STAA's David Foley snaps up job with BlueClaws

Dec. 1, 2009 - PRLog -- STAA client David Foley has accepted a Media and Public Relations internship with minor league baseball’s Lakewood (NJ) BlueClaws.

The BlueClaws are the Class A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Foley will handle four innings of play-by-play for home games and host the pre and post game show for road games. Until then, Foley will focus primarily on sales. Social media work will be a key part of the position, as well as other duties assisting the media and public relations manager.

Many sports broadcasting jobs require broadcasters to go to bat at several spots in an organization's lineup. The BlueClaws are no exception and Foley is ready for the challenge. "I will have a lot of responsibilities. I will be able to learn a lot. That’s what I need at this point. I just need the experience to build the confidence to take it to another level."

Earning the internship wasn't easy. Foley first applied through e-mail and included a link to his STAA Talent Page when the position opened in October, but he wasn't the first person to accept the job for 2010. The BlueClaws originally hired another candidate--who eventually changed his mind. When the spot opened up again, the BlueClaws called Foley.

“I used everything you [STAA] taught me to get this job. If this had been before I joined STAA I probably wouldn’t have been called back," Foley says, "I was sending stuff and never hearing back from employers. You taught me everything – to emphasize my eagerness to do sales, to be aggressive, to keep in touch, to think outside the box, to approach it a different a way. Everything you taught me I used. I can’t thank you enough.”

The new job requires a move to the opposite coast for Foley, who is from Orange County, CA. Fortunately Foley has a lot of family in the New Jersey area. He felt badly that he couldn’t visit them for Thanksgiving. Now he is preparing to face the dramatic climate differences and move there.

"I've been back there to visit family so I know what its like. It's going to be very cold. I'm going to bring all my sweat shirts. I don't have many so I'll have to go shopping, but I love the East Coast. I’m also very excited to go to a few Eagles and Phillies games."

Most of all, Foley is excited to add to his sports broadcasting experience with a club like Lakewood.

"The BlueClaws have such a great track record. I’m proud to be there to be honest. It's a chance to prove what I can do."

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