Broadcaster Profiles

 Colin Smith
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Apple Valley, MN
High School:
Apple Valley HS
Height / Weight:
6 '5", 225
Position:
Hockey Color Commentator, Aspiring Jack-of-all-Trades
Major:
Communication and Political Science

Ohio State Student Radio Career
Colin joined OSU Student Radio in 2006 as a Junior finding a good role as color complement to the play-by-play commentary of JT Szabo for Mens' Ice Hockey. He also works as an on-court MC running the wireless mic for halftime promotions and working the crowd during TV timeouts for Mens' and Womens' Basketball. Colin is pursuing opportunities to broaden his impact on the student radio program in his redshirt season...looking to work play-by-play and/or color for Womens' basketball and OSU Baseball in the Spring. He is also developing a hockey segment for the Bux-on-Bux studio show with Dylan Horowitz.


Prior To Ohio State
Graduated from Apple Valley Senior High School in 2004 where he anchored the play-by-play TV broadcasts of Eagle games to local viewers. He also competed on several national championship debate/forensic teams and won the 2004 MN Forensics (Speech) State Tournament. Was also a four-year letterman of the golf team that achieved its first state tournament berth in 12 years his senior season.


Personal
Born November 26th, 1985...parents are David and Connie Smith...their only child. Self-diagnosed sports addict-- particularly college football. Colin's favorite teams are the Bucks (of course!), the Minnesota Wild and T-Wolves, the NY Jets, Carolina Panthers, and the New York Yankees. His favorite broadcasters are Verne Lundquist, Dick Enberg, Ronny Franklin and Brad Nessler. Colin aspires to one day be a sportscaster with the versatility to cover football, hockey, and golf.

 


 

 

 

 

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Dylan Horowitz

Bryan DeArdo

Josh Ellis

Matt Friedman

Evan Winkofsky

Colin Smith

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Brian Rosen

Bob Strickley

Daniel McCullough

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