Full Sail University Launches Dan Patrick School Of Sportscasting

New School

DAN PATRICK is branching out from his sports talk hosting duties with FOX SPORTS RADIO and NBC SPORTS NETWORK and hosting SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL's "FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA" pre-game show by partnering with FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY in WINTER PARK, FL to establish the DAN PATRICK SCHOOL OF SPORTSCASTING.  The school will begin early in 2018 with the launch of new undergraduate bachelor degree programs available on campus and online.  PATRICK's agents, PLAYBOOK, INC., are also partners in the venture.

Guest experts to participate in the program include BILL SIMMONS, SIRIUSXM's STEVE COHEN, veteran TV sports executive ED GOREN, ESPN's JAY HARRIS, CHRIS MCKENDRY, KEVIN NEGANDHI, JEREMY SCHAAP, SAGE STEELE, and GUS RAMSEY, and voice coach ARTHUR SAMUEL JOSEPH; RAMSEY will serve as full-time Program Director for the degree programs.

"The traditional journalism schools have been left behind by technology, and graduates of those schools are arriving unprepared for success in the industry," said PATRICK. "FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY is at the forefront of providing experiential-based learning, and for aggressively embracing new communication technology. It is the perfect situation for me to bring both my expertise, and the expertise of many of my colleagues in the industry, and to marry those with FULL SAIL's expertise in education, in order to create what will become the best-in-class degree program for the next generation of sportscasting talent."

"FULL SAIL and DAN share a common ideal of striving for excellence in everything that they do. The joint vision of educating workforce ready graduates to enter sports media prepared to make an immediate impact and become the industry leaders of tomorrow is at the core of this venture," said PLAYBOOK, INC. CEO REED BERGMAN.

"By partnering with DAN PATRICK, the leading sportscaster and renowned sports broadcast and radio personality on–air today, we further highlight the caliber of education provided to our student body," said FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY President GARRY JONES. "As a seasoned professional with decades of experience, DAN brings an unprecedented knowledge base to the program and we are honored to collaborate with DAN on this important mission."

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