcast Talent/Manager

-Introduced as play-by-play voice of Baylor Women’s Basketball coverage during fall 2016 and spring 2017
-Pioneered as first play-by-play voice of Baylor Baseball coverage on platform during spring 2017
-Traveled for NCAA national tournament coverage of Baylor athletics in spring 2017
-Coordinated talent recruitment, social media content and scheduling for coverage of 3 different teams
-Raised listening audience by 127% while broadcast manager/on-air talent

AUGUST 2016 - MAY 2017
Baylor Lariat Newspaper - Waco, TX
Sports Writer/Page 3 Editor/Sports Editor

-Sports Writer- Fall 2016: Penned stories for the sports section. 4 stories per week minimum for print, another 2-3 for online only content

-Page 3 Editor- Fall 2016: Designed layout for page 3 of the newspaper (4 prints per week), mainly pulling local stories from AP Wire and laying out on page for content

-Sports Editor- Spring 2017: Transformed layout for the sports section of the newspaper (4 prints per week), also editing and publishing stories online throughout the week, Managed social media for posting stories and in-game updates of Baylor athletics at least 2 times a week