Dave Walls
Sports Director at WDBJ7-TV, Roanoke, VA
- Role
- Sports Director at Wdbj7
- Location
- Lynchburg, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dave Walls
Starting as Sports Director at WDBJ-TV, Roanoke VA, in January 2026!A 4 time winner, Virginia Association of Broadcasters 1st Place \"Outstanding Sports Coverage\".(‘18, ‘20, ‘23, ‘25)), and a 5 time \"Best of Delaware\" winner for best traffic reporting (4 times, as part of WDEL Trafficwatch team, 1 time for Traffax/Eagle 97).I\'m a broadcasting professional with experience in news/sports anchoring and reporting, as well as traffic reporting, play by play, news, sports, talk show host, and hosting/MC/presenting.Play By Play announcer and broadcast producer for the National Lacrosse League, and host of NLL Radio\'s \"Wings All Access\".Former announcer and audience warm up for national tour of \"The Price is Right Live!\". Professional host and emcee for corporate events, game shows, and trade shows.Experienced manager and supervisor of personnel, both in person, and remote supervision.Specialties: Reporting, Hosting, Anchoring, Sportscasting, emceeing, game shows, announcing, voice overs, DJing, linear production, news reporting, talk shows, live event organization, promotions
Experience
Sports Director
Jan 2026 — Present · Roanoke, VA, US
Sports Director and primary anchor for all sportscasts at WDBJ7, a CBS affiliate in Roanoke, VA. • Executive producer and host of “Friday Football Extra,” the longest-running high school football show in Virginia.• Launched, produced, and hosted \"Friday Hoops Extra\"- a high school basketball show dedicated to covering area teams straight through to the state championships.• Launched, produced, and hosted \"Hometown Sports Huddle\"- a five night live sports talk show streaming on digital channels. The \"Huddle\" features commentary on daily headlines, as well as live and prerecorded interviews with athletes, coaches, and personalities from the sports world.• Engaged audiences across multiple platforms, including on-air and streaming, enhancing viewer experience and reach.
Education
Liberty University
Bachelor's, Communications
1997 — 1999
John Dickinson High School
HS Diploma, Advanced Studies / Music / Theater
1991 — 1995
University of Delaware
Communications - Broadcasting
1995 — 1997
Skills
- Special Events
- Podcast Production
- Play by Play
- Television
- Video Editing
- Voice Acting
- Google Docs
- Public Relations
- Media Relations
- Audience Research
- Scott Studios
- Game Shows
- Copywriting
- Sports
- Tricaster
- Sound
- Voice Over
- Video Production
- Emcee
- Poker
- Event Planning
- Radio
- Corporate Meetings
- Audio Editing
- Enco
- Adobe Audition
- Trade Shows
- Voice Tracking
- Social Media Marketing
- Acting
- Audiovault
- Audience Measurement
- Storytelling
- Live Video Streaming
- Rcs Selector
- Podcasting
- Production
- Event Management
- Audio
- Commercials
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