Philadelphia Sports Nation April Spotlight – Blogger: Ryan Boran
Hi! My name is Ryan Boran and I contribute to Sixers Nation.
*This is Ryan Boran’s 1st WegENT Spotlight Selection
Where Does Your Fandom Stem From?
Before I really jump into this article, I would first like to thank all of my fellow writers, social media members, managers, and of course the fans. Without you all I would still be writing a sports blog that no one was seeing! I would also like to say that all of the content from PHLSportsNation are worth the read! These articles, posts, tweets, and all other forms of information are catered to the Philadelphia sports fan because they are made by Philadelphia sports fans. With that out of the way, I’ll jump into my article.
There is so much more to the word “fandom” than simply being a fan of a sports team or
city. Fandom is being involved on and off the court/field/ice stories as well. Fandom involves your past experiences. For me personally, fandom stems from playing sports my entire life as well as being surrounded by passionate, sports-loving family members and friends. Being a fan of sports is easy when you have skin in the game. It’s easy to be a fan of the 76ers because I’ve been playing basketball since I was young. It was easy to be a fan of all Philadelphia sports teams because I was raised in a household that loved Philadelphia sports. It’s easy to talk about Philadelphia sports because I’m surrounded by fans. Fandom is the same as it’s always been for me since starting with PHLSixersNation. We’re passionate about 76ers basketball and all Philadelphia sports for that matter.
How Did You Get Started With Wegryn?
I started with Wegryn and PHLSixersNation very recently. As I alluded to earlier, I began writing a sports blog on my own just to practice writing. I was writing about Sixers basketball and MMA mostly. Then on one random day, while scrolling through Twitter, I noticed a tweet from PHLSportsNation looking for new writers. I said, “why not,” and filled out the application.
After sending over one of the pieces I had written for my blog, I was given the position. I couldn’t be happier spending my Sundays and Mondays preparing articles for Sixers’ fans. And I can also announce that if you’re a fan of my writing, or if you are a fan of MMA, I will also be releasing an MMA article every Thursday for Wegryn!
What Are Your Aspirations?
In terms of aspirations, they tend to change as life changes. I maintain some short-term
I’m truly so thankful to everyone whom I’ve come into contact with throughout this experience with Wegryn and PHLSixersNation. I couldn’t be happier with how things have gone thus far and the individuals I’ve come into contact with have been incredible. Thank you again to the entire Wegryn family and most importantly, the fans!
Philadelphia Sports Nation April Spotlight – Social Admin: Will Calderone
Hi everyone! My name is Will Calderone. I am a Social Admin for Flyers Nation.
*This is Will Calderone’s 1st WegENT Spotlight Selection
Where Does Your Fandom Stem From?
How Did You Get Started With Wegryn?
On social media, I follow many different Philly sports-related accounts. These include
While on the Flyers Nation account, I’ve been able to do many different things. These include live-tweeting games, making graphics for when each player gets a goal, updating the social media headers, as well as designing the March Madness-style brackets for many different WegENT Sports Nation accounts. The next time a link to apply is tweeted out, I’d recommend doing it. Everyone on the team has been nothing but great. As an extra bonus, you get to interact with some of the best fans in the world!
What Are Your Aspirations?
At Pitt, I will be majoring in Administration of Justice & minoring in Psychology. My goal is to someday become an FBI Agent or Profiler. I’m looking forward to continuing to cover the team, as well as going to a few away games, despite being in enemy territory!
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