Matt Dean
Sports Broadcaster, Storyteller

Contact me at mdean5488@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE

Radio Mankato, KTOE, Mankato, MN — PxP Broadcaster, October 2024 – PRESENT Radio play-by-play “voice of the Mavericks” for Minnesota State-Mankato Men’s Hockey team, calling all games home and road on KTOE. St. Paul Saints, St. Paul, MN — PxP Broadcaster & Media Relations Assistant, April 2023 – PRESENT Play-by-play radio voice and color analyst on the Saints Broadcast Network, the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Part of both the radio and television broadcasts for all 75 Saints home broadcasts, and a pre/postgame host and studio operator for select Saints road broadcasts. North Metro TV, Blaine, MN —Play-by-Play Broadcaster, September 2022 – PRESENT Television play-by-play voice and studio host for community TV station covering prep sports at Blaine, Centennial, and Spring Lake Park High Schools, including soccer, football, volleyball, hockey, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse over the course of the school year. Experience working multiple camera shoots with a producer and director, replay, and studio-hosting and color commentary along with a play-by-play role. Game Time Media, Twin Cities, MN — PxP Broadcaster/ Content Creator, August 2021 – May 2024 Play-by-Play broadcaster & content manager for Game Time Media’s live streaming and social media channels covering high school sports in the Twin Cities. Responsibilities include managing social media brands and content for six different member schools, while creating and editing video & audio content for GTM’s over 300 broadcasts of high school football, hockey, basketball, volleyball, soccer, & more. Charleston RiverDogs, Charleston, SC — Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations, October 2015 – October 2019 Radio & TV play-by-play voice of the New York Yankees’ Single-A affiliate, averaging 23 hours of airtime a week each season. Along with broadcasting, was the media relations contact that produced daily game notes, game recaps, statistical packs, and team press releases while overseeing an intern in the media relations department each season. Sold over $20,000 of ad space on the RiverDogs radio network and was the on-camera host for the RiverDogs’ social media presence. EDUCATION University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI —     Bachelor of Science, Life Sciences Communications & Ag Business Management, August 2011 – May 2015

SKILLS

• Play-by-play
• Studio Hosting
• Board Operator

• Video & Audio Editing
• Writing
• Media Relations

PROFILE

I’m a passionate sports broadcaster and storyteller with over ten years of radio & television play-by-play experience on the air between minor league baseball, Division 1 hockey, and every other sport in between while covering high school sports for community television in the Twin Cities. Working in MiLB has given me tremendous experience not only in on-air reps, but also in sales, writing, social media, and generally pitching in as part of a team wherever and whenever needed.

After spending five years in the Carolinas, I’ve returned to my Midwestern roots to live in the Twin Cities, where I began my career in sports with the St. Paul Saints in the summer of 2015. I am a part-time member of the St. Paul Saints broadcast team on the radio and am the radio play-by-play voice of Minnesota State Maverick Men’s Hockey during the winter.

FUN FACTS

Can dunk a basketball (two-handed only!), am an Eagle Scout, and a Premier League fan of Liverpool.