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I'm Jamal Spencer for Expert Village here at ABC 3 here in Lansing and we're going to
talk about how to be a successful sports broadcaster. This topic is about how to dress. Now sports
writers and sportscasters, sports broadcasters, we're a pretty loose bunch. You know a lot
of us don't really care how we look. You can always tell who works in what market because
the newspaper guys can show up in t-shirt and shorts because, hey, they're not going
to be on camera. You know the radio guys will show up in whatever they want because they're
not going to be on camera. But if you're going to try to get into television, you want to
dress professional. You can either wear a polo and khakis or slacks and some dress shoes
or you can wear a shirt and tie. It's very critical to look the part because if you go
to interview somebody and they say this guy looks like a bum they won't take you seriously
and they might not answer your questions. They'll think that you're just there. You're
someone's intern. But if you want to be taken seriously you have to dress the part with
a shirt and a tie and some slacks. In some situations you can get away with wearing a
shirt, a tie and some jeans. But the main thing is to dress business casual or in business
attire if you want to be successful. Everyone in the industry does it. Obviously, you can
tell the TV guys from the newspaper guys. But if you want to be successful you have
to dress successful. That's very key if you want to be a successful sportscaster.