My Portfolio

Play-by-Play | Reporting | Anchoring

Jacob Siciliano

Sports journalist with experience in PxP, Studio hosting, and anchoring/reporting.

Jim Nantz Award Watchlist | University of Missouri 26′

My reel
About me
Reporting on the eve of March Madness in Wichita, KS on March 19, 2025.

Everything Reel

This reel, created for the 2025 Jim Nantz Award, brings together everything I do in the world of journalism — hence the name, “Everything Reel.” It features clips from my reporting and anchoring with KOMU-8 Sports, studio hosting for The Tiger Kickoff Show, and my time as the voice of the Kenosha Kingfish. I’ve been fortunate to have so many great opportunities, I really love storytelling, and this reel showcases my passion and ability across three different aspects of sports journalism.

← Back

Thank you for your response. ✨

My story

Hey! Thanks for checking out my portfolio. I’m Jacob Siciliano and I’m a Senior at the Missouri School of Journalism. This section will give you some background on how I found my love for journalism and to who I am when the camera isn’t rolling.

Sports were always at the center of my life. From as early as I can remember I was playing and watching baseball with my dad. When I got to school sports it helped me fit in. There was always so much to talk about: “Who was the best QB of all time?”, “Will Mike Trout win a World Series?“, “Why did the Seahawks not run on the one yard line with the best RB of the 2010s?” I had no idea these conversations and arguments would help start a career.

I honestly can’t count the amount of friendships I’ve made playing and talking about sports as a kid. Relationships are everything in life and how sports acts as unifier is truly amazing to me,

Baseball and football were my two sports in High School and I was blessed to play for two great teams at the Varsity level.

Most of my life thought my sports path would end by high school. Growing up I wanted to be a firefighter or a lawyer, but by blind luck I took a broadcast journalism elective, with a world-class journalism teacher named Jason Block. I fell in love with storytelling, and that class changed my life. I applied to one school the University of Missouri — the world leader in journalism — and the rest is history.

Outside of sports and journalism, I love to be outdoors. I love camping and mountain climbing. Colorado is my literal happy place.

Coming from the second flattest state in the Union Colorado blows me away every time I see it. I’ve been to the Rockies five years straight, including a Senior trip with eight of my closest friends — a highlight of my life.

Recently, I’ve taken a liking to golf. The game doesn’t quite like me back yet, but we’re working on it. They say it’s a life-long game right?

While my driver is still not reliable, so many people in my life are and I could not be more grateful. My parents, brother, and community both at home and in Missouri have been so supportive of me chasing my dream of becoming a sports broadcaster.

I love what I do, and thank you for taking the time to look through my website. I am always open to feedback, conversation, and opportunities of any kind in the sports journalism world.

Timeline