From live sports play-by-play, to social media, to sports talk, to blog and real-time micro blogging, the following individuals help lead the KUGR Sports team.
Brandon Chapman
General Manager/Reporter
In addition to providing financial and personnel oversight, as well as advice to the Sports Team, “Chappy” has a wealth of play-by-play and sports talk experience, having done multiple seasons of professional baseball.
Davis Hagen
Assistant Director/Broadcaster
In just his first year with KUGR, Davis became one of the station’s lead play-by-play broadcasters, doing every sport and doing it well. One highlight was his trip to Omaha to broadcast WSU men’s basketball during March Madness.
Josiah Frank
Assistant Director/Broadcaster
Josiah is a good play-by-play broadcaster, but he add analyst chops to go with it, having played sports at a high level before WSU. His pedigree includes his own dad who played on Washington’s national champion team in 1991.
E. Bryz-Gornia
Broadcaster/Reporter
Simply known as “B-G”, the incoming WSU junior has been a mainstay of KUGR productions. This includes broadcasting football road games, and the Pac-12 men’s tournament in Las Vegas in 2023. B-G has also been heavily involved in Cable 8 Productions, hosting a variety of shows.
Norma Fulwiler
Broadcaster/Reporter
In only her first year at WSU, Norma proved herself an on-air force to be reckoned with, covering every sport that the station broadcasts. This last year, Norma had the chance to travel to Las Vegas in order to broadcast the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament.
Bailey Peffer
PR Director/Reporter
A fixture at several collegiate events, Bailey oversaw many of the social media duties, including pre-event communications, in-game micro-blogging, and general buzz. Splitting time with others throughout the year, the baseball season was pretty much hers and hers alone.
Rachel Turcotte
Reporter
Rachel has been an instrumental part of the team’s public relations staff for the past two years, covering a slew of sports, primarily football and basketball (men and women). The work she does for KUGR is appreciated, though her infectious positivity and enthusiasm with others is even more appreciated.
Smith Slye
Broadcaster/Reporter
A guy whose name seems backward, from the moment Smith set foot on campus, he’s been a force! Calling hockey, basketball, and baseball, Smith gets as many reps as he possibly can. In addition to calling sports, which he wants to do for a living, Smith also plays baseball on the WSU club baseball team.
Connor Simmons
Broadcaster/Reporter
Only a sophomore come fall, Connor spent his first year at WSU calling all the hockey games with Smith Slye, as well as a slew of other sports. Connor brings a special brand of humor to KUGR and hopes to one day be recognized for his this unique style as he calls sports play-by-play for a living.
David Nelson
Consultant/Content Creator
A former Coug, after David was honorably discharged from the United States Military, he wrote for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. But now he just gives back to the WSU community, esono radio producing of baseball-related content.
D. Gabriel Rodriguez
Outreach director
A former Mariners bat boy, Gaby Rodriguez has poured his heart and soul into the next generation of our nation’s youth, including WSU students. Contextualizing the whole experiential learninged content. He’s produced pieces that have shown up in multiple mid- to large-market stations.
Kellan Hessler
Chief Baseball Producer/Analyst
Kellan played college baseball before becoming an analytics expert, which he uses in his full-time career. He gives back to the university, especially KUGR Sports, through pro bono radio producing of baseball-related content. He’s produced pieces that have shown up in multiple mid- to large-market stations.