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...Aspiring WHRB sportscasters can join the department during either fall or spring comps. In addition to the general comp requirements of the radio station, sports compers are also required to make dummy tapes of themselves commentating on games. These tapes are then reviewed and critiqued by the more seasoned sportscasters. Almost every member of the WHRB sports staff has at least one absurd tale of sitting alone at a football, hockey, or basketball game, screaming into a tape recorder...
Becky A. Blaeser '98, a former Crimson executive, is the lone female sportscaster currently working for WHRB. Blaeser played varsity soccer and wrote for Crimson sports before she became interested in radio. She too loves sharing the road trips to games with her friends, but says her favorite part of the job is the close relationship she develops with her listenership...
Blaeser says she likes sportscasting so much she may stick with it. She's already freelance writing sports for the Boston Globe, and is likely to continue reporting on sports in some capacity post-graduation. Other WHRB commentators have gone on to work for sports giants such as ESPN, including Darren M. Kilfara '96-'97. Kilfara, who remained the play-by-play voice for Harvard men's hockey on WHRB even after his graduation last spring, works as a freelance soccer commentator for ESPN International. Kilfara says he "wanted growing up to be a sportscaster, first and foremost," adding that...
...Harvard--you're given a little bit of encouragement, but you have to seek it out yourself. I'm proof positive that from a Harvard journalistic experience, you can go on to do great things. Hopefully the last of what you will hear from me will not be on WHRB...
...addition to WHRB on-air personalities, many former Harvard athletes have moved from the playing field to the broadcast booth over the years. John Dockery '66, a Crimson football player who went on to a professional career with the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers, is now a nationally known broadcaster. In addition, James Brown '73 is studio co-host of the nationally televised FOX football pre-game show...