Skyler Lebron (left) is the lead color commentator for the Cortland Crush baseball team

INTERNSHIP CHECK IN: Skyler Lebron, Cortland Crush baseball team

UF Sports Media
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

We check in with rising junior telecommunications student Skyler Lebron who is in Cortland, New York interning with the Cortland Crush, a member of the NY Collegiate Baseball League.


Skyler is the color commentator for the broadcast team, while covering play-by-play duties for three innings a game. Skyler also writes game recaps for all games throughout the 42 game regular season. He conducts pre-game sideline hits and pre-game interviews that would be broadcast through the radio and post game interviews with players that reached people on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the team website.

Skyler is also learning to manage multiple social media pages too and work with the team’s promotional and operations staff.

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The University of Florida’s Sports Journalism and Communications Program

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The University of Florida's Sports Journalism and Communications Program

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The University of Florida’s Sports Journalism and Communications Program

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