Holiday Inn—Skokie
(5300 W. Touhy Ave)
Do you love sports? Would you enjoy a career as a TV sports journalist? Have you dreamed about being a TV sports anchor or calling a last second, game winning shot on radio or television? This is your chance to learn how to become a sports broadcaster at the nation’s premier Sports Broadcasting Camp for boys and girls ages 10-18.
| Monday | |
| 9-10am | Introduction |
| 10am-11am | Comcast Sportsnet Anchors Chris Boden visits camp |
| 11:00-12pm | Interactive Activity |
| 12:00-1pm | Lunch |
| 1-2m | Interactive Activity |
| 2-3pm | Chicago Bulls play by play announcer Chuck Swirsky |
| 3-4pm | Interactive Activity |
| Tuesday | |
| 9am-4pm | Camp breaks into two groups by age and rotates between making sports anchor tapes, sports talk radio shows, reporting tapes, as well as voicing over ESPN Highlights.
This will be done with our new Pixcara machines. Group 2 will make play-by-play tapes of the NBA Playoffs, World Series, and Super Bowl as well as participate in our famous camp trivia contest. Groups switch after lunch |
| *Blackhawks radio play-by-play announcer John Wiedeman stops by camp at 12:45pm | |
| Wednesday | |
| 9am-4pm | Camp breaks up into groups and rotates between making 1st & 10 tapes, NFL pre-season shows, sports talk radio shows, and voicing over ESPN Top 10 plays. All recordings will be done with our new pixcara machines. Gropu 2 will be participating in our PTI and sports password contests. |
| *Bears RB Kahlil Bell will come by for a press conference with camp at 12:45pm | |
| Thursday | |
| 9-1pm | Head to Northwestern University to tour football and basketball facility, make reporting tapes, as well as have a press conference with members of the Northwestern football team |
| 1-2pm | Lunch |
| 2-3pm | Bulls announcer and former player Bill Wennington speaks to camp |
| 3-4pm | Interactive Activity |
| Friday *Camp Concludes at 3pm | |
| 9-10:30am | Peter Brown from yahoo sports |
| 10am-12pm | Sports Sharks game |
| 12-1pm | Lunch |
| 1-2pm | Sports Jeopardy |
| 2-3pm | Camp Concludes |
| **Evening activities for overnight campers include Cubs game, wiffle ball, basketball, swimming | |
Chuck Garfein, Luke Stuckmeyer, and Sarah Kustok, Dave Kaplan- Comcast SportsNet anchors
Stephen Bardo and George Smith-ESPN
Eric Collins- ESPN and MLB announcer
John Wiedeman- Blackhawks
Jill Carlson-Fox
Fred Miller-Former NFL player and Super Bowl champion
Shonia Carter-UFC Fighter
James Wisniewski-Former Blackhawk (now New York Islanders)
Chuck Swirsky – Bulls Announcer
Chris Boden-Comcast SportsNet
Kahlil Bell-Bears Running Back
Bill Wennington- Bulls Analyst / Former Bulls Center
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