Sports Director
Hometown: State College, PA
Major: Sports Journalism
Career goals: Continuing my career in sports journalism in some sort of fashion, whether that be writing as I did in my internship or on-air. I’m not picky.
Biography:
My name is Sean Kelly and I am from State College, PA. As a member of the WMUL-FM sports staff for three years, I have been a part of multiple award-winning broadcasts and programs. If I’m not at the station, I also enjoy listening to music and thrifting. My favorite sport is baseball and my favorite artists are Bones, Beach House, Clairo, and Phoebe Bridgers.
Station Stuff
Programs: NC88, Speedzone, Herd Roundup, Sportsview, Buzzer Beater
Favorite Game Called: The 75 game versus Appalachian State in November 2022. Other than that, I also enjoyed being a part of the broadcast crew as spotter when we covered Marshall football on the road at James Madison that same year.
Favorite Station Memory: Probably the trip I took to JMU with Cower and Zimmer.
Staffs: Sports
Been on the Board Since: Fall 24
Notable Awards:
-2023 SPJ Mark of Excellence – 1st place Audio Newscast (Anchored sports during the Oct. 20, 2022 newscast)
-2023 Hermes Creative Awards – 1st Place play-by-play programming (Marshall v JMU football Oct. 20, 2022)
-2024 Hermes Creative Awards – 1st Place (Co-Host during Feb. 22, 2023 program)
The Less Serious List
Favorite Movies: Clerks, Office Space, Groundhog Day, Sleepaway Camp, Beavis and Butthead do America
Favorite Shows: Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Smiling Friends, King of the Hill, Cops, Hoarders
Favorite Sports: Baseball
Favorite Books: Ichiro on Ichiro (An autobiography by Ichiro Suzuki), The Storyteller by Dave Grohl, I Ain’t an Athlete Lady by John Kruk
Favorite Artists/Bands: Bones, Beach House, Phoebe Bridgers, Clairo, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Courtney Barnett
Favorite Pastime: Thrift Shopping, walking around parks, hanging out with friends