RIXON LANE

115 McEdco Road

Woodruff, South Carolina 29388
864-529-7459
rixonlane@gmail.com
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Experience Assistant AD for Sports Media, Lander University September 2016-Present

Responsible for promoting Lander's 10 varsity sports programs, in addition to
updating the athletics websites and all athletics social media platforms,
broadcasting video streams of soccer, basketball baseball and softball games,
writing press releases, scheduling photographers, contributing to university
publications and keeping statistics for all teams.

Sports Media Specialist, Lander University July 2015-June 2016

Served as play-by-play announcer for all home mens and women's soccer,
mens and womens basketball, baseball and softball games. All games
streamed live on YouTube. Assisted SID in updating athletics website, writing
press releases, creating weekly videos for the athletics websites, running
athletic programs Instagram account, assisting with athletic programs Twitter
and Facebook accounts.

Radio Show Host, Fox Sports Spartanburg March 2016-August 2016

Responsible for co-hosting two hour drive-time morning radio show Monday
through Friday. Created show topics, book guests, took phone calls, managed
show Twitter account, and sold advertising for morning show and other
programming on station.

TV Announcer, ESPN3, SoCon Digital Network, Vogel Productions

Spartanburg, South Carolina 2012-Present
Play-by-play announcer and color commentator for television broadcasts of
college baseball, basketball and volleyball, as well as re-broadcasts of high
school softball, basketball, and football games, with over 40 on-air hours.

Football Announcer, Woodruff High School

Woodruff, South Carolina 2012-Present
Full-time play-by-play announcer for Woodruff High School football games.
44 games of broadcast experience. Host of hour-long Wolverine Talk Show
during 2013 season.

Blog Contributor, Gamecock Cereal August 2014-May 2016

Write daily pieces for blog subsidiary of GamecockCentral.com, an affiliate of
the Rivals network. Covered South Carolina footballs 2014 Media Day as the
blogs main contributor. Covered SEC mens and womens basketball 2014
Media Days. Covered 2015 Womens Final Four in Tampa. Covered all home
football games in 2014, as well as selected mens basketball games.

Radio Announcer, Lander University November 2014-March 2015

Broadcast all Lander baseball home games on student radio station. Research
stats for Lander and opposing teams. Conduct one-on-one intervew with head
coach prior to each home game. Maintain and update teams official Twitter
account.

Co-Editor and Writer, Garnet and Cocky May 2014-August 2014

Wrote and edited daily articles for University of South Carolina athletic
website affiliate of FanSided.com. Wrote the two most viewed articles in the
sites history.

Intern, SportsTalk Radio

Columbia, South Carolina 2011-2013
Interned for Phil Kornblut on statewide syndicated radio show, averaged 12
hours weekly and over 1,700 cumulative hours, researching and writing,
broadcasting on-air updates, and producing on fill-in basis.

Radio Talk Show Host, WUSC

Columbia, South Carolina 2010-2013
Hosted weekly 2-hour sports talk show, with over 200 cumulative on-air hours.

Radio Announcer, WQUL

Woodruff, South Carolina 2006-2012
Play-by-play announcer and color commentator for on-air Woodruff baseball
and softball games, beginning as 8 th grader. Statistician for football games.

PA Announcer, Wofford Baseball 2014

Spartanburg, South Carolina
Handled all aspects of public address system for one month

Managing Editor and Basketball Editor, Garnet Report

Columbia, South Carolina 2012-2014
Wrote and edited basketball, football and baseball articles for student-run
sports website. Blogged and live tweeted during games, covered press
conferences, and conducted player/coach interviews. Reviewed applicants for
writing positions.

Summer Sports Editor and Blog Editor, Daily Gamecock

Columbia, South Carolina Summers, 2012-2014
Responsible for writing 2-3 weekly articles. Covered all USC post-season
baseball games. Participated in post-game interviews. Oversaw sports layout
of the Welcome Back edition, including writing 12 articles for the 2012
edition and 9 for the 2013 edition.

Public Address Announcer, White Knoll JV Football Games

Lexington, South Carolina 2012
Handled all aspects of public address system throughout the season.

University of South Carolina Gamecock Connection

Columbia, South Carolina 2010-2013
 Served as ambassador to high schools, assisted with University showcases
(Prospective Students Day, Admitted Students Day, etc.).

Intramural Referee, University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina 2010-2013
Officiated intramural flag football games, averaged 9 hours weekly.

Peer Leader, University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina 2012
Served as Peer Leader for two different University 101 classes. Responsible
for creating class activities and grading assignments for 35 students

Education University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina Graduated May 2014, Magna Cum Laude
B.A. Broadcast Journalism, with honors from the South Carolina Honors
College. 3.77 G.P.A.

Woodruff High School

Woodruff, South Carolina Graduated May 2010, with highest
honors
Student Body President
Class President (8 -11 grades)
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Lettered in varsity football, varsity baseball and varsity tennis.

Philanthropic Project HOPE Foundation, Inc.

Greenville, South Carolina 2006-Current
Serve as a spokesperson in educational and fundraising venues for nonprofit
organization that provides a lifespan of services for individuals with autism

Extracurricular Storyteller
DE, FL, NC, SC, TN, WA
1997-Current
Present storytelling performances and workshops featuring original material at
festivals, schools, colleges, libraries, and senior centers. Presented keynote
address at National Storytelling Conference in Bellingham, WA.

National Youth Storytelling Showcase winner

Fresno, California and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 2002-2010
Selected 5 times as state representative in national storytelling competition. 3-
time national champion for various age divisions. In 2010, selected as overall
national champion for all age divisions.

Intramual Sports
Columbia, South Carolina 2010-2014
Participant in intramural flag football, kickball, softball, and tennis. 5-time
intramural champion.
National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Delta Epsilon Iota