Persistence Opens Door to Big League Broadcasting
The 2015 Major League Baseball season officially begins this coming weekend—and Principia alum Aaron Goldsmith (US’02, C’06) can hardly wait! He is second in command in the radio broadcast booth for the Seattle Mariners baseball team and loves every minute of his time there.
But he didn’t land his dream job overnight. “Lots of people say that if you do something you love, you’ll never work a day in your life,” Goldsmith comments. “In my experience, nothing could be further from the truth. I love broadcasting baseball on the radio, but it took plenty of work to get where I am today.”
After graduating from the College, Goldsmith earned his certificate for radio broadcasting and production from the Broadcast Center in St. Louis. He landed a number of internships with different baseball teams after that, all of which provided valuable experience. Goldsmith worked with the Gateway Grizzlies from the St. Louis area in 2007, the Bourne Braves from Cape Cod in 2008, and the Portland Sea Dogs from Maine in 2009.
Then, just as he was running out of steam for internships and thinking about getting into a different industry, Goldsmith received a callback from the Frisco RoughRiders in Texas. They wanted him to be their lead broadcaster!
Two years later, he was called up by the Pawtucket Red Sox in Rhode Island, a move that advanced him from Double-A to Triple-A baseball. Then, after only a year in Rhode Island, a broadcasting position for the Mariners opened up, and Goldsmith decided to apply. After a series of interviews, he was offered the job. At last, all that hard work doing what he loves paid off. This will be his third season in the Mariners’ broadcast booth.
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2014 issue of Principia Purpose, where you can find other profiles of young alumni.