Benjamin Beatty Earns Olympics Internship with NBC Sports

2016 Jul 14

Brooklyn resident Benjamin Beatty has been selected by NBC Sports to assist with the network's coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, being held Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro. Beatty is a junior majoring in television-radio in the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College.

A total of 13 students from the Park School will be serving essential behind-the-scenes roles at the world's biggest athletic event. Beatty will serve as a shot selector at the NBC Sports broadcast and production facility in Stamford, Connecticut.

"I'm a huge sports fan, so the Olympics have played a large role in my life," said Beatty. "I'm so excited to partake in it and get to see the inner workings of a television station during a historic sporting event."

Ithaca College students have previously interned at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, 2012 Summer Olympics in London, 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.

"I'm very proud that NBC has recruited interns from the Park School for every Olympics since 2006; for each of these students, it represents a validation of the comprehensive education they've received in their courses, in our co-curricular student media organizations, and through prior internships," said Diane Gayeski, dean of the Park School. "I consistently hear from internship supervisors that our students are not only well-prepared, but that they also are exceptionally hard working and team oriented. The Olympics will provide an exceptionally challenging and complex environment for them to build their skills and professional networks."