Best college for sports broadcast major? KU, Mizzou, OU, Tennesse, Nebraska

I would think about where you can get the most practice. So that means airtime on the college radio/tv stations, but also additional opportunities. Minor league sports teams, or even high school sports teams (some areas of the country have rabid fan bases for high school football or basketball, etc.). I suspect that smaller markets will have an easier time to break in if you also try to get any airtime on standard broadcast stations, but perhaps the college station might have you cover professional sports for them (i.e. NFL, NBA, etc).

With all that in mind, I went looking for area with multiple minor league teams that weren’t overrun with college students. Regardless, though, this is definitely a field where you need to be a go-getter. Nobody is going to hand you this on a silver platter.

Allentown/Bethlehem (Lehigh Valley), PA

  • Phantoms, AHL
  • IronPigs, AAA baseball
  • United, USL League Two

Consider Lehigh, Muhlenberg, or Moravian

Birmingham, AL

  • Stallions, USFL team
  • Squadron, NBA G League
  • Barons, AA baseball

Consider U. of Alabama – Birmingham, Birmingham-Southern, or Samford

Charleston, SC

  • Stingrays, ECHL team
  • Riverdogs, Single A
  • Battery, USL League

Consider College of Charleston

Charlotte, NC

  • Checkers, AHL team
  • Knights, AAA baseball
  • Eagles, USL League Two
  • Independence II, USL League Two

Consider UNC – Charlotte or Queens

Des Moines, IA

  • Wild, AHL team
  • Cubs, AAA baseball
  • Menace, USL League Two

Consider Drake

Fort Wayne, IN

  • Mad Ants, NBA G League
  • Komets, ECHL team
  • Tin Caps, High-A baseball
  • Fort Wayne FC, USL League Two

Consider Purdue – Fort Wayne

Grand Rapids, MI

  • Gold, NBA G League
  • Griffins, AHL team
  • Midwest United FC, USL League Two

Consider Calvin, Aquinas, or Grand Valley

Greensboro, NC

  • Swarm, NBA G League
  • Grasshoppers, High-A baseball
  • Fusion U23, USL League Two

Consider UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina A&T, or Guilford

Hartford, CT

  • Wolf Pack, AHL team
  • Hartford City FC, National Premier Soccer League
  • AC Connecticut, USL League Two
  • Yard Goats, AA baseball

Consider Trinity or U. of Hartford

Houston, TX

  • Gamblers, USFL team
  • Roughnecks, XFL team
  • Dynamo 2, MLS Next Pro
  • Space Cowboys, AAA baseball
  • AC Houston Sur, USL League Two
  • AHFC Royals, USL League Two
  • Houston FC, USL League Two

Consider U. of Houston or Rice

Indianapolis, IN

  • Fuel, ECHL team
  • Indians, AAA baseball

Consider Butler, IUPUI, or U. of Indianapolis

Las Vegas/Henderson, NV

  • Vipers, XFL team
  • Legends, National Premier Soccer League
  • Aviators, AAA baseball
  • Ignite, NBA G League
  • Silver Knights, AHL

Consider UNLV or Nevada State College

San Antonio, TX

  • Brahmas, XFL team
  • Cornithians, National Premier Soccer League
  • Missions, AA baseball

Consider Trinity, St. Mary’s, or U. of the Incarnate Word=

Toledo, OH

  • Toledo Villa FC, USL League Two
  • Walleye, ECHL
  • Mud Hens, AAA baseball

Consider U. of Toledo

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA

  • Penguins, AHL team
  • Shock, National Premier Soccer League
  • RailRiders, AAA baseball

Consider U. of Scranton, Marywood, or Wilkes

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