Ian Robert Sacks 129 East Grand Street / Mount Vernon, NY, 10552 • (914) 672-3304 • [email protected] See more: Website • LinkedIn • Demo Reel
On-Air Experience: ESPN3/ESPN+, Iona College Athletics August 2012–Present Play-by-Play Announcer/Color Commentator/Sideline Reporter New Rochelle, NY • Announce basketball, softball, volleyball, soccer and lacrosse games for ESPN3/ESPN+ • Assemble post-game video reports, detailing major storylines, highlights, sound bites and statistics
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Community Media (LMC Media) May 2014–Present Play-by-Play Announcer/Anchor Mamaroneck, NY • Announce local high school basketball, baseball, football, softball, volleyball and lacrosse games • Anchor weekly news show The Local Live; created, developed and anchored The Local Live Sports segment
Spalk October 2020–Present Play-by-Play Announcer Mount Vernon, NY • Announce Liga Primera soccer games and European Volleyball Confederation matches on Sports Flick
Binghamton Rumble Ponies June 2019–March 2021 Media Relations & Broadcasting Assistant Binghamton, NY • Served as play-by-play announcer and color commentator for game broadcasts on local radio and MiLB.tv • Handled media relations by compiling and sending out game notes, recaps, press releases and roster moves
ESPN Radio Albany August 2015–January 2016 New York Jets Beat Reporter East Rutherford, NJ • Reported on every New York Jets home game by taping and editing video reports and writing blog posts • Provided insight into the state of the Jets on the radio following home games
Additional Broadcasting Experience: Madison Square Garden Co. February 2016–Present Production Assistant White Plains, NY • Oversee rotation of graphics on arena’s videoboards at New York Liberty and Westchester Knicks games
YES Network April 2021–Present Runner Bronx, NY/Brooklyn, NY • Perform a variety of tasks to assist in the broadcasts of New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets games
Fox 61 October 2018–June 2019 Producer Hartford, CT • Produced the 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. hours of the station’s seven-hour morning news show • Covered breaking news, politics, local crime, human interest features, sports and entertainment stories
Fios1 News September 2017–September 2018 Producer Rye Brook, NY • Produced five hours each day of local news, including breaking news, crime, politics and features
References: Jacob Wilkins: Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations, Binghamton Rumble Ponies Justin Walters: Sports Anchor/Reporter, WPIX-TV Margaux Farrell: Morning Anchor, Fox61
Education: Iona College – New Rochelle, NY, Bachelor of Arts: Mass Communication, Minors: Film Studies and English