Lock Haven University Athletics HAVENc@st

If you're a fan of Lock Haven University (LHU) athletics you don't have to live in Pennsylvania to watch sporting events. The university uses Mediasite to broadcast its sports coverage to parents, fans, boosters, and alumni across the globe, to places like Australia, England, and Trinidad and Tobago. 

Students in the university's HAVENc@st club in the Sports Information Office receive experience in sports announcing and production by handling various positions in the cable TV and web radio coverage of the university's sports. The program uses Mediasite to webcast every sporting event played in the Thomas Field House -- Lock Haven's home turf. It's also instilling passion and skill in aspiring young broadcasters who cover the games from the sidelines, like Brett Woodurn, LHU student and HAVENc@st presenter. 

"Mediasite has made it possible for anyone wanting to get into the sports broadcasting field to webcast in front of a live audience and get more comfortable speaking," he said. "When I came to Lock Haven I couldn't even give a presentation in front of a class of ten without getting nervous. Through Mediasite and HAVENc@st, I'm more comfortable speaking. I can improvise in class or on air, and whether it's in front of an online audience or a class of 200 kids, I can comfortably speak in public. A lot of that is due to Mediasite."