{"id":88525,"date":"2024-05-06T14:33:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T14:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=88525"},"modified":"2024-07-30T23:10:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T23:10:38","slug":"new-broadcasters-spring-24-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/new-broadcasters-spring-24-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"New Broadcasters Spring ’24 Edition\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the spring playoff season nearly upon us \u2013 and the summer and fall sports seasons rapidly approaching \u2013 we wanted to let you know that the Astound Sports family has expanded \u2026 again!<\/span><\/p>\n

Last month, we introduced Dawn Cipolla\u2013legendary local lacrosse head coach\u2013joining our staff to announce our first ever lacrosse district championships coming up for both the boys and girls 2A and 3A title games, to be aired on the Astound TV Network later this month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, we would like to welcome in several more new on-air announcers to our team.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sally Whittaker-Kahan<\/strong><\/p>\n

A member of the DeSales University and Parkland High School softball Hall of Fame, Whittaker-Kahan will make her broadcasting debut with us this May as part of our coverage of the District XI girls softball tournament.\u00a0 In addition to an outstanding playing career, she also excelled in the coaching ranks at Northampton, winning the district title her final year as a head coach. She also excelled and will lend her expertise as a standout basketball and volleyball player to our staff as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sally will return to the place (Patriots Park in Allentown) where she had great successes as both a player and coach by providing color analysis for ATVN\u2019s broadcasts this spring.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Victoria Newsome<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Villanova University product joins the ATVN staff after stops at the CBS News affiliate in Philadelphia and was an on-air host and sideline reporter for the Wildcats Sports Network. She has a love for sports media, storytelling, hosting, and helping give a voice to the voiceless. In addition, Victoria was on the Villanova Dance Team where she dedicated a majority of my time to practicing, performing, competing, and serving the Delaware Valley community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Victoria will be making her ATVN debut as sideline reporter for our coverage of the EPC baseball semifinals on May 13th.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Victoria<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gabrielle DiPaula<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Gabrielle has worked as a sideline reporter for Penn and Princeton University of the Ivy League, and has done both play-by-play in color for Division III McDaniel College in various sports. She is an on-air announcer for WBAL Newsradio and has worked for 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore\/Washington, DC, covering the Ravens, Orioles and the University of Maryland football and basketball teams. Gabby also works as a social media correspondent for CBS Sports.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Gabrielle<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Andrew Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew is a former Whitehall High School football standout (who played AHEAD of current Philadelphia Eagles Running Back Saquon Barkley in high school when the latter was a freshman).\u00a0 He went on to be a multi-year starter at linebacker at Bloomsburg University and returned to the Lehigh Valley after graduation.\u00a0 Harris will be doing sideline reporting for our fall football coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/p>\n

We also will announce a new blogger joining us with a unique perspective on different local sports in our viewing area – details on yet another new addition coming soon right here on our website!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please join me in welcoming all our new broadcasters to the Astound TV Network sports family!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The views expressed in this blog are<\/span><\/i> those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound Broadband or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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