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I am a young, yet experienced sports media personality freshly graduated from Robert Morris University. I enjoy telling stories in sports through writing, broadcasting, podcasting, and interviewing.
On November 1, 2021, I was hired full-time as the new beat writer for the Vegas Golden Knights through Vegas Hockey Now and the National Hockey Now family.
As I enter this new chapter in my career, I aspire to be a stable and well-trusted sports journalist that people look to as comedic and trustworthy. At 21-years old I want my age to be looked at as a man with a bright future rather than an inexperienced kid.
After interning with Pittsburgh Hockey Now for two months I was promoted to be the new beat writer of the Vegas Golden Knights through National Hockey Now. I am extremely excited to get to work at the highest stage of hockey in the NHL and I am grateful for the Dan Kingerski and the National Hockey Now family in giving me this opportunity. Viva Las Vegas!
In my four years at Robert Morris University, I was involved with RMU-TV's live sports productions for Division 1 RMU Athletics. I served as a play-by-play commentator, color commentator, radio producer, replay operator, camera operator, time-out coordinator, and sideline reporter. The video attached is an Emmy-nominated broadcast from March of 2020.
I grew up in and around the Titusville PA area and in the summer of 2021, I worked with the Titusville Herald writing stories for the local newspaper. This opportunity has provided me to get the real-world experience of being in a newsroom. I got to cover some unique events such as power parachuting, and segway tours and I learned a lot about the history of Titusville. Attached is an event that I covered called the "Hill-Billy Fly-in."
I served as the podcast/web show general manager for Colonial Sports Network for three years. It was my responsibility to oversee all Division 1 podcasts for RMU Athletics at CSN. For three seasons, I produced the Stack the Pads podcast which covered Robert Morris men's and women's hockey. We had a new guest every week ranging from players to coaches and media members. The Stack the Pads podcast has won two communicator awards. The podcast below, featuring Emily Curlett, is an example of the...
I wrote for RMU Sentry Media and later, Colonial Sports Network during my four years at RMU. I wrote game recaps and previews from time to time but I primarily focused on features on men's and women's hockey. Below is an example of a feature article I wrote about a women's hockey player who almost lost her leg in a rollerblading accident.
At RMU I was a recurring television personality for the student-run television program Colonial Sports Center which covers RMU D1 Athletics in a SportsCenter styled program. I also appeared on Sports Talk in the Burgh, an opinionated TV program surrounded around professional sports in Pittsburgh. My main role was to analyze sports teams whether that be RMU Athletics, the Pirates, Penguins, or Steelers. Attached below is our show from March 4th, 2021.
In the summer of 2021, I wrote for Pittsburgh Sports Now, one of the biggest sports publications in all of Pittsburgh. I covered high school and college football stories under Alan Saunders and Mike Vukovcan.
For three years I wrote for Pittsburgh Sports Castle, a sports blog out of Pittsburgh. I wrote opinionated and regularly scheduled columns about the Pittsburgh Penguins. Attached is the largest article that I have ever written for a sports publication. This article analyzes the Penguins' 2010 decade in four parts.
I have my own active YouTube channel and primarily make videos on hockey, film, and video games. I make videos in my free time for fun and enjoy doing it as it keeps me motivated and improves my video-producing skills. Attached is one of my favorite videos that I have made focused on conspiracies and tidbits of facts on the Pittsburgh Penguins. My full channel name is Owen Krepps and I have over 100 videos on it.