While most students huddled around their television screens Sunday to watch the Patriots face off against the Seahawks, sports communication 2014 graduate Jake Hermann was in Phoenix helping NBC run the show.
Hermann worked under two production managers in the Super Bowl Central Compound downtown. He served as a runner, escorting talent, guests and executives to and from the set and compound, among other jobs.
“Any time that something [was] needed to better the set, crew and shows, [I] would be sent to make sure everything is done and ran smoothly without a hitch,” Hermann said.
According to Hermann, Super Bowl XLIX set a viewership record for NBC’s broadcast, averaging 114.4 million viewers per minute.
“We worked long, hard hours, but it was all worth it because we helped set new records and beat the history books of past Super Bowls,” Hermann said.
Hermann was among the Bradley students chosen to intern with NBC for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He said it was because of this experience that he found himself in the University of Phoenix Stadium Feb. 1.
“The boss I had in Sochi got ahold of me and asked me if I would want to work with them again for the Super Bowl,” Hermann said. “Of course, I said yes.”
Hermann said he hopes to work for NBC again in the future.
“Right now, I am going to continue to keep in contact with NBC and hopefully keep working hard and moving up with them,” Hermann said.
