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Austin Wright

Senior at the University of Missouri School of Journalism
Nashville, Tennessee USA

About

Enthusiastic, friendly, reliable, and mature college junior seeking internship opportunities with a sports or related organization.

Experience


Communications/PR Intern

May 2022 - Aug 2022
• Created content for public consumption including press releases and social media posts • Coordinated with partner/sponsor organizations for community events and outreach

Production Intern

May 2022 - Aug 2022
• Assisted with production for the sports talk radio show “Darren, Daunic, and Chase” • Archived show segments, managed livestream production, and coordinated script reads

Sports Writing Intern

May 2021 - Aug 2021
• Sportswriter for the online daily newspaper of Nashville • Podcast producer and contributor for “First & Tenn” covering the Tennessee Titans

Owner/Podcaster

Oct 2020 - Present
• Owner, Podcaster, and Writer for SEC sports centric podcast available on all platforms

Sports Reporter

Aug 2019 - Present
● Reported for Columbia, Missouri’s NBC television for Friday Night Fever high school football coverage ● Produced live social media coverage and filmed high school football news footage for KOMU

Sports Broadcaster

Aug 2019 - Present
● Reporter and broadcaster for KCOU, the University of Missouri’s on campus, student run radio station ● Play by play and color commentator for KCOU Sports - Men/Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, and Soccer ● Published written articles for KCOU’s online website ● Live social media coverage for Missouri sports

Fan Host

May 2018 - Sep 2018
• Fan Host for the Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team • Led various game and fan-centric administrative duties

Television Broadcast Intern

Apr 2018 - Aug 2019
• Television broadcast team member for Nashville SC (United Soccer League tenure) • Provided live stats and broadcast reads for the play by play and color commentators during matches

Education


Broadcast Journalism - Bachelors
Aug 2019 - May 2023
Senior at the University of Missouri majoring in sports broadcast journalism. Member of Sigma Nu Fraternity (Risk Reduction Chairman 2020, Recorder 2021).

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