1. Ryan Bafaloukos
1801 S. Navajo Way Chandler, Ariz. 85286
(480) 993-8672
rbafalou@asu.edu
Experience
Broadcast
Orleans Firebirds - Cape Cod, Massachusetts June 2015-Aug. 2015
• Broadcasting intern for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Collegiate Baseball
League. Play-by-play broadcaster for all 44 regular season games as well as six
postseason games.
• Provided game notes for broadcasters and team personnel.
• Managed various Firebirds social media accounts.
Cronkite News - Phoenix, Arizona Jan. 2015-May 2015
• Broadcast reporter for Cronkite News Phoenix Sports Bureau. Covered Super Bowl
XLIX, as well as Arizona State athletics, spring training and high school athletics.
The Blaze, KASC 1330 AM - Tempe, Arizona Sept. 2011-May 2015
• Conducted sports updates, technical directed sports talk shows and hosted sports
talk shows on Arizona State’s campus radio station.
• Play-by-play experience with ASU football, baseball, softball and basketball.
• Sports Director during 2014-2015. Duties include: Overseeing live remote
broadcasts, coordinating credential information with ASU athletic department and
running pre- and post-game broadcasts of ASU football.
In-Game Host – ASU Athletics – Tempe, Arizona Nov. 2015-March 2015
• In-game host for the Arizona State women’s basketball team during the 2014-
2015 season. Read promotions, led in-arena games and conducted interviews
with the head coach before halftime.
Arizona Sports 98.7 - Phoenix, Arizona Aug. 2014-Dec. 2014
• Fall intern for Arizona’s leading sports talk radio station.
• Assisted producers in collecting and editing audio for shows, podcasting interviews
and show segments and collecting research for hosts.
Fox Sports 910 - Phoenix, Arizona May 2013-Aug. 2013
• Summer intern for one of Arizona’s largest sports talk radio stations.
• Edited show segments, screened callers, phoned guests, researched show
segments and assisted in the promotions department.
• Worked at the Arizona Cardinals training camp interviewing players and editing
audio for show segments.
Digital
House of Sparky - Tempe, Arizona Sept. 2012-Present

2. • Co-Managing Editor for the Arizona State blog of SB Nation.
• Handle the website’s social media platforms as well as assign stories to staff
members and create daily content.
• Promoted from writer in May of 2015.
• Reported on Arizona State sporting events as well as written features on players,
post-game recaps and live tweeted events.
East Valley Tribune - Mesa, Arizona Sept. 2013-Present
• Freelance writer for the East Valley Tribune covering high school football and
basketball.
SB Nation Arizona - Phoenix, Arizona Oct. 2011- Jan. 2013
• Started as an intern in September of 2011 and was hired as a wirer in May 2012.
Covered ASU athletics as well as local Arizona sports.
Additional Experience
Phoenix Suns - Phoenix, Arizona Sept. 2015-Present
• Production Assistant for Suns Television assisting with the production of various
Suns television shows including preseason specials as well as pre and post-game
shows.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Phoenix, Arizona Feb. 2015-Mar. 2015
• Photographer covering the Milwaukee Brewers for spring training. Part of a
partnership between the Milwaukee Journal Sentential and the Walter Cronkite
School of Journalism.
Iroquois Springs Summer Camp - Rock Hill, N.Y. June 2014-Aug. 2014
Camp Counselor
• Summer program spent improving my problem solving, multi-tasking and
communication skills by supervising a cabin of 11-year-old children through daily
activities.
Education
Arizona State University - 2011-2015
• Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications
• Graduation: Spring 2015
• Major: Journalism and Mass Communications
• Emphasis: Broadcast Journalism
Skills
• Experienced with Final Cut Pro Adobe Premier, Soundtrack Pro and Adobe
Audition.
• Utilized Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and live tweeted sporting events.
• Covered sports teams from the high school to professional level.
• Experience producing and coordinating live remote sports broadcasts.