Mark Champion

In October, I went and saw a speaker by the name of Mark Champion. He is a sports broadcaster who specializes in play by play. He has done work in the past for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, Michigan State Men's Basketball, and he is currently the radio voice for the Detroit Pistons. Mark is a Ball State Alumni and helped shape the way our telecommunications program is today. He told a few funny stories about his days working with the Bucs and Pistons, but mainly he was there to answer any questions we had about the telecommunication business. He gave us some insight on what the industry is like today and what things we should be doing now to get us ready. The main thing I took away from him was the advice he gave on what he need to do now. He told us to be ready to do any line of work in the telecommunication field. Whether it be on camera, behind the camera, or in the editing booth, companies now a-days want people who can do everything. And Ball State now trains us that way. I think getting people like Mr. Champion to come and speak with us is the most beneficial for us students. He is someone who has "been there and done that", and those are the types of people we should be talking with, we should be interacting with. I thank Ball State for the opportunity to speak with a professional, and I hope I will have more opportunities like this in the future.