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“Mountaineer Playbook” is a sports magazine program produced by sports and adventure media students in the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University.

The show focuses on training up-and-coming sports journalists on video reporting and production and includes in-the-field reporting, in-the-studio operations, live directing and producing to cover all 17 Division I WVU athletic teams.

“Mountaineer Playbook” has a working relationship with ESPNU as well as a partnership with WVU Athletics and the Big 12 Conference, including Big 12 Now on ESPN+. It airs as part of a statewide partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting (PBS) as part of a 30-minute show alongside WVU News (check your local listings). Through an agreement between the City of Morgantown and the College of Media, Morgantown residents can watch Mountaineer Playbook on Comcast Channel 15 and 1084.

Mountaineer Playbook Instructors

Chuck Scatterday

Chuck Scatterday

Shott Teaching Assistant Professor | Sports and Adventure Media Reed School of Media and Communications

Chuck Scatterday is a creative leader with more than 30 years in the television production industry. During his career in producing network television live, remote and studio events, he mastered making split decisions under pressure, providing hard feedback, working collaboratively and deploying creative alternatives quickly and efficiently, with an appreciation for resources and budget.

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Anjelica Trinone

Anjelica Trinone

Teaching Instructor of Sports and Adventure Media Reed School of Media and Communications

Anjelica Trinone joined the college’s faculty as a Sports and Adventure Media instructor in August of 2024. She came to the college with a decade of professional experience as an on-air sports anchor/reporter in West Virginia, spending the past eight years at Gold and Blue Nation.

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Meet the Spring 2025 team

These students serve as reporters, anchors, camera operators and producers for Mountaineer Playbook.