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James Kassan grew up on Long Island, New York, and lived there all his life until he
came to Connecticut for college at Quinnipiac. He is a graduate student with a bachelor’s in
communications and media studies and is currently in his +1 year for a master’s in sports
journalism.

He always knew this program would be for him, as watching sports at home with his dad and learning about the game while watching the New York Giants and New York Yankees. Those teams have been with him his whole life, and he has some fond memories rooting for them and going to games as a kid.

Some of his favorite interactive media projects are using social media to promote
recap articles on Quinnipiac athletics, game write-ups talking about the games, and using social
media as a mode of reporting on the game and live-tweeting information about the games for
those who may not be in attendance or able to watch. His career aspirations are something within
sports preferably, either as a multimedia journalist for social media, a newspaper, or a blog site.

He has experience working with both The Quinnipiac Chronicle as well as WQAQ, the student-
run radio station on campus. He has loved sports for as long as he can remember, watching at
home with his family, and he would love the opportunity to be able to cover a team and bring
people compelling stories they may not know or have access to.

He loves engaging on socialmedia, particularly on X, being a platform where journalists and fans can engage on topics,Q+As, and more. The thing he loves the most about sports is the sense of community that interactive media can bring, and bringing sports fans together to respectfully argue, agree, and discuss the most relevant topics. He grew up playing a bunch of sports as a child and watched a lot of sports talk on TV, the radio, and any other medium.

That led to him wanting to work in sports and hoping to be able to have that opportunity throughout college and beyond. He hasworked with other Quinnipiac students in student media to bring coverage for Division I athletic teams. He was able to travel to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to cover the conference tournament for the Quinnipiac men’s and women’s basketball teams.

He wants to work in sports at some capacity, bringing together his love for media & making content with watching sports. He also liked being creative to come up with new segment ideas/social media posts to engage with the sports community. He feels he can be a valued employee for a sports media company in the future.