Proud new member of Patch
(FORT LEE, N.J.) – Today, I officially became the newest member of the Patch.com family and couldn’t be happier with this amazing opportunity.
This week, I start work as the sports editor for the Fort Lee branch and am very excited about the upcoming weeks ahead.
I have a lot of ideas for stories and am extremely anxious to start writing. 
Also, I will make sure to post the articles on this site too.
Here’s to the journey that lies ahead!
Best wishes,
Mike
Updated baseball clips
(SADDLE BROOK, New Jersey) – I’m excited to announce the updating of some audio clips.
Yesterday, the Print section of the website was renovated, and today it was the enhancing of my baseball play by play material.
Here are the clips that were revamped:
What do you think? Let me know by leaving a comment!
The Wall Street Journal and me
(NEW YORK, New York) – There was a story I did last year that got national attention, but I didn’t know how big it was until today.
I talked to Brian Foley, editor of the College Baseball Blog, today and we talked about our recent work.
The Great Wahconah Park Flood of 2009
Brian, who does a spectacular job on his website (which you can see here), also told me about a website that I appeared on last year.
So, I clicked the link and found out that my article on the Wahconah Park Flood appeared in the Wall Street Journal!
Here is the link (scroll down to see the story).
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below.
Athletes then and now
(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) – On Sunday night, I had an interesting discussion at the dinner table with Bill McKeon, the Evansville Otters color commentator.
We had a true Polish meal of kielbasa and pierogies (which were both delicious) but the highlight of the night was the conversation.
The guests started talking about playing sports back when they were younger and how intense they were (Elbows being thrown and slamming people to the ground was merely a foul in basketball). Then the talks shifted to today’s generation and how athletes tend to be different now and are not allowed to play as rough.
What do you think? Are athletes softer now? Do today’s athletes have it better or worse? Let me know
Productive Production
(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) – The broadcast of the soccer game went along smoothly.
The University of Evansville played East Tennessee State in the Championship Game of the ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic and it was an incredible game.
The Purple Aces came out strong and finished well in a 2-0 win.
It felt like old times working with the board just like when I did the same thing at WQUN for Bobcat basketball/hockey games.
I took notes while producing the game, including phrases to switch up my language.
Here are the notes:
Page One
Page Two
Can you believe that all of these phrases can be used in a soccer game?
Also, Otters producer Paul Mattingly snapped a couple pictures of me working the game.
Here are Paul’s snapshots:
Playing commercials during the pre-game show
Recording the game to edit highlights
Me in the WUEV Main Studio
From one journalist to another
(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) – Today was a great night to catch up with some old friends and some great sports reporters.
I graduated from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut where I had the honor and pleasure of working with Mike Silverman and Justin Cohen.
We all talked about life and where our paths have taken us.
WYMT Sports Reporter Mike Silverman
Lincoln Saltdogs radio announcer Justin Cohen
Mike originally is from Michigan but journeyed out to Kentucky where he is now a sports reporter for WYMT. Silverman is going to do a tremendous job for the community and I have no doubt about it.
A week ago, Justin, who is from Florida, finished up the season announcing baseball games for the Lincoln Saltdogs in Nebraska.
Meanwhile, I’m in Evansville, Indiana talking to some of my best friends from Connecticut, who are in completely different states.
Something seemed a little bit off here, but it really isn’t!
Journalists need to be open to traveling to new and exciting places to do what they love. Mike’s passion for covering local sports brought him to Kentucky, and Justin’s interests in baseball moved him to the Cornhusker state.
We’re all doing very well for ourselves and knew that moves like these were a big part of the business. Mike and I talked about keys to what it took to make the transition from college to the pros in this field, while Justin and I talked more about what people need to succeed in this business from one place to the next.
I’m lucky to have great friends who can bounce ideas off of each other and have the vision to help others on their own ways to reaching one dream after another.
Here’s to our present and future boys! Friends mean a lot in life and in journalism too.
Welcome to the brand new website!
(O’FALLON, Missouri) – It’s official! This week marks the official debut of the new website : http://mikeradomski.com
I’ll be bringing more of my material to the site in the upcoming days while bringing the same old intensity, passion and persistence to my daily routine.
If there is anything else you would like to be added to the site, please let me know.
Thanks to everyone for all of the support and for being loyal readers. I can’t thank you enough.
“Off day”
(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) – Baseball has two types of days: Game days and “off days.”
Typically, the off day is seen as a get-away day where not much gets done.
That is not the case with me! An off day is a chance to get better and improve when most others are taking the day for grantite.
I’m worked on updating the website, sending along a few congratulations to the winners of the postseason Frontier League awards, and taking down the flags at Bosse Field.
I also had the honor of working with Mike Bach, who is a rising sports journalist based in Iselin, New Jersey. Mike and I have been in touch for a number of weeks since he reached out to me in July, and have been working with each other on improving our weaknesses.
Both Mike and I acknowledged that no one in the field is perfect, and that there are always ways to improve. Mike worked on improving his interviewing skills today as we both performed a few mock interviews of each other.
While doing this, we found ways to strengthen ourselves to become better journalists and serve the public in a much better way than we currently do.
We started the professional relationship as more of a mentor-mentee connection, but it truly is more of a friendship now than ever. Mike has taught me so much and it is a blessing to have a friend who is committed to getting better every day like I am.
It’s a lesson to us all – there is no such thing as an “off day,” rather only another opportunity!
Welcome
Hey everyone. My name is Mike Radomski and I am a sports reporter currently working in Evansville, Indiana. I have 10 years of sports reporting experience dating back to my time covering the Bergen Catholic Crusaders and continuing with my reporting of the Quinnipiac University Bobcats. As a broadcast journalism major and sports studies minor, I was a play by play broadcaster and radio host at Quinnipiac before moving on to become the lead broadcaster for the Evansville Otters baseball club. I have served as a sports editor for Patch.com in Fort Lee, New Jersey and also announced sporting events for LMC-TV in Mamaroneck, New York. Now, I am back in Evansville as the Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting for the Otters and I want to thank the organization for allowing me to do what I love every day. I would also like to thank my family for their undying support and dedication to my dream.
I started the site to highlight some of my old work and post new pieces of material as well. Feel free to let me know what you think and contact me anytime.
Thanks and best wishes! -Mike
Determination & Dinner
(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) – During the course of the baseball season, I had a number of guests in the broadcast booth.
I was blessed to have the commissioner of the league, general managers, directors of operations, vice presidents, journalists, and writers.
But none of them may be more determined than Bryce Weiler who joined me on the air just a few weeks ago. Bryce is a blind sports journalist from the University of Evansville. He was dealt cards that are working agaisnt him, but he is committed to following his dreams. He hopes to be a play by play broadcaster and his resiliency is remarkable.
This evening, Bill McKeon and I took Bryce Weiler out to dinner to talk baseball and his plans.
We enjoyed a great meal at Texas Roadhouse will talking about who we have worked with in the past and goals for the future.
Bryce is on the right path and hopefully someone gives him the chance to reach for the stars.
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