Harding broadcast journalism major junior Jackson Duncan became the first student to solo commentate a sporting event in the past 10 years that\u2019s aired on HU16\u2019s streaming service. Duncan commentated a round-robin women\u2019s volleyball tournament Sept. 21, a rare honor for Harding students.
\nJackson began his passion for commentating sporting events when he was in high school with the Lipscomb Academy girls and boys varsity basketball home games. Duncan said Harding has helped him gain hands-on experience in his field of study.
\n\u201cEven before high school, I loved having conversations about sports with my family and friends,\u201d Duncan said. \u201cAfter commentating those games in high school, I knew I wanted to pursue that in college. Harding had top-notch facilities and hands-on experience on campus, and it also had a great community, which drew me here.\u201d
\nThe games that Duncan commentated allowed him to become the first to do so since assistant professor in communication Tim Hamilton came to Harding in 2012.
\nHamilton said Harding provides many broadcast opportunities for its students.
\n\u201cStudents do handle pregame and postgame shows where they are allowed to interview players and coaches for our productions,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cEven though play-by-play and color commentary opportunities are not available for the official broadcast, we do make those available for students during our sports broadcasting class. We do want them to have that experience by providing practice opportunities.\u201d
\nAssistant athletic director for sports, Scott Goode, said Duncan was very willing to start commentating sporting events and fill up any available spots.
\n\u201cDue to a very full schedule of fall sports events, there have been a couple of times that we needed someone to fill in on play-by-play,\u201d Goode said. \u201cJackson was willing and had some previous play-by-play experience in high school. Jackson was well prepared and filled in.\u201d
\nLooking ahead to the fututre, Duncan described his dream job as something along the lines of what Al Michaels, Mike Tirico or Bob Costas do.
\n\u201cI want to commentate the biggest games on the biggest stages,\u201d Duncan said. \u201cThere is something about live sports that is hard to top. You just never know what\u2019s going to happen. As a sport broadcaster, every day of work and every game could throw something new at you, and you\u2019re the one that gets to dictate how that story is specifically told.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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