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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LeBron James' fourth NBA title resurrects the debate over who is the greatest basketball player of all time.
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Tribe Fest has been cancelled for 2021, with the Cleveland Indians citing precautions and concerns related to COVID-19
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The Cleveland Browns are off to their best start in nearly 20 years. First-year head coach Kevin Stefanski has led the team to a 3-1 record, built around a strong running-game and some spectacular catches.
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The Indians are on the brink of elimination after game one of their wild card series against New York. Game two is Wednesday night at 7pm at Progressive Field.
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A walk-off, 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night clinched a playoff berth for the Cleveland Indians. Jose Ramírez hit the winning three-run…
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The Cleveland Browns will try to re-group on their home field Thursday, as they host the Bengals less than a week after an embarrassing season-opening…
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The Cleveland Browns begin the NFL season Sunday. The team has had little time to get adjusted under new coach Kevin Stefanski because of the pandemic.…
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Major League Baseball decided that no fans would be allowed to spectate at games this season, and only the teams' staff and the media would be let in. I…
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The Cleveland Indians are in the hunt for the playoffs during this pandemic-shortened season.The team made waves earlier this week when it shipped ace…
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The Cleveland Indians are halfway through the most unusual season in history. After 30 games, WKSU sports commentator Terry Pluto said the Tribe is in…