Shane Connuck Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, N.C.

• Beat writer for NASCAR, covering happenings in auto racing's highest circuit through in-depth stories• Report and write stories about other Charlotte-area sports, including the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte FC, high school and college athletics• Regularly perform on-camera standups, produce videos and strengthen social media/video presence

Washington, D.C.

• Beat writer for boys’ lacrosse, wrestling and field hockey, oversaw coverage of more than 300 programs in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia• Broke a story exposing a conflict between a coach and his administration over a female student-athlete wanting to wrestle that garnered more than 12,000 page views on its first day• Pitched and reported features, covered most state and conference championships, determined rankings and postseason All-Met selections

College Park, Md.

• Contributed to several long-term reporting projects with the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and Howard Center for Investigative Journalism• Traveled to conduct interviews about issues that transcend college sports, including the rise of the sports betting industry and the diversity in coaching hires• Co-wrote and reported two stories in “Gambling on Campus” project published with The Associated Press and PBS NewsHour

College Park, Md.

• Conducted interviews to write in-depth feature stories about current and former Terps• Wrote game recaps for UMTerps.com; Assisted sports information directors with day-to-day public relations duties

College Park, Md.

• Announced 12 different sports, including men’s basketball, for live Big Ten+ broadcasts• Freelanced as a production assistant and utility on nationally televised broadcasts

Washington, D.C.

Announced play-by-play and sideline reported for live FloFootball broadcasts of nationally-ranked matchups, including several MaxPreps national games of the week

Rochester, Minn.

• Hosted, wrote, produced and directed 15-minute pregame shows every day• Created feature story packages and anchored shows that aired on Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Wisconsin and numerous local news stations• Performed interviews and gave reports from the field on live ESPN+ broadcasts

College Park, Md.

• Oversaw teams of reporters for men's soccer, wrestling, gymnastics and tennis• Produced and anchored bi-weekly shows; Helped run organization• Shot weekly media availabilities and cut SOTs to post on social media

College Park, Md.

• Shot highlights of Maryland sporting events with a broadcast camera, recorded standups and created packages with Adobe Premiere Pro

College Park, Md.

• Selected to cover Maryland baseball for renowned network and publication • Provided radio commentary for dozens of listeners• Conducted pregame interviews with players and coaches

College Park, Md.

• Established connections with media relations department to receive inside information on team• Was the main reporter covering the Terps’ 2021 Final Four run• Utilized several social media outlets to give work more publicity

College Park, Md.

• Elected as administrative secretary of chapter• Managed Instagram, Twitter and Facebook; Created videos that have been commended nationwide• Directed all promotion of philanthropy events

College Park, Md.

Provided play-by-play and color commentary for Maryland basketball, lacrosse, field hockey, volleyball, wrestling and more

New Orleans

• Assisted communications department with public relations strategies, writing press releases and promotion of events• Wrote press releases and gained understanding of the other side of journalism

Mendham, N.J.

• Facilitated internship program and mentored high school and college students• Announced top high school sporting events, including county championships• Hosted shows and interviewed prominent figures, such as NFL players and agents

Washington, D.C.

• Wrote game recaps, features and perspectives about the Washington Wizards and Mystics• Operated Twitter, Instagram and web pages of NBA-credentialed website

College Park, Md.

Wrote Maryland athletics stories for SB Nation

Randolph, N.J.

• Spoke with an array of guests over Zoom, including prominent journalists and broadcasters• Shot and edited news segments, reported on location; Produced writing content for website

Randolph, N.J.

• Reached out to coaches and administrators to find unique stories as seasons were postponed • Covered the 2020 U.S. General Election on Twitter• Formatted bi-weekly newspaper with Adobe InDesign

Randolph, N.J.

• Served as public address announcer and host "Senior Night" ceremonies • Commentated play-by-play of live streams for hundreds of viewers, took initiative to deliver live on-camera opens, closings and on-air interviews• Reported on Randolph athletics for The Shane Show

Randolph, N.J.

• Covered sports, schools and more for Randolph Township’s go-to news site• Set record of most articles published by a high school student (11 stories between 2017 and 2019)

Montclair, N.J.

• Chosen by Brooklyn Nets commentators out of over 70 students to announce a half-inning of a professional baseball game on WCTC radio• Interned as an instructor/trainer in subsequent summers

Randolph, N.J.

• Selected as sports editor of newspaper, senior adviser of journalism club, four-time student council officer, “Tomorrow’s Leader,” National Honor Society member and more• Created film crews and live streams for Randolph athletics; Founded @RamsRHS • Emceed Senior Nights, served as public address announcer and play-by-play commentator for sporting events — becoming first student in school history to do so• Anchored daily morning announcements show during junior and senior years

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity (Chapter Secretary, Social Media Chair and Assistant Philanthropy Chair), Big.

Education record

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Student Government Executive Board and Class Council, The Rampage, TAP Into Randolph.