Sidcast

What would you do if you had to handle more sports than your own age as head SID? Jim Naprstek did as he details that and the struggles he had in the job hunt, building a student staff, and more. As always, you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast

The first time I met Blake, he looked at me and said, "I thought you'd be older". Had to have him on after that right? With one of the most interesting stories of anyone that I have ever interviewed, we run through being a mentor and his time in the Navy. As always, you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast

What could be crazier than accepting a job over the phone while taking shelter from a tornado? Our 50th episode will detail all of that with Katie Mucci from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. We talk about life in a large, geographically spaced conference as well as digital media strategies. As always, you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast

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We are back after a week off with a special episode from Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro. I drove down to see Ken Badylak who had to endure the experience of a university closing as we go into intense detail of that along with time management tips. As always, you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast

Our final guest in our #7in7 campaign is Bill Wagner of DePauw in Greencastle. He'll first go through his times during his undergrad days at Miami (Ohio), grad school at Ohio State, and eventually his first full-time job some 31 years later at DePauw. As always you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast.

As our #7in7 campaign comes to a close, we have Kevin Lanke from Rose-Hulman on the pod to discuss his play-by-play background as well as how important his grad-assistants have meant to him over the past few years. As always you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast.

We start off with day number five of our 7 episodes in 7 days campaign with a little play-by-play of Jeremy's Boston Marathon attempt. We will also detail his journey from West Lafayette as a Purdue fan (and a Drew Brees tale) to working in Bloomington. As always you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast.

It has been exactly one year since our first episode. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Anyway, we are going back to our roots with our very first guest, Tyler Jester from Hanover College. We'll go over what's changed for him in the past year, from Hanover's great conference success to his new baby on the way. As always, you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast.

Short episode that summarizes the rules to our contest for you to win an SIDcast T-Shirt

Max came to the U.S. to play college football, but not only that, to learn more about sport media in the world. Ithaca checked all the boxes where he grew athletically and professionally which lead him to his current role at Wagner. With those experiences came a love for graphics and digital media which Max will detail in this episode. As always, you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast.

It's been awhile since we've had some broadcasting advice on the pod. Today, Jim Powers will give us just that. We will discuss his time as a coach along with his move to broadcasting and eventually onto the staff at Maryville. Some tips include how you can start a broadcast, improve your broadcast, and train your student broadcasters. As always you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast. Enjoy!

A great guest deserves a lengthy episode today on SIDcast. We have Tim Hanson on today to discuss his times across the Mid-West including the job processes to get to where he's at, publication awards, as well as his current Netflix addictions. Next week, Jim Powers of Maryville (Mo.) comes on the pod. As always you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast. Enjoy!

This week we have the chair of the job seekers committee on SIDcast for our thirty-eighth episode. We discuss his times all around the country and the differences of each along with a few other things I don't want to spoil in the description. As always you can follow us on social media using @sportsinfocast.

This is a short Tuesday Talk previewing our episode on Thursday with Danny Kambel. We'll briefly discuss why you should celebrate your career moves, gunning for your goals, and a few tips when you get a new job. Next week we'll have Tim Hanson from Rogers State on the pod. Follow us on social media using @sportsinfocast.

Katie Gwinn-Hewitt is our guest today. She will detail an albeit strange path to her position at #GoBlue along with her inspiration and determination for her website, which she co-created with Olivia Coiro, Sparkles and Sport. We go through what it's like being an SID in one state and engaged to a significant other in another. There's so much in this week's episode and I hope you all enjoy it. Follow us on twitter and like us on facebook @sportsinfocast.

We'll focus on social media strategy today with Ben Stockwell from Assumption College. I'll struggle with the pronunciation of Worcester along with his time at Ithaca and some other Ivy League institutions. By the end of this episode, hopefully you'll have some sense of direction about where to take your social media venture at your school. As always, you can follow us on social media @sportsinfocast.