Ohio State Student Radio Career

2006- (Junior Season)
Josh returned for his second year and hosted the pre-game and halftime shows for the football broadcasts. Throughout the season, Josh is going to be all over the place, like Brian Dawkins on the Philadelphia Eagles defense. He will cover Men’s Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Softball and Baseball. Josh will appear on pre-game and halftime shows as well as provide play-by-play and color for these sporting events. Rates each away game experience by the quality of the free food received.

2005-06 (Sophomore Season)
Josh joined Ohio State Student Radio in the winter of his sophomore season and his first assignment was to provide analysis for the Ohio State Women’s Basketball team’s Big Ten Championship clinching game against Purdue. He then did analysis for the annual Connor Senn Memorial Soccer game, before a spring filled with covering baseball and softball.

Prior To Ohio State

Graduated from Cheltenham High School in 2004, having provided play-by-play and analysis for boys and girls basketball, boy’s soccer and football for two years. He was also a member of the soccer team for two years and baseball team for four years.

Personal

Born September 29, 1986…parents are Barnett and Barbara Ellis…has two brothers a sister and three step brothers, three of which are also paying out-of-state tuition…writes for UWeekly, a campus-area newspaper, and KFFL’s, a fantasy sports website/newsletter where he provides sound baseball advice…was the 2004 Ohio State Intramural Badminton Champion…his 15 minutes of fame occurred when then world found out that he was the superstitious loon that gave former Buckeye basketball player Matt Sylvester lucky beads…is also a member of Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley’s official fan group “The Vengabus” www.geocities.com/nickpunto... will be working this summer with Dylan Horowitz doing play-by-play and analysis for the Delaware Cows.