STAA's Graham Doty to join Rangers Class-A affiliate after graduation

May 6, 2010 - PRLog -- Graham Doty has a job waiting for him when he graduates from college this spring. An STAA client, Doty has been hired as the No. 2 PBP voice for the Hickory Crawdads. He will also assist in media relations, as needed.

The Crawdads are the Class-A, South Atlantic League affiliate of the Texas Rangers.

“I’m looking forward to this being my first job in an organization calling games. I’m really excited to start the next chapter of my life,” Doty says.

A senior at the University of Mississippi, Doty has spent the past two summers broadcasting games in the renowned Cape Cod collegiate summer league. He was fully prepared to return for a third season on the Cape when the Crawdads opportunity came from out of the blue.

“One morning I got a call from [STAA CEO] Jon Chelesnik asking if I would be interested in a position with the Crawdads. I said ‘of course I would be very interested.’ He said okay, I’ll give them all your info and let you know what I hear from them.”

Chelesnik had already told Crawdads Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations Andrew Buchbinder about Doty. After confirming Doty’s interest, Chelesnik emailed to Buchbinder the link to Doty’s Talent Page. An interview was scheduled just a few days later.

"I don’t think I’ve ever interviewed a candidate for any position, radio or otherwise, that has been as well prepared as Graham was, which I’m sure is directly relatable to [STAA’s] services,” Buchbinder says.

“The interview was different from all my other interviews,” Doty said. “It was mainly focused on my work experience but they were really curious about my involvement in the Oxford (MS) community, where I am from. One thing I look forward to is being involved in the Hickory community in any way that I can.”

In Oxford, Doty is involved with several volunteer ventures including Habitat for Humanity and The Pantry, an organization that provides food for needy families.

Doty is an especially unique example of the assistance STAA provides to sports broadcasters. STAA built Doty’s demo and resume package, he has an STAA Talent Page, he has consistently taken advantage of STAA’s career planning and consulting services, and he is enrolled in a concentrated nine-week telephone course on play-by-play broadcasting with STAA CEO Chelesnik.

“The customized sports broadcasting coaching curriculum isn’t something we publicize but it is available,” says Chelesnik.

Doty has embraced the instruction. “[We have worked on] being more descriptive and giving a lot of details and giving the score much more consistently. One thing Jon also stresses is ‘what’s at stake.’ Tell the listener what is at stake in this game and this at-bat and give the audience a story to listen to.”

“This opportunity with the Crawdads would not have been possible without the help of Jon Chelesnik and STAA.”

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