Blaine Grisak Email & Phone Number

Syracuse, Ny, Us

At TurfShow Times I cover the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. I write news stories as well as opinion and analysis columns. It is also my responsibility to manage to the TurfShow Times Facebook page, sharing stories from the website and keeping fans engaged. Covered the 2024 NFL Combine which included interviewing prospects and building relationships with NFL and media personnel also at the event.

Syracuse, New York, United States

At SIDEARM I provide knowledgeable guidance to clients, ranging across all NCAA Divisions and conferences through SIDEARM’s digital products, including the content management system, live stats, apps, etc. I serve as the liaison between SIDEARM clients experiencing advanced problems and SIDEARM’s development team. I also create and maintain positive and long-term relations with SIDEARM partners and clients.

Philadelphia, Pa.

At Ursinus College, I served as a member of the athletic department's senior staff and assisted the Director of Athletic Communications in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Athletic Communications Office, which serviced a highly successful program of 25 Division III sports teams in the Centennial Conference. I was mainly responsible for overseeing the office's digital and social media (creating and developing graphics, editing video, etc.). I also assisted in coordinating and staffing all home events with the purpose of recording stats, managed the game press box area, provided all announcements, and served as the official scorer for all events. Led the transition to NCAA Live Stats in volleyball and basketball.

Greater Philadelphia Area

At the University of Pennsylvania, I served as the primary contact for seven varsity programs including volleyball, softball, men's tennis, fencing, and squash. This included game-day stat-keeping for home events, website updates, social media engagement, and weekly reporting. I handled media requests, wrote press releases, provided in-game statistics to live-broadcasts (ESPN), and set up pre- and post-game interviews. While at Penn I gained a lot of experience working big events such as the 2018 Ivy League Basketball Tournament, and working media relations during the Penn Relays (2018 & 2019).

Started as an intern and worked my way up into a full-time role. As the digital media manager, I managed and led a full team of social media interns to develop and execute a digital media plan. I organized content for social media pages (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Periscope, Blog) and marketing e-mails as well as coordinated social media takeovers with the team's players. During the season, I was responsible for social media and media relations. This included setting up the press room, organizing credentials, distributing and writing press releases and recaps to local media, and setting up player interviews.

Greater San Diego Area

With CBS, I served as a contact for 30 NCAA Division I athletic programs and SIDs mostly in SEC, Mountain West, and Big 12 conferences (Ole Miss, Gonzaga, Boise State, Baylor, Colorado St., etc.). Using Netitor, I updated teams’ official athletic sites that included providing general maintenance, posting information, monitoring and troubleshooting live event statistics (GameTracker), and constructing web pages using HTML and CSS code.

Fort Washington, Pa

At Germantown Academy as the Sports Information Assistant, I assisted the Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing as needed. My main responsibilities included promoting the school’s sports programs on social media and on the website by covering games via social media, taking pictures, interviewing players and coaches, writing game recaps, and writing feature stories on student-athletes, and coaches. I served as a contact for boys’ and girls’ basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, and boys and girls’ soccer.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Programming Intern at 97.5 The Fanatic. Used Adobe Audition on a daily basis to cut and edit audio for shows, podcasts, and interviews. Used VoxPro. Worked for the Mike Missanelli Show, the Jon and Sean show, Harry Mayes and Brian Baldinger, and Harry Mayes and Eytan Shander. Cut audio for "Sound-Off" with the Mike Missanelli Show. Recorded and edited audio during 2015 NFL Draft to be used during shows the next day.

Havre, Mt

Covered the high school junior varsity basketball, volleyball, football, and hockey teams

Master'S Degree, Sports Leadership, 3.87 Gpa

Concentration in Collegiate Athletics Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies, 3.03 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Tennis Team, 2X All-Academic Team, School Paper Received a BA in communications with a minor in English.