To our 2020 grads…LOVE

We are sending a massive shout out of love, best wishes and pride to our 2020 Sports JRN minor graduates. We are so proud of you. You worked hard, you showed up big for the Spartan Sports Report, BTNu, The State News, IMPACT, MSU Athletic Communications, Spartan Vision, and many other forms of outside work….

MAKING BTNu HISTORY

Michigan State Sports JRN students set a new standard over the Feb. 21-22 weekend, by becoming the first Big Ten students to do live sportscasts AND live in-studio interviews during Big Ten Network sports broadcasts. The Spartan Sports Report – in partnership with MSU’s Big Ten Student U – went live from the Spartan Newsroom…

What a 2018!

We are so grateful for another exciting year in Sports Journalism, because we have so much success to celebrate. We are officially a MSU minor! We have more than 40 students picking the minor – in only one semester. If you are interested, read up! We had another successful Sports Journalism Education Abroad class, to…

Summertime!

Whew! What a year! Before we all go off for the summer, let’s recap! For the second year in a row, our MSU chapter of the Association for Women in Sports Media was named “Outstanding Professional Chapter” by the MSU Office of Student Life! We had the Spartan Sports Journalism Classic – another huge success!…

One Shining Moment…for Sports JRN!

    The MSU men’s basketball team may have fallen short of winning the title, but we are claiming the sports media championship for MSU Sports JRN. We had more than 20 students at Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit, working from March 15-18, as reporters, play-by-play/color for IMPACT radio, correspondents for our Spartan Sports Report…

And another one…

The awards keep coming for MSU Sports Journalism students! The Spartan Sports Report, and anchor/-co-founder Brad Merlo, have placed in the Michigan Association of Broadcasters student contest! It’s a very impressive accomplishment, as the SSR is only in its first year. (The SSR is open to ALL interested students, of all years and experience. Beginners…