Kyle Belanger, veteran media professional

In two decades of work as a media professional, Kyle Belanger has worked across all platforms–a true testament to the storytelling versatility he demands of his students.

From the print world, he has experience as a newspaper editor, a weekly columnist, and a high school sports reporter. In addition, Belanger was called on to run a small, locally-based sports magazine, managing its staff as editor in chief.

On the internet, his time with MassLive.com coincided with its meteoric growth, as the world of interactive journalism took shape in the late 2000s.

Behind the mic, Kyle Belanger was hired to usher in a new era of sports talk radio in his region, as the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame welcomed an ESPN Radio affiliate and needed a sports director/drive-time host. He has worked play-by-play for high school football, summer wood-bat league baseball, and at the legendary Spalding HoopHall Classic, as well as serving as a fill-in color analyst for the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds.

At present, in addition to serving as the voice of the HoopHall, Belanger is a sought-after radio producer, working with legendary sports radio figure Chris Visser to cover the Super Bowl each year. He was also hired by a national professional organizations to cover the 2020 Final Four, before it was canceled due to the COVID pandemic.

He is currently the faculty advisor to the Springfield College campus radio station, its television station, as well as acting as a frequent freelancer across platforms and media.

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