Darayus Sethna

Multimedia Sports Journalist

Experience

Digest Media (Remote) | Cleveland Cavaliers Analyst

July 2025 - Present

• Publish weekly videos analyzing the latest news and updates on the team

• Continually implement innovative ways to tell engaging, relevant stories using OBS software

Cleveland Guardians | Fixed Security Employee

May 2025 - Present

• Primarily work in the media entrance & press box

• Collaborate with staff to ensure a safe fan experience while connecting with local press, communications employees

Cleveland Browns | Guest Services Team Member

May 2025 - Present

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WOUB Public Media (Athens, OH) | Multimedia Sports Reporter

September 2021 - May 2025

• Produced news packages / one-on-one interviews with athletes

• Sports anchor on NewsWatch, a student-run news show

• Wrote articles that were published on the WOUB website

• Reporter / Photographer for Gridiron Glory, a show covering high school football in southeast Ohio

• Analyst on the SportsBeat podcast

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WXTQ/WATH Radio (Athens, OH) | Broadcaster & Color Analyst

January 2023 - February 2025

• Contributed on The Sports Fan, an hour-long show

  • Topics ranged from local high school, college, and pro. sports

• Provided color commentary for high school basketball games (regular and post season) across southeast Ohio

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Bobcat TV & ESPN+ (Athens, OH) | Commentator & Production Volunteer

October 2021 - November 2024

• Called Ohio Bobcats games for Bobcat TV and ESPN+ ; included volleyball, soccer, softball, basketball, football

• Assisted with the production crew that broadcasted Ohio University sporting events on ESPN+

• Ran cameras for live productions (included the 2022 MAC Wrestling Championships)

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Ideastream Public Media (Cleveland, OH) | News Intern

Summer 2024

• Published web stories on local politics, features, and other topics

  • Applied knowledge in sports to community-focused stories and expand Ideastream’s overall sports coverage

• Turned press releases, breaking news into radio scripts

  • Narrated scripts that were aired on live radio 

• Attended/reported on local press conferences

• Collaborated with the station’s education department

  • Helped create a promotional video about the department’s impact on children’s learning experiences in the community​

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Tunnel Vision Sports (Remote) | Writing Internship

Summer 2022

• Published articles / produced videos on a wide variety of topics including the WNBA, MLB, NFL offseason

• Attended / reported on in virtual press conferences with C.J. McCollum and NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman

• Covered games in-person for the Akron RubberDucks minor league baseball team                             

  • Published features on the RubberDucks' play-by-play broadcaster and a player​​​​​​​

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​The Post (Athens, OH) | Ohio Bobcats Field Hockey Beat Reporter

2021 Season (September - November)

• Developed methods in having to efficiently write preview and postgame articles by an established deadline

• Improved my writing and interviewing skills

• Published articles in Associated Press format

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Rubber City Radio Group (Akron, OH) | Summer Intern & NBA Analyst

June 2019 - March 2020

• Directed under the guidance of Ray Horner

• Learned the techniques applied to produce a live radio show

• Promoted to weekly analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers on 1590 WAKR for the 2019-2020 NBA season (prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic)

NordoniaHills.News (Macedonia, OH) | Sports Podcast Host & Play-by-Play Broadcaster

May 2018 - August 2021

• Hosted The Cleveland Sports Show podcast

  • Recorded and published over 115 episodes

  • Topics ranged from a variety of different sports and leagues from around the globe

  • Improved skills in balancing the use of statistical information and maintaining an engaging show

• Called games for the Nordonia High School boys varsity basketball team

  • Observed the ins and outs of producing a successful sports live stream

  • Produced postgame recaps after every game

Education

Ohio University | Athens, OH 

2021 - 2025

• B.S., Journalism

  • Student of the Honors Tutorial College program

  • Engaged in one-on-one courses with professors, culminating in the publication of an honors thesis

  • Awarded “Overall Outstanding Senior” of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism (April 2025)

  • Member of the Scripps School Tech Team

  • Graduated with a 3.985 GPA

• Minor, Spanish

  • Studied abroad in Toledo, Spain (Summer 2023)                                                                             

    • Published essays (in Spanish) examining the influence of sports on the country's history                    

    • Developed a website (entirely in Spanish) about the program

  • Member of Sigma Delta Pi​

• Minor, Sport Administration / Management 

  • Took part in a collective effort to sell $9,000 in pre-season ticket packages for the Southern Ohio Copperheads baseball team​​

• Minor, Coaching Education

  • Assistant youth basketball coach at the Athens Community Center (January - March, 2025)​

Nordonia High School | Macedonia, OH 

2017 - 2021

• Graduated with a 4.35 Cumulative GPA

• Principal's Award winner and High Honor Roll recipient

• Prudential Spirit of Community Award winner (May 2021)

• National Honor Society member