I would go do City Hall, and I would go do murders, and I would do fires. I’d stay up there during the summer, and I’m a news geek. I did not just do sports, I did a lot of news. “My first, when I was at SU I also worked at 570 WSYR for about three years. I eventually changed my major over to broadcast journalism, and that was how I got started in radio.” I started doing this and I felt comfortable doing it. That year, I was the first freshman that they put on the radio. I somehow got one of those early shifts to come in once a week and do a fake two-minute sportscast on the cassette and then have the upperclassmen critique it. Basically, you sign up to get a chance to audition. When I got to Syracuse, I said, ‘You know what? I’m going to try the radio thing just for the heck of it.’ And so I walked into WAER, then over at Newhouse upstairs on the third floor, and they had what they called writer shifts.
I loved listening to Jon Miller call Baltimore Orioles games. But I was always someone who loved listening to play-by-play on the radio. People still to this day are stunned that that’s what I do. I had written for the school newspaper, and I was not one to speak to crowds. I went to SU as a print journalism major, but I had always wanted to maybe try radio. “I actually wasn’t going to be a broadcast major first.
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PODCAST: Check out the full conversation with Siciliano on ’Cuse Conversations. We recently sat down with Siciliano, who shares how Syracuse University and WAER impacted his broadcasting style, reveals the big break that launched his career and gives advice to sportscasters looking to follow in his footsteps. Siciliano can be seen every week on “NFL Now,” and “Thursday Night Football First Look,” as well as NFL Network’s on-location coverage of the Senior Bowl, the NFL Draft and training camps. The game has special significance for Siciliano, who has been the preseason television play-by-play voice of the Rams since 2011. This week, Los Angeles is the scene for Super Bowl 56, which pits the Cincinnati Bengals against the Los Angeles Rams. He freely admits he’s not quite sure how he got here, but he’s grateful to hold down a job he loves. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Today, Siciliano is just as passionate about football, but instead of being glued to his television as a fan, he is bringing the highlights to millions of fans around the world as host of DIRECTV’s RedZone Channel.Įvery Sunday is surreal for Siciliano, who earned a broadcast journalism degree from the S.I. Andrew Siciliano ’96 doesn’t know how he got so lucky.Įighteen years ago, Siciliano, an avid NFL fan, would watch that week’s top games with his Syracuse University buddies in one of their father’s basements, screaming at the television while cheering on his beloved Cleveland Browns.
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