Aiden Blanc

Play by Play Broadcaster

(203) 810-7449
blancaiden17@gmail.com
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Experience

Wareham Gatemen - Play-by-Play Broadcaster (June 2023 - August 2023)

Co-directed all team broadcasting operations and broadcasted all 44 regular season (And
postseason) games for the Wareham Gatemen on the Cape Cod Baseball Network. Conducted
pre and post game interviews with players and coaches. Responsible for daily game notes,
featuring stats, headlines and other team info. Responsible for upkeep of broadcast equipment
and creation of audio and video commercials to be used on air.

KASC Blaze Radio - Play-by-Play Broadcaster/Studio Host (January 2023 - Present)

Calls play-by-play of Arizona State Athletics for ASU’s student radio station. (Spring 2023)
Sports anchor for “Press Pass”, Blaze Radio’s daily 30 minute news show.

Pac-12 Insider - Play-by-Play Broadcaster/Analyst (March 2023 - Present)

Works as a play-by-play broadcaster and color analyst for Arizona State olympic sports on
Pac-12 insider. Has called play-by-play of women’s tennis and lacrosse and has worked as an
analyst for women’s tennis, lacrosse and water polo.

Walter Cronkite Sports Network - Reporter (January 2023 - Present)

Studio anchor and reporter for WCSN's weekly show, “Cronkite Sports Live”. Assists with
pre-production including graphics and editing each week. (Spring 2023) Member of baseball
coverage team, responsible for creating game recaps and producing features on Arizona State
baseball.

NFHS Network - Play by Play Broadcaster (June 2018 - Present)

Calls action of Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) high school playoff
games online, live and on demand. Responsible for broadcast equipment as well as organizing a
production crew for each event.

Bristol Blues - Director of Broadcasting (Summer 2022)

Served as Play-by-Play Broadcaster for all 46 regular and postseason games, also conducted
pre/postgame interviews with coaches and players. Responsible for upkeep of broadcast
equipment, management of team social pages and creation of audio and video commercials to be
used on air. Directed all team media operations during the summer of 2022.

Falcon Sports Network, Fairfield Ludlowe HS - President (August 2017 - June 2021)
Created the first live sports broadcast channel in the history of Fairfield Ludlowe High School.
Directed all network media operations on social media (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook,Youtube).
Oversaw staff of 10 club members. Station has been recognized nationally and won multiple
awards at the 2019 and 2020 John R. Drury High School Radio Awards.

ESPN - Play by Play Broadcaster (August 2019)

Called play by play of the first ever Little League World Series "Kids Cast" as part of ESPN's
coverage in Williamsport. Broadcast featured two play-by-play broadcasters along with former
LLWS star Mo'ne Davis in the booth and two teenage sideline reporters. Guests on the broadcast
included former Chicago Cub and World Series Champion Davis Ross and ESPN baseball
analyst Tim Kurkjian. Broadcast was the most viewed game of the LLWS, garnering over 280k
viewers throughout the course of the telecast.

Fairfield American Legion Baseball - Director of Broadcasting (May 2019 - August 2021)
Directed and co-operated the “CT Legion Broadcast Network”. Produced and called play by play
of roughly 20 home games each season (Plus select postseason games). Responsible for editing
all audio after each game to post on the team website. Also responsible for the sale of
sponsorships and recording and editing a “Managers Show” as well as a “Player’s Spotlight” for
each game.

DRL Media, The Ruden Report - Student Intern (June 2018 - June 2019)
Created 2-3 minute highlight videos of local high school sporting events. Assisted editor Dave
Ruden in editing podcasts/gameday graphics. Pushed multimedia based content onto the website
(rudenreport.com) and its social media pages.

Education
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Pursuing B.A. in Sports Journalism, Expected Graduation: Spring 2025

Fairfield Ludlowe High School

Class of 2021
Bruce Beck Sports Broadcasting Camp (2017-2021)
Attended camp with other high school broadcasters from around the tri-state area. Wrote and
delivered on camera broadcasts including a debate-style show, a sports highlight show, a sports
commentary/rant, a standup from Metlife Stadium and play-by-play of an NBA game. Camp
instructors include WNBC New York sports anchor Bruce Beck, high school sports personality
Mike Quick and New York Knicks radio play by play announcer Ed Cohen.

Awards
2023 STAA All-America Program - Named 3rd Team All-American in the annual Jim Nantz
Award rankings by the Sportscasters Talent Agency of Americ

2019-20 John R. Drury High School Radio Awards - Best Newscast, Best Sports Talk
Program, Best Sports Play-by-Play (Finalist: Best High School Radio Station, Best Podcast)

2019 NFHS Network Awards - Best Play by Play (Finalist: Best Newscast)

2018-19 John R. Drury High School Radio Awards - Best Newscast (Finalist: Best Play by
Play)

2018 Vantage Sports Network Video Awards - First Place

Bridgeort Bluefish “Kids Run the Ballpark” Contest - Winner, 2015-17