Marques W. Pfaff
​608-385-9108
​[email protected]

EXPERIENCE

BROADCASTING/PLAY-BY-PLAY
Woodward Radio Group                                                                                                                    Appleton, WI
Play-by-play Broadcaster                                                                                                                    7/14-Present
  • Compose a three-hour, daily afternoon sports talk show, handling all facets including hosting and guest booking
  • Provide play-by-play commentary for multiple area high school football, basketball and baseball games
  • Gameday coverage responsibilities for all Green Bay Packers home games including postgame player audio
  • Lead fill-in host for “In the Huddle,” a weekly, on-location show featuring Green Bay Packers players
  • Host hour-long, weekly morning show “The Extra Point” with Milwaukee Bucks color analyst Dennis Krause

UNLV Rebel Baseball                                                                                                                         Las Vegas, NV
Play-by-play Broadcaster                                                                                                                     2/10-2/14
  • Provide play-by-play commentary of all UNLV baseball games for web broadcast via UNLVRebels.com and a select schedule of games for local broadcast on Fox Sports 920 AM (Now NBC Sports Radio)
  • Conduct player & coach interviews for UNLV website and local media outlets

NBA Summer League                                                                                                                        Las Vegas, NV
Social Media Manager                                                                                                                         7/10-7/12
  • Prepared and conducted 50 video interviews w/ players, league executives and coaches for use on all NBA Summer League social media websites (Interviews from 2010 available at twitter.com/nbasummerleague)

Entercom Communications (Sports Radio 1250 WSSP)                                                             Milwaukee, WI      
Morning Show Producer / Reporter / On-Air Talent                                                                         1/07-2/08
  • Produced station’s weekday morning show including topic development, booking and show-structure planning
  • Hosted two-hour Wisconsin Badgers Football pre-game show prior to every Badger game including bowl games
  • Conducted pre- and post-game player interviews at Milwaukee Brewers, Bucks & Wisconsin Badger games
  • Wrote and reported 16 sports updates on-air daily detailing the sports news from around the country

Clear Channel Communications (ESPN Radio 1070 – News/Talk 1310)                                 Madison, WI
Producer / On-Air Talent                                                                                                                       8/03-1/07
  • Booked show guests, wrote news updates and produced multiple weekend programs for News/Talk 1310 WIBA

MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Coaching Charities                                                                                                                            Las Vegas, NV
Director of Foundation Communication & Marketing                                                                     4/14-Present
  • Oversee marketing and public relations efforts for all 501(c)(3) clients of Coaching Charities in an effort increase donationsn and overall awareness for these non-profit foundations

University of Nevada-Las Vegas Athletics                                                                                    Las Vegas, NV
Assistant Director of Marketing & Advertising                                                                                 7/12-2/14
  • Assist in the creation and implementation of all athletic marketing and branding campaigns
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University of Nevada-Las Vegas Athletics                                                                                    Las Vegas, NV
Media, Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator                                                                           6/10-6/12
  • Assist in the launch of Rebel T.V., a dedicated UNLV Athletics T.V. station, working as both producer and host
  • Create strategic media messaging for UNLV including event press releases, newsletters and e-mail blasts
  • Write player and team feature stories for UNLV Athletics website and affiliated social media sites  

MGM MIRAGE                                                                                                                                   Las Vegas, NV     
Public Relations Coordinator (Sports, Entertainment & Nightlife)                                               2/08-10/08
  • Pitched and secured media placements promoting the MGM MIRAGE brand with local and national media
    • Wrote and distributed press released for nationally recognized comedians Kathy Griffin and Joel McHale

EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI – B.A., December 2006
Double Major: Journalism & Mass Communication, Communication Arts
Honors: Two-time recipient of Learfield Honorarium (2006, 2007)
Activities: UW Football (Receiver, 2002), WSUM Student Radio (2005-06)

University of Nevada - Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV – M.S.
Major: Sports and Leisure Service Management
Honors: Golden Key International Honor Society Nominee, Phi Beta Kappa International Honor Society Nominee

CHARACTER REFERENCES
1. Steve Fifer (Assistant Program Director/Host, WSSP Radio) – (262) 672-9427/[email protected]
2. Justin Hull ​(Brand Manager/Program Director, Woodward Radio Group) - (920) 810-5579, [email protected]
3. Kurt Stahura (Dean of Hospitality & Tourism Management School, Niagara University) – 716-334-0851/[email protected]
4. Chris Sheldrick (Ops Manager, NBA Summer League/Account Manager, DVSport) – (702) 285-6703/[email protected]