Eli Kleinmann

1091 W 30th St. Los Angeles, CA 90007 | (510)-910-1349 | elijkleinmann@gmail.com

EDUCATION: University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism - Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Journalism | GPA 3.80

 

EXPERIENCE

USC Women’s Basketball Radio                                                                                                                           

Play-By-Play Broadcaster – October 2024-Present | Los Angeles, CA

• The voice of USC women’s basketball calling all home and road games on ESPNLA 710

• Conducting pregame and postgame interviews with coaches and players

• Incorporating sponsored segments into the broadcast including ad reads and sponsored interview segments

• Communicating with key stakeholders on the team to present an informative broadcast

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B1G+

Play-by-Play Broadcaster – October 2024-Present | Los Angeles, CA

• The voice of USC men's basketball on B1G+

• Calling select men's volleyball games at USC

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Pepperdine Athletics

Play-by-Play Broadcaster – August 2025-Present | Malibu, CA

• Calling Pepperdine women’s basketball and women’s soccer on ESPN+

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Titans Sports Network                                                                                                  

Play-By-Play Broadcaster – October 2024-Present | Fullerton, CA

• Calling women’s basketball, soccer and volleyball for Cal State Fullerton on ESPN+

• Working with members of the athletic department to prepare for television broadcasts

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Bethesda Big Train Baseball

Play-by-Play Broadcaster – June 2023-July 2023 | Bethesda, MD

• Called  40 games on the Big Train Baseball Network

• Assisted with multimedia production and cutting postgame material for social media

• Assisted in production planning and produced and operated the technology for the broadcasts using OBS

 

Martha’s Vineyard Sharks Baseball

Director of Broadcasting – May 2022-August 2022 | Oak Bluffs, MA

• Play-by-play broadcaster for 42 games on the NECBL Broadcast Network

• Selected by peers and league executives as to broadcast the NECBL All-Star Game as one of the league’s top broadcasters

• Produced and operated all technology for the broadcasts using Blueframe Technology

• Assisted in the creation of multimedia content

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Pac-12 Plus                                                                                                                                

Play-By-Play Broadcaster – August 2021-May 2024 | Los Angeles, CA

• Announced USC basketball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and water polo on Pac-12 Network

• The lead broadcaster for USC baseball

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NBA Radio Statistician                                                                                                       

In-game Radio Statistician – November 2024-April 2026 | Los Angeles, CA

• Working as the radio statistician at Clipper home games for the home and away radio broadcasts

• Providing statistics to the play-by-play broadcaster throughout the game to be used on air

• Searching and tracking player and team trends that can contribute to the broadcast

 

USC Athletics                                                                                                        

Sports Brands and Communications Assistant, Research Lead - August 2023-May 2024 | Los Angeles, CA

• Crafted athlete bios, uploaded photos, and helped produce game notes for several USC sports teams

• Researched for USC Athletics historical date that is used for social media, game notes and TV broadcasts

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Annenberg Media                                                                                                                                                         

Co-Sports Director, Editor, Contributor, Sports Anchor - July 2020-June 2023 | Los Angeles, CA

• Oversaw a 100+ person sports department at USC’s student-run multimedia news outlet

• Edited digital stories, coordinated media coverage and produced the sports segment on the daily TV shows

• Anchored the sports segment on daily TV show, included writing scripts, cutting video and working with co-anchor

 

AWARDS

2024 Jim Nantz First Team All-American                                                                                                                                      

• Ranked in the top-6 of student broadcasters​

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2023 Chick Hearn Memorial Scholarship                                                                                                                              

• Awarded to a standout student intending to pursue a career in sports journalism.

 

SKILLS

• Languages: Basic knowledge of Spanish

• Technical: Social media including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, Adobe Premier, Adobe Photoshop