What degree do you need to be a NFL commentator?

What Does a Sports Broadcaster Do?

Is sports broadcasting a major?

A college degree in sports broadcasting focuses on analyzing and talking about sports on TV, the radio, and the internet. For this major you’ll take lots of sports broadcasting classes.

What major do you need to be a sports broadcaster?

There are several education requirements to become a sports broadcaster. Sports broadcasters usually study communication, journalism or kinesiology. 78% of sports broadcasters hold a bachelor’s degree and 10% hold a associate degree.

When did CBS start broadcasting college football games?

The College Football Association, an alliance of 64 schools from some of the major conferences and selected independents, sold their own television package in 1984, first to ABC, and later to CBS. The Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences, not CFA affiliates, sold their own separate package, first to CBS in 1984, and to ABC in 1987.

How to choose the best college for sports broadcasting?

Three of the toughest choices you’ll make in life are your spouse, your first round fantasy football pick and where you will attend college to pursue your sports broadcasting career. I can’t help you with the first two, but I certainly can with the third. Two things to look for when choosing where to pursue your sports broadcasting career:

Is the NFL covered by the Sports Broadcasting Act?

Of the five major North American professional team sports, the Act is most pertinent to the NFL, as all of its regular-season and playoff games are covered by the rights assigned by its various packages with the networks, including its own.

What was the result of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961?

This portion of the act has since been partially circumvented; the NFL extended its season in 1978 to allow a few weeks of Friday night or Saturday games if the league so wished.