As the voice of Missouri State Ice Bears Hockey the past three seasons, Steve has engineered, produced and called over 100 games for the team. His journalism career spans over 24 years including stints as a news reporter and sports photographer. In 1985 he began working with the Los Angeles Kings Hockey Team as statistician, in media relations, and recording players time on ice. A year later he became public address announcer for post-game hockey games at the Great Western Forum.

A graduate of Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State), Steve has a degree in Broadcast journalism and a minor in print media.

 

From ’93 to ’99, Steve coordinated post-game hockey games at the Pond of Anaheim, in Orange County, California. During that time, his public address duties ranged from NHL charity events to collegiate and youth hockey tournaments.  He also covered events such as the Stanley Cup Playoffs and NASCAR as a photojournalist.

 

Steve’s busiest year came in 1998-99 while working for the Los Angeles Kings, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Long Beach Ice Dogs, Irvine Ice Arena, and KIKF-FM in Anaheim, California. 

 

Then in May 1999 after moving to Branson, Missouri and working with a satellite based three-state radio station as an on air personality, Steve joined KRZK/KOMC-FM’s radio on-air staff while handling color commentary for football broadcasts. He remained there for four seasons until becoming a news reporter for KTTS-FM in Springfield, Missouri. He also began working in the design department of Bass Pro Shops, a major outdoor sporting goods retailer.

 

Steve served as the public address announcer for the Springfield Spirit Junior A Hockey team and enjoys playing goalie in ice hockey leagues on a regular basis.  Steve believes co-founding WebSports Radio with broadcast partner Dan Lee, is the next step in the future of sports programming throughout Southwest Missouri and beyond.

 

 

Some of our broadcast locations:

11/23/07 Webster Groves Ice Arena, Webster Groves, MO	1/11/08 Germain Arena, (Blue Rink) Estero, Florida	2/23/08 MACHA Finals, East Alton, Illinois

 

 

 

Playing Goal - February 2008