Ep. 92: Sports Business Reporter at Barstool Sports, Jake Marsh: How Pulling Over on the Florida Turnpike to Apply for a Job Kickstarted His Broadcast Career
How the f**k did Jake Marsh go from calling high school football games in Syracuse to calling ping pong matches for one of the top sports media companies in the country, Barstool Sports? Jake graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with a degree in Broadcast and Digital Journalism in 2018. During his time at Syracuse, he was on the air with play by play coverage for several local radio stations. He also interned with MLB and NHL Networks. In October of 2018, Jake became THE play-by-play announcer for Vermont Catamounts Men’s Basketball. The following spring he began an internship with the United States’ number one sports podcast: “Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take”. Today, Jake is a mainstay on the podcast in addition to calling play-by-play for Barstool Sports events. So what is Jake’s ultimate broadcast goal? And who’s really the favorite: Jake or Billy?