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My Spring Break Project

My spring break was one of the most entertaining break I have had in a while.  And coming from a college student that could mean a variety of things.  I was able to cover the New York Islanders as a reporter for the first time all season during their final home game against the Winnipeg Jets.  I went to morning skate with the team Thursday morning, and recorded a feature interview with Matt Donovan, a rookie defenseman for the Isles.  During the game I spoke with Andrew McDonald and Matt Martin, for the in-game intermission interviews, which are always exciting because they players have just left the ice, and are still in the zone for their previous twenty of play.  Fourtunately the Islanders won and I was able to talk with many of the players in the post game press conference.  Here I have posted an interview with defenseman Steve Staios who played in his 1000th career game that night.

I also had a chance late in the week to travel with the Hofstra Men's Lacrosse team as they took on the UNC Tar Heels this past weekend in the ESPNU Warrior Classic.  I was the color commentator for the broadcast in a game that was broadcast on ESPNU, and I was able to meet and talk with some of the on-air talent for ESPN, while picking their brains on how best to get into the broadcast booth and how best to have a career as a sports commentator.  In my slideshow you can see my pictures from the events, with photo's from the Nassau Coliseum and Charlotte, North Carolina to come shortly!

Some may say that spring break is for relaxation, which I believe it is, but this past week I gave up the glory that is vacation to get invauable professional experience that I will never regret.