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ABOUT SPORTS MEDIA

Why Study Sports Media at Cedarville? 

Sports are far more than wins and losses. Inside every season, the best storytellers give audiences access to the themes of perseverance, teamwork, leadership, and community. Sports media professionals share these stories through all forms of digital media: writing, broadcasting, video, audio, podcasting, live production, and social media.

The sports media concentration in ÌÇÐÄVlog's BA in media production will equip you to create content that captures the energy of competition and the stories that make sports more than just a game. You'll learn how video production, live event coverage, storytelling, and digital media work together to engage audiences and connect fans with the people and moments behind the game.

Through hands-on projects, collaboration with other media production students, and mentorship from faculty, you'll gain experience creating content for real audiences while developing the technical and creative skills needed to succeed in today's media landscape.

Whether your interests lead toward sports writing, broadcasting, video production, social media content, live event coverage, or digital storytelling, you'll learn how to communicate truth through media with excellence and integrity. 

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What Sets Cedarville Apart?

Program Overview

Program Highlights

Tell the stories behind the game through writing, video production, live event coverage, and digital content.

Gain hands-on experience creating content for real audiences while developing technical and creative confidence.

Collaborate with classmates on productions that require teamwork, adaptability, strategic thinking, and clear communication.

Graduate with a professional portfolio that showcases your abilities and prepares you for careers in sports media, broadcasting, digital content creation, and related fields.

What Can You Do With a Sports Media Degree?

Sports organizations need creative professionals who know how to engage audiences, capture memorable moments, and tell stories that bring fans closer to the action.

From live broadcasts, highlight videos, and written narratives to social media content and feature storytelling, sports media professionals help audiences experience the moments, personalities, and stories that make sports relatable.

Whether you're writing great stories, producing video content, supporting live productions, managing digital media, or creating content for teams, schools, ministries, and organizations, sports media skills are valuable across a wide range of industries.

As you develop both creative and technical expertise, you'll build a portfolio that demonstrates your abilities and helps you take the next step toward career, graduate school, and/or ministry opportunities. 

Career Opportunities

  • Broadcast Producer
  • Camera Operator
  • Content Producer
  • Digital Media Specialist
  • Live Event Producer
  • Media Producer
  • Play-by-Play Announcer
  • Social Media Content Creator
  • Sports Broadcaster
  • Sports Content Creator
  • Sports Director
  • Sports Editor
  • Sports Media Coordinator
  • Sports Media Entrepreneur
  • Sports Photographer
  • Sports Reporter
  • Sports Writer
  • Videographer
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Opportunities to Learn Outside the Classroom

Internship or Senior Project

The best way to learn sports media is to create content and cover events. Throughout your time at Cedarville, you'll develop skills in multiple forms of storytelling, production, live event coverage, and digital content creation through hands-on projects completed alongside fellow media production students.

Before graduation, you'll complete either an internship or a senior project. Many students choose an internship and gain valuable experience with athletic departments, media organizations, production companies, churches, sports teams, or marketing agencies. Others pursue a major creative project that showcases their abilities through a substantial sports media production.

On-Campus Sports Media Opportunities

Some of the most valuable experience happens right here on campus. Whether you're interested in writing, broadcasting, videography, content creation, or live production, you'll find opportunities to create media for real audiences while building your portfolio and professional skills.

Opportunities may include:

  • Highlight and promotional video production
  • Live sports broadcasts and event production
  • Production Services Group (PSG) support for chapel and special events
  • Social media content creation
  • Storytelling and feature-content projects focused on athletes and teams
  • Coverage of Cedarville Yellow Jackets athletics

Program Curriculum

The sports media concentration combines foundational media production coursework with specialized study in sports storytelling, live production, video content creation, broadcasting, and digital media.

As you progress through the curriculum, you'll learn how media professionals capture, create, and communicate the stories that help audiences connect with athletes, teams, and sporting events.

Start Your Degree in High School!

Save time and money in high school by taking dual enrollment classes. You'll get a head start on your degree within our Christian learning community and earn both high school and college credit.

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Program Format and Related Programs

Cedarville offers graduate and undergraduate programs with flexible completion options. You may also want to consider these related programs as you choose the degree or program that is the best fit for you.

Program Level and Format

  • Undergraduate
  • Residential
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From Our Students:

  • The class work is nearly analogous to what real broadcasting work looks like, and there are many on-campus ways to gain practical experience in the fields — Cedars, Resound Radio, Production Services Group, etc. I've learned how to act in this field and what is expected of a journalist and an audio producer.
    Balen Allain
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Program Faculty

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Jeff Simon, MFA

Assistant Chair, Associate Professor of Communication

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Jeff Gilbert, MA

Assistant Professor of Journalism, CEDARS Faculty Advisor

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Department of Communication
Robert W. Plaster School of Business

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