A Big Break

Wow, things have moved soo fast lately. Just a week ago I got a phone call from my boss telling me that he was moving up to the AHL (AAA level for hockey) and that his job was therefore open. I overnighted my tape and resume, got a phone call on Friday, meeting on Monday, and bam!

I'm the new Voice of the Trenton Devils!

I'm sooo excited! The pay is meagre, to say the least, but I'll be the play-by-play man for the rest of the 72 game season, plus any playoff games we manage to get into. I'll be traveling down to Florida and throughout the east coast, while also handling PR for the team. I even have interns working for me (which just might be a little awkward, considering I was an intern just this past Friday).

I'll be sending out an email in about a week with my new email address and links and the like, but if you're interested here's the website for the team: www.trentondevils.com. My first game on the air is next weekend, and all the broadcasts will be free of charge over the air (I'll have details for how to get them, as well). The biggest bummer of all will be that I won't be at the Game because of it =(, but I'll be there in spirit and try to be in Princeton for the game there.

I'm also moving to Philly, since its really close to Trenton and I'd rather live in a big city. Does anyone know any other Yalies who are in the City of Brotherly Love? And even better yet, might be looking for a roommate? Let me know.

I hope everyone's doing well! Lets see more updates =).

--Chris

Will Broadcast for Food...

I momentarily lost the link to our blog when I switched computers coming home, it was so nice to read through a bunch of posts and see how you guys are all doing!

Labor Day weekend out here on the East End of LI is ridiculous. Speaking of which, all of a sudden Labor Day means something again. Living life outside of Yale and its "no holidays...except for MLK Day" schedule is going to take some adjustments. I've taken to planning my drives by how many right turns I can make because to take a louie means a ten minute wait for a slot to cross traffic. Luckily the Manhattanites all leave on Monday, and I get my town back. Hopefully not for too long, though.

I got an internship with the Trenton Devils, the ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. It doesn't pay, but I'll be able to do color and pre-game/intermission hosting for any of their broadcasts, which is a huge thing for someone with only a year and a half of radio airtime. Trick is, now I have to figure out how to squeeze in a job that does pay to support my commute. Ahhh, the wonder that is post-collegiate life.

I'll be heading into the Have basically every weekend from here on out, so feel free to get a hold of me if you'll be there too. I love you guys!