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The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 50 – Meeting Blind Radio Sportscaster Trent Ferguson

Broadcast on:
06 Nov 2021

In Episode 50 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, our guest is Trent Ferguson, a 23-year-old totally blind sportscaster and radio commentator in Florida. Ferguson talked about:

  • His early years attending public school
  • Transitioning to attend the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) in St. Augustine, FL
  • His early interest in radio and how this led him to start doing public address announcing at sporting events
  • His favorite radio personalities who have inspired him
  • His current role with WNZF radio
  • How he accesses sports information for both his work and as a fan
  • His musical interests and role with the California Toe Jam band

Check out WNZF online at https://www.flaglerbroadcasting.com/wnzf. Catch Ferguson’s sports reports every morning at 25 and 55 after the hour. Listen to the radio show he co-hosts every Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. Eastern.

Learn more about the band he plays in at https://californiatoejam.com/.