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Nick Blanford

Nick is a recent graduate of UA Little Rock's School of Mass Communication; completing his Bachelor of Arts in Media Production and Design in May of 2025. Nick has been involved with Little Rock's ESPN+ productions since enrolling at UA Little Rock in the spring of 2023. Starting as a student camera operator, he quickly became more and more involved in the productions until assuming his current position in August of 2025.

In the spring of 2024, Nick interned at KATV under sports anchors Steve Sullivan and Jack Allen. He's also seasonally employed by the Arkansas Travelers Baseball Club as a member of their media production team. Nick often works as a freelance broadcast technician; doing camera and utility work for sports events across the country. During his time as a student at UA Little Rock, he produced multiple sports documentaries; including a 22 minute piece on one of Little Rock's most accomplished athletes: Chastity Reed.