Alex Flanagan

Follow Alex:

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • About
  • Advice
    • Advice for Athletes
    • Tips for Broadcasters
  • Work With Me
  • Videos
  • Parenting and Travel
  • Blog
What makes a good play-by-play announcer?

What Makes A Good Play-by-Play Announcer?

Play-by-Play is one of the most prestigious jobs in sports broadcasting and often one of the most lucrative. The best in the business have an authentic voice and style that is identifiable the minute … Read More...

why you need a personal brand

How To Build Your Personal Brand

  When I'm pitching client's to executives in charge of hiring they often want me to summarize someone's personal brand. In other words, who are they distilled down to a few simple … Read More...

books for career motivation

Four of The Best Career Self-Help Books

   Four of the Best Career self-help Books  No matter how successful people appear, one thing I've learned, especially in my job as an agent, is that no one has it totally figured out. The … Read More...

Julie Stewart-Binks recording her FUBOTV show

5 Pieces Of Equipment Needed To Build A Home Video Studio

It used to be that home video studios were reserved for reporters and TV talent who needed the ability to go live the moment news broke. Sometimes, high-paid talent got a home studio put in as a perk but It wasn't done often because it was expensive … Read More...

When to hire an agent

When To Hire An Agent…Or Someone Else

  When To Hire An Agent...Or Someone Else How do you know when it is time to hire an agent? It is one of the top questions journalists and TV personalities ask me. The answer, though, is less about timing and more about understanding what kind … Read More...

how to create a resume reel

How to Make A Great Resume Reel

  When I graduated from college in 1993, I packed up the car with resume reels and drove to news stations within an 8-hour radius delivering my tape. Back then, the biggest challenge was getting a News Director to agree to meet me so I could … Read More...

Grow A Social Media Following

5 Practices That Will Grow Your Social Media Following

A robust social media audience can do a lot to build your personal brand. If you have been putting off jumping into the social media scene, it is way easier to get going than you think. Here are 5 super simple, sure-fire, ways to grow your social … Read More...

  • View All Blog Posts

About Alex

some_text Alex Flanagan is a veteran sportscaster and sideline reporter. More About Alex

Broadcasting Insider Newsletter Sign Up

Twitter

Tweets by @Alex_Flanagan

Recent Posts

  • What Makes A Good Play-by-Play Announcer?
  • How To Build Your Personal Brand
  • Four of The Best Career Self-Help Books
  • 5 Pieces Of Equipment Needed To Build A Home Video Studio
  • When To Hire An Agent…Or Someone Else

Tags

Athletes Be on TV Blog Broadcasters Career Advice parenting and travel

Search

Copyright © Alex Flanagan