By Nick Forbes, Managing Editor of Design
The Susquehanna University Department of Communications will welcome radio broadcaster Sweeny Murti to campus for a multitude of events on Tuesday, Nov.7 and Wednesday, Nov.8.
Murti covers the New York Yankees of the MLB for WFAN radio in New York City, and frequently contributes to MLB Network and SNY Network. Murti has worked at WFAN since 1993, after previously holding an internship there in 1991.
Upon arriving on campus Tuesday, Murti will meet with a variety of groups and students, beginning at 1 p.m. when he will address the Audio Production and Media Performance class.
Murti will then move to the campus center to join the WQSU sports staff in the studio to discuss his path in radio at 6:30 p.m. He will join them live on air during WQSU’s 8 p.m. broadcast.
Wednesday, Nov. 8, Murti will speak to a group of young, aspiring sports media majors in the 8:45 a.m. Sports Media class. From 10 a.m. to noon, Murti will appear as a guest on a student-run sports show, as well as record interviews with two Susquehanna students in Apfelbaum Hall’s television studio.
Murti’s time on campus will conclude at 12:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Meeting Rooms where he will be available to mingle and take photos. Murti’s visit is a part of the Department of Communications’ new Sports Media major introduced in 2015.
Murti quickly moved his way up the ladder at WFAN after his internship in 1991. Just two years later he accepted a full-time position at the station. He began as a producer and later became a part-time sports anchor.
In 2001, Murti officially began covering the New York Yankees as a beat writer, as is frequently featured on local New York television stations, WNBC-4 and WCBS-2. He is also a frequent guest on the YES Network, the Yankees franchise- owned television network.
Murti has covered some important moments in Yankees history, including an interview with 19-year closer Mariano Rivera in which he hinted at his retirement for the first time.
In addition to his contributions to New York sports, Murti also covered both the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2000 Olympic Games for Westwood One Radio Network in New York City.
All communications majors are encouraged to come out to any of the events or sit in on any of the classes that Murti will be attending during his visit.
