Sean Fitzgerald
Announcer/OperatorExpertise: Audio editing, beat reporting, radio producer, sports reporting, on-air talent, audio journalism, print journalism, news reporting
Education: Kent State University - Bachelor of Science, journalism and sports administration
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Progressive Field
Experience:
Sean Fitzgerald is an announcer/operator at Ideastream Public Media and has been in the role since May 2022. Sean was previously an intern/producer at WKSU from May 2020 until his graduation from Kent State in May 2021 and earned a first place award from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists for best sports reporting in radio. He's also worked as a beat reporter on both sports and news for local newspapers.
Highlights:
- Covered 2020 Cleveland Indians 60 game MLB pandemic season and 2021 NFL Draft for WKSU
- Former News-Herald news reporter
- Morning Journal sports reporter
- 2021 Best Sports Reporting in radio, Ohio SPJ
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors with from the Kent State Honors College
- Member Kent State Chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha, a national honor society in journalism and mass communication
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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Terry Pluto explains why Francona remains dedicated to the team despite more health setbacks. -
The coach who led the Browns on a successful stretch in the 1980s died last week at age 77. -
Terry Pluto says the steroid era of baseball has dominated the ballot. -
In his second season, CSU head coach Dennis Gates has the Vikings at 12-5. -
A glimpse of how challenging life was on the other side of a record-setting career. -
The Indians traded Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to the Mets for four players, highlighted by middle infielder Andres Gimenez. -
The Browns will be without head coach Kevin Stefanski, along with a number of other coaches and players, for their playoff game Sunday. -
The Cleveland Browns have a rematch against the Pittsburgh Steelers to close out Wild Card Weekend. -
With a loss to the Jets Sunday, the Cleveland Browns have to beat the rival Pittsburgh Steelers to clinch their first postseason berth since 2002.
