Cole McDaniel colemcdaniel2910@gmail.

com / 937-935-4800 (mobile)

Career Interests: Sports Journalism and Broadcasting

Education
Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts, Received December 2019
Major: Broadcasting and Mass Communication
Minor: Business Management
GPA: 3.63
• Graduated Cum Laude (December 2019)
• Inducted into Baldwin Wallace University’s Epsilon Nu Chapter of the National
Communication Association’s acclaimed Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society (Spring 2018)
• Dean’s List Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017

Experience
KEE On Sports, Cleveland, Ohio, January 2020 – Present
• Vice President of Operations: Serve as the right-hand man for CEO and Owner Vince
McKee. Play-by-play or color commentator for basketball, football or any other sporting
events we cover. Write stories and increase web content, in addition to creating or
joining some podcasts. Also assist with sales and gaining sponsors.
Baldwin Wallace Athletic Communications, Berea, Ohio, August 2019 – Present
• Play-By-Play and Color Commentator: Serve as a commentator for football, wrestling,
men’s and women’s soccer, basketball and lacrosse.
o Commentator for 2020 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament first and
second round.
• Reporter: Conduct on-field interviews post game, in charge of press conferences and ask
the questions.
Cleveland SC, Cleveland, Ohio, May 2019 – Present
• Color Commentator: NPSL games are broadcast on MyCujoo.TV and I serve on the
commentary team for all home Cleveland SC games. Fill-in play-by-play when needed.
WOIO – 19 News, Cleveland, Ohio, May 2019 – December 2019
• Sports Intern: (Summer) Shadowed sports anchors and photographers, wrote stories, fact
checked information, performed practice sportscasts and standups.
(Fall) Set up interviews for Game of the Week, create prep notes for Game of the Week,
write shot sheets at football games, assist with Tailgate 19 and 5th Quarter, spotter during
Browns games, fact check information, conduct Indians pre-game interviews.
Baldwin Wallace Men’s Soccer, Berea, Ohio, August 2019 – November 2019
• Video Content Creator: Take pictures and videos at practice and other BW soccer events,
create all videos for the video board and social media sites, narrator for videos, share
pictures with the team and coaches for their use.
V-Teck Communications (98.3 WPKO, 1390 WBLL,107.3 The Drive, 106.9 The Bull, and
www.peakofohio.com), Bellefontaine, Ohio, May 2016 – December 2018
• Lead News Anchor: In the Summer of 2018, built the news program for 106.9 The Bull from
the ground up, established relationships in the community for the new station prior to
gathering the news, went through police reports, conducted interviews, wrote stories and
then put the first newscasts ever for the station on the air.
• News Reporter: Gather information, interviews, picture and video for a story. Edit audio and
make a package for the radio. Type a story for the website and attach pictures, video,
and the full interview.
 • Fill-in News Director: When the news director is gone, handle the newscasts, go through
police reports, write news stories, and perform any other tasks needed that day or that
week I am in the role.
WBWC – 88.3 The Sting, Berea, Ohio
Sports Department Staff, August 2016 – May 2019
• Co-host on SportsPulse (Radio sports talk show).
• Call football and basketball games (Can do play-by-play or color for both).

Athletics
Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio
Soccer, August 2016 – May 2019
• Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Selection (2017 & 2018)
• Appeared in 33 games and made 4 starts while earning two varsity letters
• Recorded 3 goals and 1 assist for 7 points

West Liberty-Salem High School, West Liberty, Ohio

Varsity Soccer, June 2012 – October 2015
• Four-year letterman (3rd in school history)
• All-Area Boys’ Soccer Player-of-the-Year
• First-team All-Miami Valley Selection
• First-team Ohio Heritage Conference Selection
• Two-time Dayton Division III Sectional Third-team Selection
• OHSAA Scholar Athlete Recipient
• OSSCA Academic Excellence Recipient
• Two-time West Liberty-Salem Scholar Athlete

FC42, Ostrander, Ohio

Club Soccer, June 2012 – May 2015