Hello, I'm
Tyler Avila
Sports fan. Dreamer. Storyteller.
Tyler Avila
BA in Broadcasting & Journalism.
Bluffton, Ohio
About
MY BACKGROUND
I have a passion for using sports broadcasting as a service to allow people to have an escape from issues they may be dealing with while developing my career on accuracy to build trust and respect.
StrengthsFinder
Futuristic
Relator
Restorative
Responsibility
Developer
Myers-Briggs
ISFJ
Favorite Teams
Ohio State Football and Basketball
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Experience
WHERE I'VE WORKED
The Witmarsum and WBWH 96.1 The Wit
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Assistant Sports Director/Convergent Journalist
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2016-18​
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Program Director and Sports Director
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2018​
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V-Teck Communications
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News reporter and anchor for 98.3 WPKO and 106.9 The Bull in Bellefontaine and Urbana, Ohio
Woof Boom Radio
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Internship
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Helped mostly in the production side of things for 92.1 The Frog in Lima, Ohio while getting a chance to go out on the road with my supervisor and seeing how he does his remote broadcasts.
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The Lima News
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Sports Clerk
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Took stats from local high school and college games and entered them into a system to be put into the newspaper​
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Education
WHAT I’VE LEARNED
2015–2019
Bluffton University – Bluffton, OH; Class of 2019
Bachelor of Arts; Broadcasting & Journalism
My Work
Interests
OUT OF OFFICE
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Watching sports
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Being with friends and family
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Playing sports - Basketball, baseball and running
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Writing - News, features, sports recaps and previews
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Wrestling (WWE)
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Awards
WHERE I SHINE
The Witmarsum
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Best sports podcast
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"​The Beaver Dam"
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