Husky Productions student broadcasters Bobbie Bohlig, left, and Katie Emmer.
Two transfer students, drawn by St. Cloud State student media opportunities, will live out career dreams in front of Husky Productions cameras.
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Katie Emmer, a junior from Delano, and Bobbie Bohlig, a senior from St. Cloud, will join the men’s Huskies Hockey broadcast team led by Jim Rich and Mark Parrish.
Emmer, who is the in-studio host, transferred from University of Hawaii-Hilo.
Jim Rich, Husky Productions play-by-play announcer.
The ice-side reporter, working in the home bench and doing post-game interviews, is Bobbie Bohlig, a Minnesota State University Mankato transfer.
Rich, sports director for Eden Prairie-based Fox 9 KMSP, will handle play-by-play. Parrish, a former St. Cloud State forward and veteran of 11 NHL seasons, will do commentary.
Coordinating it all will be producer Austin Tema, a junior from Stacy, and Brian Stanley ’93, executive producer. Each broadcast demands a crew of more than 20 people, mostly students.
“Growing up in St. Cloud, I fell in love with St. Cloud State sports at a young age. As a family we attended SCSU hockey games for as long as I can remember,” said Bohlig. “Now years later, I get to cover the action for the community I hold so dear to my heart.”
“I transferred to St. Cloud State specifically for Husky Productions,” said Emmer. “I’m fortunate to be a part of such an incredible, award-winning production.”
Mark Parrish, Husky Productions commentator and former St. Cloud State and NHL star.
Husky Productions’ 2016 national awards include a College Sports Media Award, Student Production Crystal Pillar Award, BEA Best of Festival Award and a Eric Sevareid Award.
Husky Productions, a division of UTVS, the campus television station, manages broadcasts of Huskies Athletics events, including NCAA Division I men’s hockey. Derrick Silvestri ’06 is the UTVS advisor and studio manager.
The first production is the men’s Huskies Hockey game with University of Regina 7:07 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. View the broadcasts on Charter 823 in the St. Cloud area and Comcast 999 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Husky Productions broadcasts are sometimes carried by regional and national networks.
