Marlboro Man Runs Sports Broadcasting Summer Camp at Yogi Berra Museum

LITTLE FALLS, NJ – The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will host the nation’s top sportscasting camp for the 16th straight year on July 24-28. And in 2017, for the first time ever, long-time camp instructors Bruce Beck and Ian Eagle will turn over the reins to noted New York area sportscasters Chris Carrino and Tim Capstraw, the radio voices of the Brooklyn Nets on WFAN 660 AM. Carrino is a Marlboro resident. That's Carrino (right), with Tim Capstraw, as they interview Brooklyn Nets star Brook Lopez

Now known as the Chris Carrino and Tim Capstraw Sports Broadcasting Camp, the camp is open to boys and girls 13-and-older accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost is $795. Space is limited to 60 students. Campers will learn about TV and radio play-by-play and color commentary, public speaking, sports talk, game preparation, on-camera presentation, Teleprompter, interviewing skills, podcasting, multi-media content, and public address announcing. The week-long camp will include play-by-play of a Somerset Patriots minor league baseball game and a field trip to Barclays Center. .

Carrino has been the radio voice of Nets Basketball for the last 16 years. The Fordham University graduate also calls NFL games for Compass Media and has broadcast Major League Baseball, international basketball games for NBA TV, the last three Olympics for NBC Sports, and college sports for the ESPN family of networks and Comcast.

“Tim and I look forward to sharing our experiences with the campers this summer,” Carrino, who has been a camp speaker for the last 13 years, said. “In addition to actual broadcast skills, we’ll talk about communication skills and lessons that will benefit the students regardless of their eventual careers. It will be a fast-paced, exciting week where the students will be involved hands-on and make new friends.”

Tim “The Capper” Capstraw has served as the radio color commentator for Nets Basketball for the last 15 years, broadcasting over 1,100 straight games. The former Wagner College men’s basketball and baseball coach has also called the Olympics for NBC Sports, international basketball games for NBA TV, college basketball for MSG and CBS Sports Network, baseball and basketball on MSG Varsity, and more.

"I guarantee this broadcasting camp will be an unbelievable experience for all involved. I have run camps for more than thirty years and I am so looking forward to this week,” Capstraw said.

Scheduled guest speakers for 2017 include Eagle, along with Kenny Albert (FOX Sports, New York Rangers radio), Sarah Kustok (YES Network, FOX Sports), Evan Roberts (WFAN), Alaa Abdelnaby (CBS Sports Network, Westwood One radio), former New York Yankees All-Star Sparky Lyle, former Yankees shortstop Dale Berra, and others.

“Chris and Tim are not only two of the best broadcasters in the industry, they're also two of the best people. Their passion, preparation, and professionalism are unparalleled,” said Eagle of CBS Sports and YES Network. “This camp is in the best possible hands, as I know they'll continue the tradition of excellence that we've created over the last 15 years.”

The camp has been a launching pad for the careers of dozens of area students and interns who now broadcast for their colleges and professionally, including nationally for MLB Network, NBC Sports, CBS Sports Network, Turner Sports, CBS Radio, SiriusXM, and others.

High school sports guru Mike Quick of ESPN New York 98.7 FM returns for his 15th year as the director of the Advanced Camp, for returning campers. Dave Popkin will serve as Camp Director for the 14th year. Popkin handles color commentary for Seton Hall basketball on AM 970 The Answer, play-by-play for Northeast Conference basketball on MSG and CBS Sports Network, and play-by-play for the BIG EAST Digital Network and for Buffalo Bisons baseball (Triple A - Toronto) on ESPN 1520.

The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is a nonprofit sports education organization on the campus of Montclair State (NJ) University. Its mission is to preserve and promote the values of respect, sportsmanship and excellence through culturally diverse, inclusive sports-based programming. Museum programs foster a better understanding of the historic and contemporary role of sports in society.
More information about the Chris Carrino and Tim Capstraw Sports Broadcasting Camp is available by calling (908) 233-1113 or by visiting www.sportsbroadcastingcamp.com.