SVG PLAY: HBCU Bridge Inside Look Breaks Down Career Opportunities in March Madness

WBD Sports' Chris Brown and CBS Sports' Mark Grant share their career experiences and advice

With March Madness just a week away, take a look at one of the biggest live sports production events of the year through the lens of a student.

What career opportunities are available on a crew at an event like the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and how did two of the leaders on this year’s production get to where they were today?

In this first edition of “HBCU Bridge Inside Look,” go inside March Madness with WBD Sports’ VP, Production Operations and Technology Chris Brown and CBS Sports lead director Mark Grant.

Topics include:

  • Helping you understand the wide range of career opportunities in sports production
  • How to begin a career in sports production
  • What skills you should develop as a student or recent graduate

Sybil Wilkes of YoSy Media served as moderator for this conversation.

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Sports Video Group’s new HBCU Bridge initiative is a partnership with YoSy Media to engage qualified students at the nation’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities with careers in sports broadcasting, production, and operations.

To learn more about HBCU Bridge, visit hbcubridge.org.

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