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Beginning Monday, February 3, the Park students, christened the “Superb Six,” will broadcast content live from Radio Row, the epicenter of weeklong Super Bowl media coverage that features major networks, influencers, and streaming platforms conducting interviews with star players and creating content. They will also report from the Caesars Superdome, site of Super Bowl LIX, and from neighborhoods in New Orleans.

The Superb Six include sports media majors Justin Antonucci ’26, Parker Hollendoner ’25, Alex Tchiprout ’25, and Tobiah Zboray ’25 and television, photography, and digital media majors Bryan Manchester ’25 and Lindsey Peters ’25.

“I was talking to Rheanna DeCrow ’25 and Cam Manna ’25 [students who went to the Super Bowl last year], and they put it best,” said Manchester. “I’m excited to be treated like a professional, because they don’t view you as students. You’re a professional in the field, you are equal, and you have just as much of a chance to share three words with Tom Brady as someone working for a big media organization. I’m excited to work alongside those people who are in the industry.”

According to Rachel Madsen, associate professor and chair of sport management, the seven sport management majors from the School of Business, all class of 2025, will likewise gain valuable experience and insights into the competitive sport industry, experience that is not available in the classroom. They will arrive in New Orleans on Thursday, February 6 and will meet and connect with IC alumni working for the NFL and various NFL teams and make valuable face-to-face connections and begin relationships.

“Ithaca College sport management students have a great reputation in the industry,” Madsen says, “because we bring a high level of professionalism and enthusiasm when we work these types of events, but also because our alumni have been so successful, and they are pervasive in the industry.”

Michael Johnson-Cramer, Dean of the School of Business, agrees: “Ithaca College’s School of Business prides itself on the practical education we provide. We send students to work at the Super Bowl, NCAA tournaments, and the New York City Marathon because these are the ‘classrooms’ where practical education happens. Of course, our students are asked back to these venues year after year because they possess the kinds of practical skills and work ethic that the industry demands.”

The seven students from the School of Business include Delaney Bennett, August Choder, Andrew Henderson, Rachel Hersch, Sara Hunter, Ray Lubrino, and Henry Symes.

“Not many people get to go to the Super Bowl, let alone work it, so there was no way I could ever pass up an opportunity like this,” says Hunter of the once-in-a-lifetime experience. “I’m most excited about seeing how they transform the stadium and the city for the big game. I have been to playoff baseball games before, and the energy is electric and contagious, so I am so excited to see what the crowd is like for the biggest game in the world. Experiences like this one are what set the Business School and sport management program apart from other schools.”