BUSINESS SCORECARD Broadcaster and Lecturer Jonathan Horowitz and Evangeline Downs Racing Announcer Michael Chamberlain and Jacob Fann with Fanntastic Media
“Colorado Prep Spotlight” is a TV show about high school sports broadcast on Altitude Sports in the Rocky Mountain Region. 11:00 AM. The University of Denver is one of the most successful non-football Division 1 athletics programs in the country with recent national championships in men’s ice hockey and men’s lacrosse. Arapahoe Park is a Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racetrack that operates in Aurora, Colorado during the summer. The Arabian Jockey Club is the governing and promotional body for Arabian horse racing in the United States. The Sport Management department at Metro State University, based in Denver, is the only program in Colorado and one of only 32 Bachelors programs in the United States to achieve Commission on Sport Management Accreditation.
Jonathan Horowitz announces, writes about, and produces social and digital media for sports. An Emmy Award finalist for “Sports Play-by-Play” in the Heartland region for 2015 and 2016, he is both a play-by-play and public address announcer for basketball, football, horse racing, soccer, and more. He has produced sports stories for Altitude Sports & Entertainment, AT&T SportsNet, and AuroraTV in the Rocky Mountain region.
Horowitz has also authored books for the Publishing Office at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. He currently teaches in the Sport Management Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
In addition to broadcasting horse racing, Horowitz is an aspiring eventer competing on an Off-the-Track Thoroughbred he used to announce.
Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Evangeline Downs is a full entertainment complex located in Opelousas, Louisiana (outside of Lafayette), which includes a casino, racetrack, hotel and Eeventcenter. The casino is open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Michael Chamberlain has been the Racing Announcer at Evangeline Downs since March 2015. Prior to that, he worked as Announcer at Sam Houston Race Park, Turf Paradise, Vernon Downs, and several other racetracks as well.
Michael has been working in the racing industry since 1997. In addition to his announcing duties, he has also been an oddsmaker, track handicapper, media personality and writer.
Michael was the Voice of the NTRA Great State Challenge in 2002 at Houston and has been a 3- time participant in Breeders’ Cup All-Star Announcers’ Day (in 2002 at Arlington Park, 2004 at Lone Star Park and 2006 at Churchill Downs).
Connect with Michael on Twitter and follow Evangeline Downs on Facebook.
Fanntastic Media, located in Scottsdale, AZ, specializes in growing small businesses by professionally creating powerful brand presence, capturing new customers, and targeting untapped markets thus dramatically increasing sales.
In 1963, Jacob Fann’s grandfather Floyd and his brother Don owned Fann Toyota, and in their commercial they would state, ” My Toyota is FANNtastic.” The Fann legacy holds tradition for respected ethical practice, trust, and valued work. As a 22 year old college graduate, Jacob founded Fanntastic Media based on those same principles.
Jacob has been involved in working with small businesses his whole life, and noticed the complete lack of professional internet and social media marketing. His mission is to help businesses increase revenue and build a stronger relationship with their customer base.
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ABOUT BUSINESS SCORECARD AND YOUR HOST
Daniel Liguori is currently a graduate student at Grand Canyon University’s Colangelo College of Business and the Studio Ambassador / Production Intern here at Business RadioX. Daniel graduated from The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in 2012 with a Bachelors Degree in Broadcast Journalism. Daniel went on to work for The Arizona Diamondbacks in the merchandise department and was awarded the 2013 MVP of The Arizona Diamondbacks team shop and was presented an award by Arizona Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall and former Diamondbacks player Luis Gonzalez. Daniel also has experience working for the Arizona Cardinals Inside Sales Department.
Daniel has followed Arizona Sports since childhood and has a strong passion for the local teams and the current trends going on in Arizona Sports. Daniel has launched a new show called Business Scorecard on Phoenix Business Radio X. The show airs on Tuesday afternoons at 1pm. Business Scorecard takes an approach to Arizona Sports and the business and fan side of sports. Some featured guests to the show have been Arizona Diamondbacks play-by-play announcer Mike Ferrin and former NFL player Edward Smith.
Daniel has a passion for helping people and connecting the business community in Arizona.
