Nick Valastro Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

- Run the audio board for New York Mets broadcasts- Edit highlights and interviews to be used throughout the broadcast- Oversee logs to make sure breaks are playing correct spots and properly timed out

- Run the audio board for various live and taped programs and edit audio for on-air use- Assist in development of content for shows- Work with talent and producers on following programming clocks so all content and advertisements are featured as planned- Maintain database of program content for archival use

Greater New York City Area

- Hired to broadcast select games at local schools (Adelphi University, Molloy College, LIU Post and NYIT) for basketball, soccer, lacrosse and baseball- Work select Adelphi University basketball games as a public address announcer

- Monitoring outbound and return paths across all Fox News Radio Platforms - Coordinate reporters for their live shots within newscasts and breaking news events- Run the control board for live coverage, pre-tapes and overall production- Work closely with engineering, IT and editorial staff. Troubleshoot operational, CPU and automation issues

- Work closely with production and studio crew to ensure strong streaming quality as well as strong audio quality for shows on MLB.com and 120 Sports- Creating Tech-Books for daily studio show operations- Routing audio and video sources in and out of Yamaha 02R - Prepping studios with necessary mic and IFBs for each designated talent- Coordinating with.

- Platform monitor for HBO NOW by working directly with HBO Operations to ensure uninterrupted streaming.- Monitored and logged issues to JIRA to maintain accurate logs of known issues with the platform application.

- Covering New York Islanders hockey by being up-to-date on the team and their latest news.- Conducting player and coach interviews during intermissions, post-game and team practices for the "New York Islanders Radio Network."- Producing features for intermission segments on the "New York Islanders Radio Network."

- Broadcasting Hofstra sports and local professional sports in various ways.- Play-by-play, color commentator and sideline reporter for Hofstra basketball, soccer, baseball and lacrosse.- Play-by-play and color commentator for the New York Cosmos, Long Island Ducks and New York Lizards.- Host of pregame, halftime and postgame shows and sports talk shows..

- Provide guidance and broadcasting critiques to station personnel as part of the department's executive board.- Produce "The Locker Room," an hour-long sports talk show focused on Hofstra athletics.- Creating a weekly rundown for the show by determining topics of discussion, segment ideas, booking interviews and personnel assignments.

- Executive decision-maker for an hour-long sports talk show solely focused on collegiate lacrosse.- Creating a weekly rundown for the show by determining topics of discussion, booking interviews, segment ideas and personnel assignments.

- Helping the department with daily assignments and game day operations - Conduct research on teams and players by gathering stats and information for the team’s official game notes - Assist media members during games by providing stats and transcribing postgame interviews- Gather and organize news clips daily about the team for distribution to the team.

- In-studio assistant engineer; Screening phone calls for “The Richard Neer Show”- Game tape-op by cutting game highlights and postgame interviews to be used for WFAN programming- Assist on-air and off-air personnel with various projects and daily tasks

- On-site engineer, board-op and social media coordinator for “The Weekend with Jake and Drew”- On-air talent offering insight on the NHL for the show

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Journalism

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Radio And Television