Broadcaster Profiles

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 Matt Friedman
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Westlake, Ohio
High School:
Westlake
Height / Weight:
6 '2", 170
Position:
Web Designer
Major:
Journalism

Ohio State Student Radio Career
Transferred from Elon University in North Carolina after Sophomore year. Did not need to sit out one year (which may have violated NCAA rules). Walked on to the broadcast team with two years of broadcast experience from Elon, calling soccer, baseball and basketball. Saw increased playing time at OSU throughout his rookie season, capped off by trips to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Women's Tournament and to Lexington for the first and second round games of the Men's NCAA Tournament.

2007- (Senior Season)

Is part of a loaded field of upper-classmen at ohiostatesports.net and joins the football crew for his first and last full season of Buckeye football on the air. Will call play-by-play for four football games, including Big Ten games at Purdue and home to Wisconsin. Will announce the BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans on Jan. 7. Also pumped for basketball season, and looks to be a part of many major men's basketball games.

2006- (Junior Season)

Started out doing a couple games of women's soccer, both play-by-play and color commentary. Then, did color for men's ice hockey, and was asked to do the Pregame show for the Football game at Illinois. Had a big basketball season, calling many women's contests, including the Big Ten Women's Tournament, and six men's games, including an epic broadcast of the second round tournament game against Xavier with Josh Ellis.

Prior To Ohio State
Graduated from Westlake High School in 2004, bringing with him two years of broadcast experience from WHBS-TV, where he had the opportunity to be the lead play-by-play broadcaster for football and boy's basketball. Also a three-year JV tennis star, including the magical, undefeated 14-0 SWC Championship season of 2002. Accepted broadcasting scholarship to Elon, where he did both color commentary and play-by-play duties for Women's basketball and baseball; also did men's basketball broadcasts for nearby Guilford College. Transferred to Ohio State for junior season.

Personal
Born February 13, 1986...parents are Judy and Roger Friedman... sister Shaina attends Cleveland State... enjoys watching sports, and has been a diehard Cleveland sports fan and Buckeye fan since he could talk. Has been diagnosed with a case of depression, labeled Cleveland Browns Fanitis.


 

 

 

 

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