JAKE BARTECKI
PROFESIONAL
SUMMARY
I am the Sports Director for KWBE radio in Beatrice, NE., and a TV Sports and News Reporter for News Channel Nebraska TV. As part of my sports reporting, I kickstarted NCN's television coverage of Nebraska football which grew into covering a wide range of Husker sports. I also do racing play-by-play at the local race track, Beatrice Speedway, and serve as the voice of Beatirce Orangemen high school athletics, calling football, basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball.
During college, I gained experience in play-by-play serving as Sports Director at the campus station and assisting as a talent announcer for BTN+
SKILLS
Play-By-Play Broadcasting
TV News Production
Writing
Podcasting
Audio/Video Editing
WORK
EXPERIENCE
News Channel Nebraska - Statewide across Nebraska
TV News and TV Sports Reporter - Nebraska Athletics
June 2021 - Current
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Interview, shoot, edit news and sports stories for morning, midday, and evening newscasts
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Produce approximately 8-10 news/sports packages, VO’s, and VO/SOT’s each week
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Conduct intro and outro TV standups for appropriate stories
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Attend daily, weekly press conferences for Husker football, shoot in-game highlights, turn packages,
VO/SOT’s daily
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Kickstarted NCN’s coverage of Nebraska Football, Athletics by shooting highlights, attending weekly
press conferences
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2nd tier political reporter, covered 2022 Gubernatorial Race closely, attended campaign parties for Live
TV broadcast on Election Night
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Convert TV news, sports packages into radio reports to be played on radio newscasts for the southeast
Nebraska area
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Shoot, edit highlights of various high school sports events such as football, baseball, volleyball
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Convert press releases into web stories, VO’s
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Edit stories using Final Cut Pro, Adobe Audition
CONTACT
KWBE Radio - Beatrice, NE
Sports Director, Play-By-Play Announcer, News Reporter
June 2021 - Current
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Radio play-by-play voice of Beatrice High School football, basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball
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Produce daily 3-5 minute sports reports covering local sports, University of Nebraska athletics and
professional sports, which are broadcast at 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., noon and 5 p.m.
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Conduct pregame phone interviews with coaches ahead of games
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Conduct a once-a-week afternoon radio news shift reporting local, state, and national news
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Write short game recap after any game broadcasted
BEATRICE SPEEDWAY
Public Address Play-By-Play Voice of Beatrice Speedway, Pit/Victory Lane Reporter
June 2021 - Current
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Announce races on PA system for Beatrice Speedway, 5/8- mile International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) dirt track
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Conduct pre-race interviews with drivers in garage area, play interviews over PA system before event
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Conduct victory lane interviews with winning driver
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Announce heat and feature races for several racing series including Sport Mods, Sport Compacts, Hobby Stocks Stock Cars, IMCA Mods
90.3 KRNU
Sports Director-Programming
October 2017 – May 2021
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Provided commentary for University of Nebraska football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball
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Broadcasted over 40 University of Nebraska athletic events live from the venues
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Play-by-play announcer—Football, Basketball, Baseball
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Attended daily/weekly player and coach press conferences to record audio to be played on game broadcasts
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Responsible for quality audio levels while engineering and producing the broadcast
BIG TEN NETWORK PLUS
Play-By-Play Announcer, Color Analyst
December 2017 – May 2021
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Worked as lead play-by-play announcer for University of Nebraska women’s basketball and softball on BTN+
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On-air talent for pregame and postgame show on camera, on live TV, for BTN+
KNTK, 93.7 “THE TICKET”
Intern, Executive Producer
April 2019 – August 2019
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Edited audio, produced podcast “Early Break” with Jake Sorenson and Steve Sipple, the lead sports talk show in Lincoln, NE
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Conducted research, provided information for show while on air
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Pre-screened listener calls before putting them on air
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Provided remote assistance for station during 2019 Big Ten football media days
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
August 2017 – May 2021
Majors: Broadcasting/Sports Communication
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“Nebraska Broadcasters Association (NBA) Scholarship” winner, given to students showing excellence in their specific field of broadcasting (2019, 2020)
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“Best Sports Radio Story, 2019” (NBA) for audio production piece on Nebraska-Colorado rivalry (2019)
AWARDS
NEBRASKA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION BESY PLAY-BY-PLAY
Beatrice vs. Grand Island Northwest High School Basketball
Nebraska Broadcasters Association, Best Radio Sports Story, 2018
College Student Radio Winner, "Nebraska-Colorado Football Preview 2018"
Nebraska Broadcasters Association, NBA Foundation Scholarship
Awarded a $2,500 scholarship by the Nebraska Broadcasters Association awarded to students who excel in their field of study