Saturday Spotlight What is your name? Tyler “The Bow Tie Guy” OBrien
What is your title? Sports Broadcaster/Intern Coordinator
What is your hometown? Palm Springs, California
What is your educational background? Arizona State and Colorado Media School
When did you start working for Eastern?October 2021
What is your favorite thing about working at Eastern or your favorite memory?My favorite memory so far has to be the postseasons for Eastern Athletics. Traveling down to New Orleans for Baseball’s District Tournament and then to Snyder Texas for Men’s Soccer. All of the sports seasons have been absolutely amazing and I have loved getting to know the athletes and the coaches and broadcasting for them and their families all over the world.
What do you enjoy outside of work?In my free time you can catch me watching sports mostly. From April through October, its Dodgers Baseball 24/7!
What is a fun fact about you?One fun fact is I served in the US Navy from 2008-2012 with a deployment on the USS Benfold out of San Diego getting to go to Thailand, The Philippines, Bahrain, Dubai, Guam, Hawaii, and many other countries. I also deployed to Mosul Iraq and worked there as a prison guard in 2011.
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