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The Will County CrackerJacks will partner with Ustream, the leading online live interactive broadcast platform that allows you to hear live play-by-play from anywhere in the world through a computer, for the second consecutive year in 2012.
Each… The Will County CrackerJacks will partner with Ustream, the leading online live interactive broadcast platform that allows you to hear live play-by-play from anywhere in the world through a computer, for the second consecutive year in 2012.
Each CrackerJacks ballgame on Ustream can be heard live over the internet on the CrackerJacks Radio Network and audio archives will be made available immediately following the conclusion of every 2012 CrackerJacks game.
Mike Garabedian, the CrackerJacks Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations, returns to the CrackerJacks for his second year in 2012 to serve as the play-by-play voice of Will County Baseball.
Josh Gleason, the CrackerJacks Assistant Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations has joined the 2012 broadcast team as well to handle pre-game interviews with players and coaches and play-by-play duties for one inning during each CrackerJacks 2012 game.
Garabedian joined the CrackerJacks in January 2011 and broadcast the entire 2011 CrackerJacks championship season en route to being named the 2011 Midwest Collegiate League Broadcaster of the Year.
A native of La Grange, Ill., Garabedian will graduate from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, in May 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. On April 5, he announced that, beginning in August 2012, he will serve as one of two Assistant Sports Information Directors at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio.
At Denison, Garabedian was a four-year member and three-year starter on the Big Red’s varsity basketball team and is currently an assistant in the Sports Information Department. In 2012, Garabedian helped lead Denison to the North Coast Athletic Conference championship game for the first time in school history.
Garabedian graduated from Nazareth Academy High School in La Grange Park, Ill., in 2008, where he earned two varsity letters in basketball and was a two-time All-Area selection in 2007 and 2008. In addition, he was named to the All-East Suburban Catholic Conference team in 2008.
Garabedian has been the play-by-play voice of Denison football, baseball and softball since 2009 and has also broadcast women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse and volleyball games during his tenure in Granville.
Notable games called by Garabedian include the entire 2011 Midwest Collegiate League Championship Series, the 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Baseball Tournament in Chillicothe, Ohio, and the 2009 and 2011 NCAC Women’s Basketball Tournaments in Granville, Ohio.
“The thing that makes online broadcasts so perfect for the CrackerJacks is that there are so many out-of-state kids on the roster who have parents and relatives who want to tune into the games,” Garabedian said. “Obviously, it’s going to be tough for them to make it out to Romeoville everyday so the fact that we offer this to them and to our fans for free is outstanding.
“We had a great response to our online broadcasts last year from our fans and I am really looking forward to calling the games again in 2012.”
With a new and improved 4G Verizon Network to power all internet broadcasts, the CrackerJacks expect the listener experience to be even better during the 2012 summer.
“We definitely went through some growing pains during our first season [in 2011],” Garabedian said. “We had some trouble staying on the air with our old service provide but I don’t expect that to be an issue at all this summer.”
Josh Gleason joined the CrackerJacks front office in April 2012. A native of Auburn, N.Y., Gleason attended Cayuga Community College before transferring to Western Illinois University in August 2011. Gleason is majoring in Broadcasting with a minor in Journalism and will be graduating in December 2012.
The 22-year old Gleason has worked as the radio producer for the Western Illinois Leathernecks football broadcasts, the sideline reporter for the school’s men’s basketball radio broadcasts and as a field reporter for the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational. Gleason has also been the host or member of multiple sports talk shows as well.
A 2007 graduate of Auburn High School, Gleason played football, ice hockey and tennis in high school. His football team won the 2006 Class AA State Championship. Gleason was also awarded with the ‘Captain’s Award’ as a member of the men’s tennis team as a senior.
Founded in 2007, Ustream allows anyone with an internet connection to engage with their family, friends or fans anytime, anywhere.
Millions of Ustream users view and broadcast a wide variety of content, from high school sporting events to red carpet movie premieres. Notable Ustream broadcasts include major political events, concerts, conferences, movie premieres, talk shows, sporting events, interactive games, and personal milestones. Ustream’s mission is to bring people together around shared interests for amazing live, interactive experiences that build and maintain relationships.
In addition to broadcasting games over the CrackerJacks Radio Network, the franchise has recently installed the 2012 Will County CrackerJacks Baseball Blog, which can be located at www.crackerjacksbaseballblog.com. Garabedian and Gleason will post on the blog frequently throughout the 2012 season. In addition, player biographical information can be found at the new blog.
Each… The Will County CrackerJacks will partner with Ustream, the leading online live interactive broadcast platform that allows you to hear live play-by-play from anywhere in the world through a computer, for the second consecutive year in 2012.
Each CrackerJacks ballgame on Ustream can be heard live over the internet on the CrackerJacks Radio Network and audio archives will be made available immediately following the conclusion of every 2012 CrackerJacks game.
Mike Garabedian, the CrackerJacks Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations, returns to the CrackerJacks for his second year in 2012 to serve as the play-by-play voice of Will County Baseball.
Josh Gleason, the CrackerJacks Assistant Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations has joined the 2012 broadcast team as well to handle pre-game interviews with players and coaches and play-by-play duties for one inning during each CrackerJacks 2012 game.
Garabedian joined the CrackerJacks in January 2011 and broadcast the entire 2011 CrackerJacks championship season en route to being named the 2011 Midwest Collegiate League Broadcaster of the Year.
A native of La Grange, Ill., Garabedian will graduate from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, in May 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. On April 5, he announced that, beginning in August 2012, he will serve as one of two Assistant Sports Information Directors at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio.
At Denison, Garabedian was a four-year member and three-year starter on the Big Red’s varsity basketball team and is currently an assistant in the Sports Information Department. In 2012, Garabedian helped lead Denison to the North Coast Athletic Conference championship game for the first time in school history.
Garabedian graduated from Nazareth Academy High School in La Grange Park, Ill., in 2008, where he earned two varsity letters in basketball and was a two-time All-Area selection in 2007 and 2008. In addition, he was named to the All-East Suburban Catholic Conference team in 2008.
Garabedian has been the play-by-play voice of Denison football, baseball and softball since 2009 and has also broadcast women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse and volleyball games during his tenure in Granville.
Notable games called by Garabedian include the entire 2011 Midwest Collegiate League Championship Series, the 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Baseball Tournament in Chillicothe, Ohio, and the 2009 and 2011 NCAC Women’s Basketball Tournaments in Granville, Ohio.
“The thing that makes online broadcasts so perfect for the CrackerJacks is that there are so many out-of-state kids on the roster who have parents and relatives who want to tune into the games,” Garabedian said. “Obviously, it’s going to be tough for them to make it out to Romeoville everyday so the fact that we offer this to them and to our fans for free is outstanding.
“We had a great response to our online broadcasts last year from our fans and I am really looking forward to calling the games again in 2012.”
With a new and improved 4G Verizon Network to power all internet broadcasts, the CrackerJacks expect the listener experience to be even better during the 2012 summer.
“We definitely went through some growing pains during our first season [in 2011],” Garabedian said. “We had some trouble staying on the air with our old service provide but I don’t expect that to be an issue at all this summer.”
Josh Gleason joined the CrackerJacks front office in April 2012. A native of Auburn, N.Y., Gleason attended Cayuga Community College before transferring to Western Illinois University in August 2011. Gleason is majoring in Broadcasting with a minor in Journalism and will be graduating in December 2012.
The 22-year old Gleason has worked as the radio producer for the Western Illinois Leathernecks football broadcasts, the sideline reporter for the school’s men’s basketball radio broadcasts and as a field reporter for the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational. Gleason has also been the host or member of multiple sports talk shows as well.
A 2007 graduate of Auburn High School, Gleason played football, ice hockey and tennis in high school. His football team won the 2006 Class AA State Championship. Gleason was also awarded with the ‘Captain’s Award’ as a member of the men’s tennis team as a senior.
Founded in 2007, Ustream allows anyone with an internet connection to engage with their family, friends or fans anytime, anywhere.
Millions of Ustream users view and broadcast a wide variety of content, from high school sporting events to red carpet movie premieres. Notable Ustream broadcasts include major political events, concerts, conferences, movie premieres, talk shows, sporting events, interactive games, and personal milestones. Ustream’s mission is to bring people together around shared interests for amazing live, interactive experiences that build and maintain relationships.
In addition to broadcasting games over the CrackerJacks Radio Network, the franchise has recently installed the 2012 Will County CrackerJacks Baseball Blog, which can be located at www.crackerjacksbaseballblog.com. Garabedian and Gleason will post on the blog frequently throughout the 2012 season. In addition, player biographical information can be found at the new blog.
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