Mike Breen to speak at Marist on Wednesday

Dr. Keith Strudler, a good friend of our program, has asked me to spread the word to our team about this exciting speaker on Wednesday. The Sports Reporting Class that I teach on Tuesday evenings is required to attend this talk as part of their course work, and as a result I will be there.

I encourage all team members to come out and listen to Mike Breen. I think you will find him entertaining, funny and informative. Here is Dr. Strudler's press release about the talk ...

On Wednesday, October 19, at 7 p.m., sports broadcaster Mike Breen will appear in Marist’s Nelly Goletti Theatre in the Student Center. He will be speaking about his career in sports media and spend most of the evening holding a question and answer session with Marist students. The event is free and open to all members of the Marist community. All those with an interest in sports media, broadcasting, and various aspects of the dizzying world of covering elite athletics are welcomed and encouraged to attend.

Mike Breen is one America’s most accomplished and recognized sports broadcasters. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the New York Knicks for MSG Network as well as part of the lead basketball sportscasting team for ABC/ESPN, calling everything from regular season contests to the NBA Finals. Breen has also called numerous Olympic Games, including men’s and women’s basketball at the 2008 Beijing Games for NBC. Breen’s visit to Marist marks a return to his early days in sports broadcasting, having called Marist basketball for the Colony Sports Network not long after his graduation from Fordham University.

This event is presented by the newly founded Marist College Center for Sports Communication. Housed in the School of Communication and the Arts, the Center builds on Marist’s popular concentration in sports communication and will serve as the hub of activity in this growing academic field. The Center will host speaking events such as this, conduct research projects, perform service activities, and forge partnerships with various constituencies and organizations in the field. The Center will increase opportunities for all Marist students interested in the study and practice of sports communication.

For more information about this event or the Marist College Center for Sports Communication, please contact Keith Strudler, Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Marist College Center for Sports Communication, at Keith.Strudler@marist.edu.