Hofstra University's School of Communication has a Department of Radio, Television and Film that helps prepare students for broadcasting journalism. In addition to the regular academic curriculum during the school year, Hofstra is the site of two summer workshops coordinated by Ed Ingles, a CBS radio and TV sportscaster for 30 years. Called the Summer Sportscasting Institute, these workshops have also featured instruction by famous sports broadcasters Kenny Albert and Len Berman. Skills taught include reporting, anchoring and play-by-play announcing. Located on Long Island in New York, Hofstra has approximately 12,000 students and a full range of other majors and minors.
Webster University's School of Communications offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in broadcast and digital journalism. Founded in 1915 and located in St. Louis, Webster University offers instruction in production techniques, on-air performance and broadcast reporting. Students can also take a course designed specifically for broadcasting sports. This program includes an internship and instruction on how to begin a professional career. Upon completion of 19 credit hours in sports journalism, students receive a certificate recognizing they have passed a program for sports broadcasting. All the courses in sports journalism must be taken at Webster University's main campus. Classes include fundamentals of reporting and sports reporting.
The University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications offers a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism upon completion of 124 credit hours. Courses in the College of Journalism and Communications nclude a sports reporting class in which students receive instruction and practice in reporting sports. The emphasis is on game coverage and conducting interviews. Students learn how to broadcast feature stories and sidebars as well as how to cover a press conference. The Department of Journalism includes an advisory council, which is a group of 20 professional journalists who evaluate and direct the program.
Students can study and train in sports broadcasting in University of North Texas' Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. An example of one of its courses is called Sports Broadcasting I. In this class, production techniques are taught for radio and TV crews involved in broadcasting sports events. Topics in the course include sports announcing, preproduction, producing sports for radio and television and evaluating sports programming. The course also involves working with the university's radio and TV stations. Degrees include Bachelor of Arts, Master of Journalism and Master of Arts. The Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism has earned national accreditation by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.