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Michael Spellman
A true hometown talent, Michael was born and raised in Central New York. His first taste of journalism came as a Sports Reporter for his high school newspaper while attending New York Mills. Michael began his education in broadcasting by attending Herkimer County Community College. While earning an Associates Degree in Radio/TV Broadcasting Michael could often be found at HCCC's radio station, WVHC, where he produced and hosted an afternoon newscast as well a weekly two hour classic rock show.
His education continued at Plattsburgh State University where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communication. While attending SUNY Plattsburgh Michael hosted numerous News, Sports and Variety shows which earned him a Male Talent of the Year award his Junior year, an award voted upon by his peers and professors. It was at Plattsburgh that Michael's love for sports reporting became evident, in his work as an anchor and later producer and director of Cardinal Sports and the live call-in show Sports Rap Live, as well as his work as play-by-play announcer for Cardinal basketball.
Upon leaving Plattsburgh Michael did free lance work for ESPN's Great Outdoor games in Lake Placid and in the summer of 2002 began working at WFXV-WPNY. Since joining Nexstar Broadcasting, Michael has been seen on our stations airwaves in numerous capacities, but some of his favorite hosting/reporting gigs have included the Boilermaker, the American Heart Association's Heart Run and Walk, the MDA telethon and one of his first on-air jobs, the WPNY Saturday Night Live Movie.
Michael continues to love reporting on local sports. From his Friday morning sports segment on WUTR's The Link, to spending a season calling play-by-play action for the Little Falls Miners (now the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs), to his work today co-anchoring Friday Night Fever, Michael loves the excitement and drama of Central New York Sports.
Michael's love of sports started with his first year of tee-ball and he has been a Mets fan since the 1986 season. Michael lettered in three Varsity sports while attending New York Mills and continued playing baseball while at HCCC and was named a team captain of Plattsburgh's baseball team his senior year of college. He can still be found on the softball fields of Central New York and also enjoys golfing, hiking and bowling. You can get in touch with Michael at mspellman@wutr.tv
Stories by Michael
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Four Hamilton College swimmers headed to National Championships.
Four Hamilton College swimmers will compete in the 2011 NCAA Division III swimming and diving championships at the University of Tennessee's Allan Jones Aquatic Center...
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CNY All-Stars win their first bout of the season.
The CNY All-Stars women's roller derby team won it's opening season bout 177-142 over the Lehigh Valley Hissyfits.
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Man delivers local opportunity to the sport he loves.
Frank Cristiano has been a contact sports fan his whole life. Now he's doing his best locally to help the sport he loves, Mixed Martial Arts...
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2011 High School baseball schedule is online.
The Sports Connection presents you with the 2011 high school baseball schedule, viewable by using the sports calendar to the left. <----
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This weekend's Section III boys and girls playoff schedule.
The Sports Connection gives you a rundown of this weekend's boys and girls playoff matchups at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
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Utica Post American Legion team to host fundraiser at Outback Steakhouse.
Utica Post American Legion team to host fundraiser at Outback Steakhouse.
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High School Sports Scoreboard for 12/14/10
The Sports Connection provides the latest scores for Tuesday, December 14th.
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Using the Sports Connection Calendar
The Sports Connection explains how you can get the latest sports scores and see upcoming schedules.
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High School Sports Scoreboard for 12/07/10 - 12/08/10
The Sports Connection gives you the latest scores from across High School Sports.
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High School Sports Scoreboard for 12/06/10
The Sports Connection presents you with the latest in high school sports scores.
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Michael Spellman
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