About Adam Young
Adam Young is an award-winning Sports Broadcaster, currently serving as the Director of Broadcasting, TV Voice and Radio Play-by-Play Broadcaster for the NM State Aggies (Division I | Conference USA). Young serves as the TV Voice, calling 7 different sports (Football, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Softball and Soccer) on TV and Radio, while also serving as the host of the weekly Radio Coaches Show on the Aggie Network from Learfield. TV games air on the likes of Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports Oklahoma, Bally Sports San Diego, Bally Sports SoCal, Bally Sports West, Bally Sports App, Altitude Sports, Comcast Regional, Flo Sports and ESPN+. In September 2019, Young was elevated to the role of Director of Broadcasting for NM State Sports Properties - thus moving into a full-time role with Learfield. Adam handles all content creation for NM State Sports Properties. From August 2020 - December 2023 he has created 600+ podcast episodes through the NM State Aggies Insider Podcast Series.The 35-year-old also works as a freelance play-by-play broadcaster, filling in on Oklahoma Sooners broadcasts on Sooners Sports TV, airing on the likes of Bally Sports Oklahoma, Bally Sports Southwest and other Bally Sports affiliates. Also, Adam serves as a play-by-play broadcaster for the Western Athletic Conference Championships for MBB, WBB, Volleyball, Baseball and Softball on ESPN+ and the Conference USA Softball Championship on ESPN+. Additionally, Adam fills in on the radio for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres affiliate) and served as the Play-by-Play Announcer for the NCAA Division II Volleyball National Tournament in December 2023.
In 2018, Young received mention by the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA) in their compilation of the 'Top 30 Sportscasters Under 30'.
Young is originally from the St. Louis, MO area. On the air at the age of 17, he got his start reporting news and sports at WSIE-FM radio in Edwardsville, IL. From there, Young made the jump at the age of 18 to the St. Louis Cardinals pregame show on KSLG-AM radio in St. Louis, where he handled the role of “Cardinal Reporter.” Throughout his college years, Young prospered on the sportscasting scene, thus earning recognition as one of the Top 20 collegiate sportscasters in the nation by the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA).
From 2011-2014, Young juggled numerous assignments in the St. Louis area. He was tabbed in September 2010 as the 'Voice of the Gateway Grizzlies' Professional baseball team and held that role until August 2014. In addition to his duties with the Grizzlies, Young served as a play-by-play broadcaster at Division I SIU Edwardsville (Ohio Valley Conference). Young also handled Play-by-Play and PA Announcing duties at Division II McKendree University and did freelance work for Division III Washington University-St. Louis Athletics. In addition, Adam previously handled Public Address Announcing for Saint Louis University Division I Volleyball and Women's Basketball (Atlantic 10) and filled in calling Division I Men's Basketball Play-by-Play for Learfield IMG College.
In October 2020, Young was one of the featured guests in the new book, Sportscasting 101, written by longtime Houston Astros TV Voice Bill Brown. Additionally, in March 2023, Young began doing Voiceover work for Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, voicing TV commercials for the Mercy Hospital TV campaigns, airing on TV in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma.