Breaking Barriers Video posted February 14, 2014 in Centre County Report, Sports by Centre County Report Loading... Michael Sam's announcement paves way for new era in sports. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. About the Contributors JohnPatterson Senior / Broadcast Journalism John Patterson is a Senior from Bound Brook, New Jersey. His passion for sports led him to become a Broadcast Journalism major. He is a member of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. Patterson is most passionate about college basketball and football and dreams of one day becoming the host of a college sports television or radio show. Patterson has had internships with State College’s own All-Hit B94.5FM and Pittsburgh’s KDKA-FM with 93.7 The Fan. Patterson is a former producer of Penn State Wrestling broadcasts for ComRadio. He is currently the host of Unsportsmanlike Conduct on ComRadio and also does play-by-play and color commentary.