Sports Media Program

The Bachelor of Arts in sports media is specifically geared toward students seeking communication careers in sports-related fields, such as sports journalism, sports broadcasting, public relations, marketing communications, and sports information.

Like all Jandoli School of Communication programs, sports media is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.

A focus on fundamentals

Students enrolled in the major learn the same solid communications fundamentals as in the Jandoli School's undergraduate majors in journalism, strategic communication and broadcast journalism. They then focus on sports-related classes including "Sports Writing," "Sports Commentary and Analysis," "Sports Photojournalism," and more.

A primary focus of the sports media program is equipping students with solid writing skills, the bedrock on which all successful sports media careers rest.

Internships & opportunities: Put your education to work

St. Bonaventure's NCAA Division I athletics program, with nine men's and eight women's sports, offers sport media majors the opportunity to learn while doing, without leaving campus. Jandoli School students broadcast the university's D-I games on ESPN+. It's just one of a number of on- and off-campus internship opportunities available to our students.

All Jandoli School majors are required to complete 400 hours of internships, a combination of on-campus and off-campus experiences.

Internship Requirements
Campus Media Opportunities

Adrian "Woj" Wojnarowski, ESPN's Senior NBA Insider, speaks during the induction of his friend and fellow SBU graduate Michael Vaccaro (in sportcoat), lead sports columnist at the New York Post, onto the Jandoli School's Wall of Distinguished Graduates.

Jandoli grads achieve success, from ESPN to USA Today

Graduates of the Jandoli School hold some of the most prominent positions in the most respected sports media organizations in the country.

Adrion "Woj" Wojnarowski, Class of 1991, Senior NBA Insider at ESPN, has long been considered the most dominant force in reporting on the NBA. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year three times by the National Sports Media Association.

Woj's good friend, Mike Vaccaro, Class of 1989, lead sports columnist for the New York Post, has a trifecta of his own, having been named New York Sportswriter of the Year three times by The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Donna Ditota, '83, sports reporter for Syracuse Media Group, is the first woman to be named New York Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Ditota has also been selected for the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame.

Tim Bontemps, '07, is an NBA writer for ESPN; Rachel Axon, '06, is a sports investigative reporter for USA Today; and Todd Dybas, '99, is a senior writer at NBC Sports Washington..

Jandoli Graduates in Sports Media

Program Information

ESPN’s Wojnarowski, ’91, honored with place on Jandoli School Wall of Distinguished Graduates

Oct 18, 2019

Just minutes after speaking to students at his alma mater, Adrian Wojnarowski returned to the grind in an empty classroom next door, breaking the news that NBA rookie sensation Zion Williamson would be sidelined for a few weeks with a knee injury.

That relentless dedication to his craft is why Woj, class of 1991, was inducted onto St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication Wall of Distinguished Graduates two hours later.

“So much of my personal and professional life has been shaped by what I learned here and the relationships I made here,” Woj said, choking up as he spoke about his wife, Amy, Hellinger Award winner from the class of 1992.

Wojnarowski was the 20^th alumnus to be honored on a wall that includes Dan Barry, ’80, of the New York Times, Victoria Corderi, ’79, former NBC News reporter, and Chris LaPlaca, ’79, senior vice president of corporate communications at ESPN.

Wojnarowski, ’91, joined ESPN in 2017 as its Senior NBA Insider.

He has transformed NBA newsbreaking and reporting across the past decade-plus and is central in ESPN’s multimedia coverage of the NBA throughout the year. His reporting, insights and analysis appear on ESPN.com and in the ESPN app, and he’s a frequent contributor on a number of ESPN programs.

Wojnarowski hosts "The Woj Pod," which regularly delivers the biggest stars and newsmakers in the NBA. Wojnarowski also hosts “The Woj Report” on ESPN’s Youtube page.

His peers voted him the National Sports Media Association’s Sportswriter of the Year in both 2017 and 2018.

Wojnarowski is the New York Times best-selling author of “The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball’s Most Improbable Dynasty.”

Prior to his work for ESPN, Wojnarowski worked for Yahoo Sports, where he spent nearly 10 years, including two as editor of The Vertical. His standout career in journalism includes nearly 10 years at The Record of New Jersey, where he was twice named the APSE Columnist of the Year, as well as several years each at The Fresno Bee and The Waterbury (Conn.) Republican-American.

Last week, at the university’s annual Hellinger Awards in New York City, Wojnarowski was honored as the Jandoli School Alumnus of the Year.

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