Cooper Perkins
Play-by-Play | Anchor | Host | Reporter
Los Angeles, CA | Phone: 310-266-8841 | Email: cooperperkinspxp@gmail.com | Twitter: @CooperPerkinsTV | Instagram: @WorldOfCoop
Education
University of Southern California — Class of 2016
Work Experience
Freelance Play-by-Play
- National Lacrosse League on ESPN (National, Dec. 2021 – Present)
Voice of national linear broadcasts on ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNNEWS as well as all San Diego Seals home games on ESPN+ - South Bay Lakers (El Segundo, CA, Jan. 2024 – Present)
Television play-by-play voice for select G-League broadcasts on Spectrum SportsNet - Spectrum SportsNet (March 2025)
Television play-by-play voice for California HS basketball State Championships on Spectrum SportsNet. - CIF-Southern Section (Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2023 – Present)
Lead voice for Game of the Week (football) and select championship events (football, volleyball, basketball). - UC Irvine (Irvine, CA, Feb. 2023 – Present)
Multi-sport play-by-play for ESPN+ broadcasts (water polo, volleyball, soccer). - Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton, CA, Sep. 2022 – May 2025)
Multi-sport play-by-play for ESPN+ broadcasts (water polo, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball).
Full-Time Positions
KNDU/KNDO-TV — Sports Director + Anchor (Kennewick, WA, July 2018 – June 2020)
- Anchored nightly sportscasts; wrote and edited all content.
- Led live coverage, field reporting, and enterprise story development.
- Managed departmental scheduling and digital/social media output.
SWX Tri-Cities — Host, Sideline Reporter, Play-by-Play Talent (Kennewick, WA, July 2018 – June 2020)
- Lead planner and host for all local content.
- Play-by-play for football, basketball, baseball, softball, and boat racing.
- Ice-side reporter for WHL’s Tri-City Americans; fill-in PxP for Spokane Chiefs.
BEK Sports Network — On-Camera + Play-by-Play Talent (Bismarck, ND, Jan. 2018 – June 2018)
- PxP for basketball, hockey, baseball, and softball.
- Studio anchor for network specials.
Missoula Osprey Baseball — Director of Broadcast + Media (Missoula, MT, May – Sept. 2017)
- PxP broadcaster for all games (radio + TV).
- Created media guide, wrote recaps/features, and produced all social graphics/video.
Additional Experience
- Co-Host, NLL BoxOut with Maki & Coop (Nov. 2024 – Present)
Developed, launched, and currently host flagship National Lacrosse League podcast. - On-Camera Host, Productive Robotics (Jan. 2021 – March 2023)
- Play-by-Play Broadcaster, IdahoSports.com (Sept. – Dec. 2017)
- Director of Broadcast & Media Relations, Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (Jan. – Aug. 2016)
- Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Orange County Riptide (May – Aug. 2015)
Skills & Expertise
- Nearly a decade of live on-air experience
- Improvisation and live adaptability
- Strong time management and editorial planning
- Adobe Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, InDesign), ENPS, LiveU
Personal Interests
- Cooking (anything and everything)
- Nonfiction reading
- Physical fitness
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