Mike Samsel - RESUME
Saint Joseph’s University - Play-by-Play Announcer - December 2022 - Present
• Radio Play-by-Play (and engineer) for Men’s Basketball
• Television Play-by-Play on ESPN+ and NBC Sports Philadelphia for Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Softball and Women’s Lacrosse
West Chester University - Play-by-Play Announcer - November 2012 - Present
• Lead Radio Play-by-Play Announcer (and Engineer) for Football and Men's and Women's Basketball
• Broadcast 2 College World Series runs, Football advancing to the National Semifinal and Several NCAA Basketball tournament games
Villanova University - Play-by-Play Announcer - September 2023 - Present
• Television Play-by-Play on FloSports for Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse,
and Water Polo
Compass Media Networks – Producer/Spotter/Statistician - September 2013 - Present
• On-site Radio Producer beginning with 2023 NFL Season
• Spotter/Statistician for NFL and College Football Broadcasts
Delaware Blue Coats (NBA G-League) - Play-by-Play Announcer - February 2019 - Present
• Radio Play-by-Play (and engineering) on 610 ESPN and 1450 WILM through 2020 season
• Television Fill-In for ESPN+ and DE-TV 28 in 2022-23 Season
Sports Fan Base Network - Host/TV Play-by-Play Announcer - September 2013 - Present
• Television Play-by-Play for Football, Basketball, Hockey and Lacrosse including Drexel University
• Anchor and Lead Television Play-By-Play Announcer for Flyers Cup Tournament and Selection Show
• Co-Host of Varsity Voice, which aired on Comcast Sportsnet (2015-2017)
SportsFever Television Network - Play-by-Play Announcer - September 2017 – November 2019
• Television Play-by-Play and Analyst for College Football games broadcast on PHL 17, WFMZ 69 and ESPN+
95.3/1520 WCHE - Production Director - October 2014- December 2015 *Ongoing Freelance
• Coordinate all day-to-day operations
• Led a rebrand consisting of reimaging the station and completely overhauling the music library
WBCB 1490 AM - News and Sports Director - November 2009 - May 2017
• Lead Play-by-Play Announcer for High School Football, Basketball, Hockey, and Baseball
• Host weekly video podcast on local High School Football
• Handle all engineering/technical aspects for all broadcasts and website content
• Promoted to News and Sports Director in November of 2015, including talent coaching and scheduling
CBS Sports Radio - Board Op/Producer/Tape Op - May 2017 - January 2019
• Board Operator
• Meet daily with Talent to curate content ideas, segment layouts, select sound etc.
Retirement Media Inc - Radio Production - August 2017- March 2023
• Produce all radio content for Crash Proof Retirement LLC
• Write commercial copy and show scripts
• Help develop advertising campaigns for Radio, Television, Web, and social media.
Education and References
• Connecticut School of Broadcasting - Fall of 2006
• Merrill Reese - Philadelphia Eagles Radio Play-by-Play
• Chris Carrino - Brooklyn Nets/Compass Media Networks/Westwood One Radio Play-by-Play
• James Zuhlke - West Chester University Sports Information Director