John Petrolias

Junior / Broadcast Journalism

John Petrolias is a member of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, and is a play-by-play broadcaster and producer for men’s hockey content, as well as the host/founder of Pittsburgh Sound—Happy Valley’s only Pittsburgh sports talk show. Petrolias has previously covered the men’s hockey team for The Daily Collegian, covers Penn State football for PennLive.com and has interned at the Pittsburgh Penguins, Penn State Athletics/BTN Live Student U production, as well as the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s PR department in Pittsburgh. John aspires to be an on-air journalist or play-by-play broadcaster for a news/sports outlet and plans to go to law school to become a media and First Amendment attorney. 

You can reach Petrolias by emailing him: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or following him on Twitter @jpetrolias.

Eric Ohlson

Senior / Broadcast Journalism

Eric Ohlson is a member of ComRadio’s sports and production staffs. He is majoring in Broadcast Journalism and minoring in Kinesiology and is a member of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. Eric has done play-by-play for Penn State lacrosse, volleyball, softball, soccer and hockey, and has served as a producer for volleyball and hockey. A big hockey fan, Eric is the current host of ComRadio’s NHL talk show, “The Sin Bin.” One day, Eric hopes to being doing radio or TV play-by-play for lacrosse, soccer and hockey. Outside of ComRadio, Eric is the VP of the Hands For Heroes Club and spent two years in Army ROTC. He can be reached at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Marty Kassalen

Sophomore /

Marty Kassalen is a sophomore from Pittsburgh, PA majoring in Public Relations with minors in US History and Digital Media Trends & Analytics. He is a correspondent for ComRadio’s men’s hockey coverage and is also the host of ComRadio’s longest running talk show: The Sin Bin. Additionally, Marty is a member of Penn State’s chapter of PRSSA and College of Communications Student Council. Furthermore, Marty actively serves as a member of THON’s Public Relations committee. Marty has aspirations to become a public relations practitioner with a focus in sports. He is an avid sports fan, supporting the Pittsburgh based teams and the Montreal Canadians. You can reach him via email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Alissa Devine

Sophomore / Broadcast Journalism

Alissa Devine is a senior from Fairfield, New Jersey, majoring in broadcast journalism with a minor is business liberal arts. She is involved with play by play and beat writing for several Penn State sports, especially hockey. She is also a member of the talk show, The Sin Bin for Com Radio. Alissa’s love for sports and hockey has driven her to pursue a career in sports broadcasting.

Will Price

Senior / Broadcast Journalism

Will Price is a Senior Broadcast Journalism major at Penn State. He has been involved with ComRadio since Fall 2015. You can catch him on The Sin Bin every Monday at 8pm and Pittsburgh Sound every Wednesday at 2pm on ComRadio.