Grant Francis

Hometurf Producer/Event Presentation and Experiences Intern at New York Islanders

Led daily content planning, creation, and publishing for the official New York Islanders Hometurf mobile app, enhancing fan engagement and in-arena experience. Collaborated with marketing, game presentation, ticketing, and partnerships teams to develop app-exclusive features, promotions, and interactive experiences. Coordinated push notification strategy, optimizing timing and messaging for key moments such as goals, news, offers, and game-day events. Managed live game-day content including real-time stats, player updates, trivia, contests, and sponsor activations within the app. Ensured content accuracy, compliance, and alignment with NHL guidelines and team voice across all app-based initiatives.

Hometurf Producer / Event Presentation and Experiences Intern at New York Islanders

Led daily content planning, creation, and publishing for the official New York Islanders Hometurf mobile app, enhancing fan engagement and in-arena experience. Collaborated with marketing, game presentation, ticketing, and partnerships teams to develop app-exclusive features, promotions, and interactive experiences. Coordinated push notification strategy, optimizing timing and messaging for key moments such as goals, news, offers, and game-day events. Managed live game-day content including real-time stats, player updates, trivia, contests, and sponsor activations within the app. Ensured content accuracy, compliance, and alignment with NHL guidelines and team voice across all app-based initiatives.

Producer at St. Louis Blues Radio Network (Hubbard Broadcasting)

Coordinate and manage all aspects of live radio broadcasts for St. Louis Blues NHL games, including pre-game, in-game, intermission, and post-game segments. Write, edit, and organize show rundowns, interview scripts, and promotional content to align with station and team branding. Operate audio boards and manage levels, commercials, and remote feeds under tight deadlines. Schedule and conduct interviews with players, coaches, and team personnel, ensuring timely delivery of relevant content. Troubleshoot technical issues on the fly and coordinate with engineering teams to maintain broadcast integrity.

Hometurf Producer/Event Presentation and Experiences Intern at New York Islanders

Led daily content planning, creation, and publishing for the official New York Islanders Hometurf mobile app, enhancing fan engagement and in-arena experience. Collaborated with marketing, game presentation, ticketing, and partnerships teams to develop app-exclusive features, promotions, and interactive experiences. Coordinated push notification strategy, optimizing timing and messaging for key moments such as goals, news, offers, and game-day events. Managed live game-day content including real-time stats, player updates, trivia, contests, and sponsor activations within the app. Ensured content accuracy, compliance, and alignment with NHL guidelines and team voice across all app-based initiatives.

Producer at Hubbard Broadcasting

Coordinate and manage all aspects of live radio broadcasts for St. Louis Blues NHL games, including pre-game, in-game, intermission, and post-game segments. Write, edit, and organize show rundowns, interview scripts, and promotional content to align with station and team branding. Operate audio boards and manage levels, commercials, and remote feeds under tight deadlines. Schedule and conduct interviews with players, coaches, and team personnel, ensuring timely delivery of content. Troubleshoot technical issues on the fly and coordinate with engineering teams to maintain broadcast integrity.

Producer at St. Louis Blues Radio Network

Coordinate and manage all aspects of live radio broadcasts for St. Louis Blues NHL games, including pre-game, in-game, intermission, and post-game segments. Write, edit, and organize show rundowns, interview scripts, and promotional content to align with station and team branding. Operate audio boards and manage levels, commercials, and remote feeds under tight deadlines. Schedule and conduct interviews with players, coaches, and team personnel; troubleshoot issues and coordinate with engineering teams to maintain broadcast integrity.

Program Director/Lead Producer at WRHU/New York Islanders Radio Network

Oversaw full programming operations for WRHU, including weekly scheduling, show approvals, FCC compliance, content logging, and quality control for live FM and online streams. Led student recruitment, training, and mentoring—supervising on-air announcers, producers, and technical staff to maintain professional broadcast standards for a student-run station. Managed all live-game production of New York Islanders NHL radio broadcasts—coordinating with play-by-play announcers, color commentators, engineers, and student broadcasters to deliver across ESPN Radio, SiriusXM, WRCN‑FM, WRHU FM, and NHL.com platforms. Directed 6–10 person studio crews per game—handling show rundown preparation, live stat updates, player and coach soundbites, intermission features, interviews, and board mixing operations. Contributed to station-wide growth initiatives—innovating multiplatform content distribution, enhancing app-based streaming and social media presence, and supporting fundraising effor

Program Director / Lead Producer at WRHU / New York Islanders Radio Network

Oversaw full programming operations for WRHU, including weekly scheduling, show approvals, FCC compliance, content logging, and quality control for live FM and online streams. Led student recruitment, training, and mentoring—supervising on-air announcers, producers, and technical staff to maintain professional broadcast standards for a student-run station. Managed all live-game production of New York Islanders NHL radio broadcasts—coordinating with play-by-play announcers, color commentators, engineers, and student broadcasters to deliver across ESPN Radio, SiriusXM, WRCN-FM, WRHU FM, and NHL.com platforms. Directed 6–10 person studio crews per game—handling show rundown preparation, live stat updates, player and coach soundbites, intermission features, interviews, and board mixing operations. Contributed to station-wide growth initiatives—innovating multiplatform content distribution, enhancing app-based streaming and social media presence, and supporting fundraising efforts