by vgpetry | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, Latest News, On-Camera, Radio
The Florida Sports Talk live race broadcast at Citrus County Speedway two weeks ago didn’t exactly go as planned. Technical difficulties at the track forced us to go off air early on, but fortunately, it takes more than that to get the Racin’ Nation crew...
by vgpetry | Jun 11, 2014 | Blog, Latest News, Radio, Writing
Saturday night, the Florida Sports Talk team broadcasted from the Powell Memorial at Volusia Speedway Park and despite the rain, the night was a success – both on the racing and broadcast fronts! Mark Whitener took home his first official Powell Memorial win and...
by vgpetry | May 26, 2014 | Blog, Latest News, Writing
Two years ago, the Association for Women in Sports Media gave me the opportunity to intern as a production assistant at the ESPN headquarters and to attend their 2012 convention in Chicago. Ever since that summer, my career will never be the same. When I applied for...
by vgpetry | May 26, 2014 | Blog, Sports Opinion, Writing
1) The red flag was the right choice It was unprecedented in this race, yes, and defies typical tradition. But IndyCar found a phenomenal way to avoid ending under caution (as it unfortunately has the past 4 years) and still stick to their staunch belief that the Indy...
by vgpetry | May 4, 2014 | Blog, Latest News
After 4 wonderful years, I graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Telecommunication News on Saturday, May 3rd! I graduated Summa Cum Laude in the top 10 in my class and also completed the UF Honors Program in my time at Florida. I earned a minor in...
by vgpetry | Apr 5, 2014 | Blog
TO: Student Evaluation Committee, College of Journalism and Communications University of Florida FM: Tori Petry, Telecommunication, 83419831 RE: Evidence of Professional Competence As evidence of my activities and professional competence for Highest Honors, I hereby...