Additions to the 2024 Anglers Media Team were announced by the Chatham Athletic Association Wednesday. Ella Tovey, Giovanni Culotta, Sydney Ciardi, Will Haydon and Brett Porter will all lead Chatham's visual team.
Tovey is a rising junior at Syracuse while Culotta is a rising junior at Boston College. Haydon will be a senior at Marist, Ciardi will head to Northeastern for graduate school and Porter is a rising sophomore at Clemson.
Tovey will be responsible for all photographs used for Chatham's programming website and social media platforms while Culotta will handle broadcast production along with the stat sheet for all home games. Haydon and Ciardi will produce content for the broadcast including pre- and post-game interviews along with highlights and video features. Porter will work alongside the editorial team and beat writers.
"We are thrilled to welcome students with such passion for storytelling," CAA media consultant Dan D'Uva said. "In the evolving landscape of sports media, this group brings tremendous experience and expertise. They embody the growth mindset and the ambition to excel.
"We look forward to their wide-ranging coverage as they document Jeremy Sheetinger's first season as Chatham manager. We'll see their creativity and ingenuity on display across our platforms — our website, live broadcasts, social media and digital platforms like Flickr and YouTube."
The five join broadcasters Andrew Selover and Jack Smith along with beat writers Zak Wolf and Cooper Andrews on Chatham's 2024 Media Team. The Anglers begin their season on June 15 in Wareham.
Ella Tovey - Photographer | Syracuse University
Tovey, from Chicago, Illinois, is a rising junior at Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts. She enters her first year with Chatham and will serve as a photographer. At SU, Tovey is a photography intern for SU Athletics, taking pictures of lacrosse and basketball. In her spare time, Tovey is an avid reader of fiction, including books by author Julia Seales. She also enjoys going on long runs around her neighborhood. Tovey's favorite movie is The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft.
Giovanni Culotta - Producer | Boston College
Culotta grew up in Chappaqua, New York, and now attends Boston College as a communications major in the Arts & Sciences program. At BC, Culotta is involved with WZBC Sports Radio, Boston College's fully student-run radio station. He's broadcasted numerous Division I sports for WZBC, including baseball, football, lacrosse, hockey and women's basketball. Culotta is an avid golfer and runner in his free time, while he also enjoys watching his favorite professional sports team, the Baltimore Ravens. This is Culotta's first summer in Chatham.
Will Haydon - Videographer | Marist College
Haydon, a Chatham native, enters his first summer with the A's as a videographer. He grew up frequently attending Anglers games and is a lifelong fan. Haydon attends Marist College, where he is a rising senior and the co-founder of its student-run radio station WMAR. He's also the co-president of the station. Outside of Marist, Haydon is the videography team co-director for North Road Communications PR Firm and the social media coordinator for Mosaic Art Magazine. Other passions of Hayden include making short films and reading books, with his favorite being The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger.
Sydney Ciardi - Videographer | Northeastern
Ciardi, who hails from Boston, graduated from Emerson College in December and earned a Bachelor's degree in Media Arts Production. She will attend Northeastern beginning in September as a graduate student. While at Emerson, Ciardi formerly served as the chief photographer for Emerson Channel Sports, where she photographed sporting events that took place at the university. Ciardi also has a passion for dance and is an avid movie watcher. This is her first summer with the Anglers.
Brett Porter - Media team assistant | Clemson
Porter hails from Walpole, Massachusetts, and enters his second year with Chatham as a media team assistant. Porter is a sophomore at Clemson University's College of Arts and Humanities school and is a senior staff writer at The Tiger, Clemson's student-run newspaper. In his free time, Porter enjoys boating and striped bass fishing along with reading. Porter enjoys reading authors like Kurt Vonnegut and David Foster and his favorite book is The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger.
Contact
Contact the Anglers Media Team with questions or comments: ChathamBroadcast@gmail.com