How to Get a Job Doing Knicks Commentary

The New York Knicks prompt commentary throughout their playing season.

The New York Knicks are a favorite basketball team in New York. But you don't have to live in New York City to be a commentator on their games. With the instant reach of the Internet, you can become a commentator on the team today. By practicing your skills as a commentator and posting new comments with each new game, you can build a resume of sample work to prove that you should be hired as a sports commentator.

Things You'll Need

• Website
• Video equipment
• Audio/video software

Instructions

1. Watch every game the Knicks play. Read commentary by current sportswriters, listen to the comments of sports radio hosts and watch sports commentators on television. Note the topics they commonly speak about, such as player habits, team strengths and weaknesses, and coaching choices.

2. Create a website where you can post your commentary about the Knicks.

3. Write commentary articles and post them online. You won't be paid for these pieces, but they will serve as samples of your work for potential employers. Post them on your own website along with other sports blogs.

4. Record short commentary videos and post these on your website and YouTube. Take the audio from these videos to post as podcasts. These will all serve as examples of your work for any possible employer.

5. Find a job or internship working for the sports department of a local radio station, newspaper or television station. Take any job they offer you. This will help you meet people who hire commentators.

6. Submit your articles for publication with small, weekly newspapers and sports websites. Every article should include a reference to your website.

7. Contact newspaper editors, local television producers and radio hosts. Email them links to your commentaries on your website, blog sites and YouTube. Follow up with these contacts after every Knicks game and encourage them to read, watch or listen to your latest commentary.

8. Ask for a job as a commentator. Media outlets will not likely post a position for a sports commentator. They will hire someone who they know can produce the kind of material their audience wants.

9. Be persistent. Don't let rejection stop you from trying. It may take months or years to get the job of your dreams.

References

• Sports Central: Job Openings
• The Telegraph: You've Got to be Persistent to Land a Media Job