December 08, 2023
The newest episode of Trine University’s Center for Sports Studies podcast welcomes Jim Shovlin, veteran public address announcer and host of the Talkin’ Sports
show on 1380-AM The Fan in Fort Wayne.
A Fort Wayne native, Shovlin has announced high school, college and professional sports in the city and hosted his own radio sports talk show for the past 15 years.
In the podcast, Shovlin shares how making funny character sounds during a baseball game landed him his first radio gig. He also talks about the amount of preparation that goes into sports PA announcing and shares valuable advice on how to develop an announcing voice by speaking from the chest.
Produced through the Trine Broadcasting Network, the Trine Center for Sports Studies podcast focuses on the business side of sports, including interviews with sports professionals and current research in sports studies. Hosted by Center for Sports Studies director Brandon Podgorski, the podcast is available at css.transistor.fm, on platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher, and on YouTube.
On Dec. 4, 1956, four rock and roll legends came together for a studio session. Nearly 70 years later, fans can get a taste of what that music sounded like at Trine University’s T. Furth Center for Performing Arts.
The Trine University Wind Ensemble’s first concert of the spring 2026 semester will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, also known as the semi-quincentennial of the United States.
Trine University’s first cohort of Associate of Science in nursing (ASN) graduates had a perfect 100% pass rate on their National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for registered nurses.