On the Move: Sports journalism staff moves in January 2023

These are people who were “On the Move” during January 2023. They have made professional moves in sports media.

If there was a move in your department or you made a move during January that needs to be included, you can contact Erik Hall at hallerik7@gmail.com.

• Chip Caray became the St. Louis Cardinals’ play-by-play broadcaster for Bally Sports Midwest. 
• Andrew Crane joined The New York Post as a sports reporter/producer. 
• Dan Crawley became sports editor at the McDowell News in Marion, North Carolina. 
• Johnny Doskow joined the Oakland A’s as a play-by-play broadcaster. 
• Steph Driver parted ways with VOX/SB Nation, where she covered the Philadelphia Flyers. 
• Simone Eli received a promotion to sports director/anchor at WKRG-TV in Mobile, Alabama. 
• Lori Ewing joined Reuters as a sports reporter in the United Kingdom. She was previously with The Canadian Press. 
• Micah Friez left his sports editor role at the Bemidji (Minnesota) Pioneer. 
• Ryan Gaydos became the senior sports editor at FOX News Digital. 
• Jarred Gray started a new role as sports editor at the Hammond (Louisiana) Daily Star. 
• Austin Hanson joined the Globe Gazette in Mason City, Iowa, to cover high school sports. 
• Jimmy Hyams announced his retirement from sports radio broadcasting at WNFL-FM 99.1 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
• Liam Jackson joined The Bryan (Ohio) Times as a sports reporter. 
• Randy Kim became the editor-in-chief of Men in Blazers. 
• Jason Kirk started working at The Athletic as senior newsletters editor. 
• Zack Klemme became sports director for The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, West Virginia, and The Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette-Mail. He was previously sports editor at The Daily Independent in Ashland, Kentucky. 
• Bernie Kosar parted ways with the Cleveland Browns as a broadcaster on their pregame radio show. 
• Jordan McAlpine joined The Rink Live as a reporter. He was previously with the Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal Star. 
• Jacob Calvin Meyer started covering the Orioles for The Baltimore Sun. 
• Maddy Miller parted ways with Woodward Sports Network, where she was the Detroit Lions Insider.
• Samantha Pell left her role covering the Capitals for The Washington Post. 
• Garrett Podell joined CBS as an NFL staff writer. 
• Sean Reider joined the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Journal as a sports reporter. 
• Dave Rodish became sports editor at the Gillette (Wyoming) News Record. 
• Laura Sanko began doing UFC color commentary for ESPN. 
• Matthew Sparks started in the sports editor role at The Daily Independent in Ashland, Kentucky. 
• Larry Starks was named executive editor at Sportsnaut. 
• Gabrielle Starr became the Red Sox reporter for the Boston Herald. 
• Hunter Tickel started covering the Indiana State Sycamores for the Terre Haute (Indiana) Tribune-Star. 
• Kevin Van Valkenburg joined No Laying Up as editorial director. He was previously with ESPN. 
• Matt Zimmer joined Forum Communications, Sioux Falls Live and Mitchell (South Dakota) Daily Republic. He was previously with the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 
• Apple announced broadcasters for its MLS coverage: Kyndra de St. Aubin (analyst), Maurice Edu (analyst), Lori Lindsey (analyst), Danielle Slaton (analyst), Taylor Twellman (analyst), Marcelo Balboa (analyst), Sébastien Le Toux (analyst), Sacha Kljestan (analyst), Bradley Wright-Phillips (analyst), Diego Valeri (analyst), Liam McHugh (host), Jillian Sakovits (host), Tony Cherchi (host), Max Bretos (play-by-play), Steve Cangialosi (play-by-play), Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Pablo Ramírez (play-by-play), and Frederic Lord (play-by-play).
• BetSided laid off managing editor Ben Heisler, associated editor Aryanna Prasad, and Georgia Bulldogs reporter Savannah Leigh. 
• NBC named Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge as its Big Ten football broadcasters with Kathryn Tappen as sideline reporter. 
• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch eliminated the roles of high school sports journalists Paul Halfacre, Paul Kopsky, Ben Vessa, and David Wilhelm.  
• The Tallahassee (Florida) Democrat named Jack Williams as its Florida State reporter. Carter Karels left his role covering Florida State for the Tallahassee Democrat. 
• TNT announced its broadcast team for its coverage of U.S. Soccer will include host Sara Walsh, play-by-play broadcaster Luke Wileman, and reporter Melissa Ortiz. Analysts will be Damarcus Beasley, Shannon Boxx, Julie Foudy, and Kyle Martino.