
Austin Wright
Senior at the University of Missouri School of Journalism
Nashville, Tennessee USAAbout
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).