Matt Leon '96

Sports Broadcaster
KYW Newsradio

"York College taught me the basics of the business. Most importantly, YCP gave me opportunities that I don't know that I would've gotten at other schools."

Current City: Clayton, NJ

YCP Degree: BA Mass Communications

Spartan Snapshots

As a student, developed live on-air coverage of soccer, baseball, basketball, and volleyball as well as two sports talk shows focusing on national as well as YCP sports news for WVYC-FM
Increased the volume of sports content as Sports Editor of The Spartan (campus newspaper)
Worked in broadcasting in York, State College, and as the Sports Director of the Missouri State Radio Network
Over the last 16 years, has become firmly entrenched on air at KYW, also has appeared on WKYW TV, and did radio play-play for University of Pennsylvania football and basketball and Philadelphia University (Jefferson) Basketball
Wrote a book about local sports titled Under Your Nose: Great Philadelphia Sports Stories You’ve Never Heard
YCP Day of Giving Ambassador, Success After College Panelist, and site visit host during the #SpartaNation 2019 tour

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