Max Gabovitch
Sportscaster, Writer, Reporter and Multimedia Journalist
Resume
Qualifications and Achievements
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Provided play-by-play for approximately 350 basketball, 90 football and six soccer broadcasts
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Written more than 120 published articles for outlets including the Indianapolis Business Journal, sportsBusiness International, The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne), The Butler Collegian, IUSportCom and Y-Press
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Served in leadership positions including as an editor, sports director, mentor and non-profit board member
Education
Butler University - August 2015 - August 2017
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Graduated Cum Laude with Bachelor of Arts degree
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Major: Sports Media
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Concentration: Political Science
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3.9 cumulative GPA on a four-point scale
Indiana University - August 2012 - May 2015
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Ernie Pyle Scholar - Member of school of journalism honors program
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3.8 cumulative GPA on a four-point. scale
Current Employment
Stoll Keenon Ogden (Formerly Katz Korin Cunningham)
Law firm with five offices across Indiana and Kentucky providing a vast array of legal services (work out of Indianapolis office)
Information Technology Trainer/Litigation Project Manager – Apr. 2024 - Present
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Train employees on firm’s document management system (NetDocuments) and help users manage and improve workflow
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Assist with backend information technology management
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Work with users to troubleshoot technology related issues
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Manage e-discovery projects for litigators across all of firm’s offices
Paralegal - Litigation Support - Feb. 2018 – Apr. 2024
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Responsible for ensuring adherence to HIPAA and other governmental regulations, as well as firm’s information governance standards by all attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants
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Prepare documents for production to courts, expert witnesses and other parties
File Clerk - Sep. 2017 - Feb. 2018
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Helped with office logistics including filing, ordering supplies, etc.
Broadcasting Experience
WJEL 89.3-FM
North Central High School (Indianapolis, IN) radio station
Sportscaster and Mentor - November 2014 - Present
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Have provided play-by-play for approximately 70 football games and 300 boy's and girl's basketball games
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Work alongside high school students on broadcasts, teaching them how to sound professional in play-by-play/analyst roles
Student Sportscaster, Show Host and Sports Director - August 2010 - May 2012
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Provided play-by-play/color commentary for 19 football games and approximately 50 boy's and girl's basketball games during junior and senior years of high school
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During senior year of high school, served as station's sports director and hosted a weekly, hour-long sports talk show which included interviews with high school, college and professional athletes and coaches
WFNI 1070 AM/107.5 FM "The Fan" (Emmis Communications)
Highest rated sports talk radio station in Indianapolis (IN) and an ESPN affiliate
Broadcast Intern - January - May 2017
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Worked for “Grady and Big Joe” (morning show) and “The Dan Dakich Show” (mid-day)
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Recorded, edited and posted clips and interviews from both shows on station website
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Produced promos and transitions to be used on air
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Assisted producers and hosts with research on show topics
ButlerSports.com
Official athletics website of Butler University
Sportscaster - September 2015 - December 2016
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Provided play-by-play and/or color commentary on webcasts of one women's soccer game and three women’s basketball games
WIUX 99.1-FM
Indiana University student-run radio station
Sportscaster, Show Producer and Host- August 2012 - May 2015
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Provided play-by-play and color commentary on broadcasts of six Indiana University men’s basketball games (including an NCAA tournament game), three women’s basketball games, two men’s soccer games, and one football game
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Produced and co-hosted a weekly, hour-long sports talk show
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Engineered approximately 10 game broadcasts
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Contributed to the blog on the station website (WIUX.org)
Big Ten Network Student U
Program run by Big Ten Network that uses student broadcasters for live webcasts
Sportscaster - August 2012 - May 2014
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Provided play-by-play on webcast of one Big Ten women’s soccer tournament game
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Provided color commentary on webcasts of one Big Ten women’s soccer tournament game and one Indiana University regular season women’s soccer game
Writing/Reporting Experience
Indianapolis Business Journal
One of the top business publications in the country
Editorial Intern - June - August 2016
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Wrote approximately 5-7 articles that appeared in the weekly print edition, including three that appeared on the front page
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Wrote approximately 20 additional articles that were published online (ibj.com)
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Covered a variety of subjects including sports business, local business happenings and state and national politics
The Butler Collegian
Butler University student-run newspaper
Sports Reporter, Writer and Editor - September 2015 - January 2016
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Promoted from reporter to assistant sports editor and subsequently to sports editor within three months of joining organization
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Served as Butler men’s basketball beat reporter
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Wrote game previews and recaps as well as feature stories and oversaw a staff of eight reporters
The Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne, Indiana newspaper
Freelance Sports Reporter/Writer - March 2014 - August 2015
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Wrote 6 articles covering Indiana University football for publication in print and online
SportBusiness International
Sports business trade publication based in London, England
Editorial Intern - May - July 2014
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Spent eight weeks in London working with Sport Business International’s editorial team
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Wrote two articles that were published in the monthly print magazine
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Also wrote several blogs and edited video and audio for online publication
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Assisted writers with research for their stories and managed social media accounts
IUSportCom
Indiana University student-run online media organization (no longer in existence)
Reporter/Writer - August 2012 - May 2014
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Wrote more than 70 articles that were published online
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Served as IU women’s basketball beat writer for
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Also covered football, men’s basketball, soccer, and volleyball
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Co-hosted more than ten published podcasts
Y-Press
Non-profit youth news organization teaching kids ages 10-18 how to be a journalist (no longer in existence)
Reporter, Writer and Editor - September 2006 - June 2012
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Wrote and edited dozens of articles that were published in the Indianapolis Star and online
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Recorded and produced audio stories which ran on WFYI (Indianapolis’ NPR affiliate station)
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Reported from the 2008 Democratic National Convention, filing print, radio and
multimedia stories which were published by various professional media outlets
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Conducted a sit-down interview of Kelly O’Donnell of NBC News in Washington D.C.
which was included as part of a classroom curriculum used to teach students how to ask good question
Board of Directors Member - September 2010 - June 2012
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Served as youth member of organization’s board of directors
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Assisted with organization and execution fundraising events