Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Field Work
Accomplishments
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Ryan Valenta

Hastings,NE

Summary

Award-winning sports broadcaster with extensive experience at News Channel Nebraska excelling in play-by-play commentary and content creation. Proven ability in effective communication and time management, delivering engaging sports coverage and interviews to local and state audiences. Proficient in Final Cut Pro, Octopus, and Adobe Audition, consistently producing high-quality broadcasts that resonate with listeners and viewers.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

KHAS Sports Director, News and Sports Reporter, PxP Broadcaster

News Channel Nebraska/KHAS Radio
Hastings, NE
10.2023 - Current
  • Among the many hats worn at Flood Communications, I am primarily responsible for creating daily radio news and sportscasts for four separate radio stations across the state.
  • I broadcast play-by-play commentary for high school and college football, basketball, softball, and baseball games on radio and TV.
  • As Sports Director, I determine the station's radio sports broadcast schedule, and plan ahead interviews with coaches each week.
  • For TV news, I perform in-person interviews, as well as write, produce, and voice all my own content for local and statewide stories from start to finish.
  • I write a daily news and sports letter that reaches dozens of subscribers.

Creative Services

Hastings Sodbusters Baseball
Hastings, NE
05.2023 - Current
  • Providing both play-by-play and color commentary each home game, which livestreams on YouTube.
  • Conducting 1-on-1 audio interviews with players and Head Coach for the team's podcast, 'Sodcast,' on Spotify.
  • Taking DSLR photos of players and fans for social media content, and providing score updates on social media.

MMJ/Fill-In Anchor

KOLN-KGIN TV (10/11 News)
Lincoln, Nebraska
01.2022 - 05.2023
  • Began as an intern in Jan. 2022 before joining the team full-time in Nov. 2022.
  • Shooting, editing, and producing high school and college sports for TV highlights, and feature stories.
  • Using AVID and EDIUS to edit videos, then producing news rundowns on AP ENPS to air on nightly newscasts as an intern.
  • Wrote, edited, produced, and anchored the sports show during the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts on a fill-in basis.

Play-by-Play/Color Commentator

Big Ten Plus
Lincoln, Nebraska
03.2020 - 05.2022
  • As a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, I provided play-by-play and color commentary for Nebraska baseball and softball games at Hawks Field and Bowlin Stadium.
  • I was responsible for preparing appropriate game notes and calling an accurate and unbiased game for the network, as well as having a vast knowledge of the baseball and softball rulebook to sound professional.

Education

Sports Media and Communications, Music

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
05.2022

Skills

  • Time management
  • Effective communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Task prioritization
  • Play-by-play broadcasting
  • Sony NXCam/XDCam shooting
  • TV and radio interviewing
  • Live radio broadcasts
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Pixlr
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Premiere
  • AP ENPS
  • Octopus
  • Grass Valley EDIUS
  • Microsoft Office

Field Work

  • Play-by-play radio broadcast of 2024 NE High School Class D1 State Football Championship game at Memorial Stadium
  • Play-by-play radio broadcast of 2024 NE High School Class B State Softball Championship game at Nebraska-Omaha
  • High school and college football, basketball, and baseball games on News Channel Nebraska TV
  • Class B and C State Baseball radio broadcasts

Accomplishments

  • 2025 Gold award - Best Station Originated Community Service Project - Nebraska Broadcasters Association
  • 2025 Silver award - Best Use of Radio Multimedia Journalism - Nebraska Broadcasters Association
  • Part of the KHAS Radio team that earned the 2023 Business of the Year award from the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce
  • 2021 Gold award - Best Live TV Sports Event - Nebraska Broadcasters Association

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

KHAS Sports Director, News and Sports Reporter, PxP Broadcaster

News Channel Nebraska/KHAS Radio
10.2023 - Current

Creative Services

Hastings Sodbusters Baseball
05.2023 - Current

MMJ/Fill-In Anchor

KOLN-KGIN TV (10/11 News)
01.2022 - 05.2023

Play-by-Play/Color Commentator

Big Ten Plus
03.2020 - 05.2022

Sports Media and Communications, Music

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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