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Blaine Lewallen

Normal,IL

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Redbird Productions Assistant

Illinois State University Athletics
Normal, IL
09.2024 - Current
  • Serve as an assistant with Illinois State University Athletics television broadcasts on ESPN+ and Marquee Sports Network
  • Control audio operation board for live broadcasts
  • Operate graphics computer for live broadcasts
  • Assist with set-up and tear-down of camera equipment
  • Other duties as assigned

Scouting Intern

Prep Baseball Report
Chicago, IL
05.2023 - 07.2024
  • Captured video and wrote scouting reports for over 100 players from multiple high school travel baseball teams
  • Ran analytics technology such as TrackMan for showcases
  • Served as representative at PBR tournaments and showcases
  • Entered statistical data into spreadsheets
  • Contributed to scouting meetings
  • Constructed website articles

Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Heartland Community College Athletics
Normal, IL
08.2022 - 05.2024
  • Worked with all nine Heartland sports
  • Website management and story writing
  • Gameday operations duties including live stats and public address announcing
  • Livestream setup and operation
  • Event and intern management
  • Assisted with social media content
  • Media contact for Heartland sports
  • Other duties as assigned

Underwriting Service Assistant

State Farm
Bloomington, IL
08.2020 - 07.2022
  • Worked data entry in the personal lines auto department
  • Assisted agents across the country with policy change requests
  • Moved to phone and chat lines to communicate with agents
  • Completed 70-100 policy change requests daily

Stringer

Pontiac Daily Leader
Pontiac, IL
09.2017 - 03.2022
  • Began as an intern for a semester before helping the main editor as a stringer
  • Mainly covered high school sports beat in football, basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball
  • Computed stats and wrote game articles at assigned events
  • Wrote team previews, features, columns, press releases and general news stories

Communications Assistant

Illinois State University Athletics
Normal, IL
01.2020 - 05.2020
  • Served as sports information director for Illinois State baseball team
  • Created game notes and media guide
  • Conducted live stats via StatCrew
  • Ran baseball page on website and social media
  • Captured pictures and video
  • Helped organize team events such as yearly fundraiser dinner
  • Primary media contact for baseball team

Sports Reporter/Editor

The Vidette
Normal, IL
09.2018 - 12.2019
  • Began as sports reporter, covering Illinois State women's soccer and women's basketball beats
  • Became sports editor 05/19
  • Managed staff of 10 sports writers
  • ISU Men's basketball and football beat writer
  • Compiled and uploaded weekly podcasts
  • Created weekly newspaper using Adobe InDesign
  • Attended ISU games, press conferences, and other related events
  • Wrote and edited various types of articles

Contributor

FanSided
Remote
09.2017 - 03.2018
  • Worked as a contributor for Writing Illini and Busting Brackets websites
  • Wrote opinion articles about college basketball
  • Attended remote meetings
  • Contributed to social media presence of websites

Education

Master of Science - Sport Management

Illinois State University
Normal, IL
05-2024

Bachelor of Science - Journalism

Illinois State University
Normal, IL
12-2019

Skills

  • Communications
  • Media Relations
  • Adept in print writing and AP style
  • Adobe InDesign, StatCrew and Sidearm Sports expert
  • Ability to manage
  • Flexibility

References

  • Ryan Knox- Athletic Director- Heartland Community College
  • Luke Wing- Associate Athletic Director- Heartland Community College
  • Mike Williams- Assistant Athletic Director, Communications- Illinois State University
  • Erich Murphy- Managing Editor- Pontiac Daily Leader
  • John Plevka- Former Managing Editor- The Vidette
  • Alfonso Cerna- Director of Redbird Productions- Illinois State University

Timeline

Redbird Productions Assistant

Illinois State University Athletics
09.2024 - Current

Scouting Intern

Prep Baseball Report
05.2023 - 07.2024

Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Heartland Community College Athletics
08.2022 - 05.2024

Underwriting Service Assistant

State Farm
08.2020 - 07.2022

Communications Assistant

Illinois State University Athletics
01.2020 - 05.2020

Sports Reporter/Editor

The Vidette
09.2018 - 12.2019

Stringer

Pontiac Daily Leader
09.2017 - 03.2022

Contributor

FanSided
09.2017 - 03.2018

Master of Science - Sport Management

Illinois State University

Bachelor of Science - Journalism

Illinois State University

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