Justin Prince Biography
Justin Prince is an American Television personality. He is famously known for his work in FOX55. He joined the FOX 55 Sports team in April 2017 as their Sports Director.
Justin Prince joined the FOX 55 Sports team in April 2017 as their Sports Director.
After college, Justin accepted a position as a News/Sports Reporter with Lakeland Public TV in their bureau office in Brainerd, Minnesota. After nearly 10 months on the job, he took over as the station’s Sports Director, moving to Bemidji, Minnesota, where he remained until coming to Fort Wayne. During his time in Minnesota, his love for sports grew more than he thought possible, becoming a big hockey fan (he cheers for the Minnesota Wild), and learning to appreciate sports on a whole other level.
Some of the play-by-play announcing he has done include, for the University of Windsor, the Windsor Express in the National Basketball League of Canada, Windsor-Essex Digital Productions and three Virtual Motorsport broadcast companies: RaceSpot TV, LiveSimRacing, LLC, and the Global Sim Racing Channel.
He also does freelance reporting work for local news outlets. Over the past few years, he has had the chance to cover unique stories and big events across the Windsor-Detroit metropolitan area. Some of these include municipal elections and political events, provincial sports championships and local festivals. He has also published long-form feature stories involving escape rooms, eSports and more.
Justin Prince Education
A native of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Justin graduated from Elkhorn Area High School and then attended the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with a Media Studies emphasis, while also competing on the University’s football team all four years.
During college, he was a part of his University’s student-run TV Station, SPTV Channel 98, and also completed two internships at WISN in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and WAOW in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Justin Prince Early Life
Justin’s love for sports runs deep. He grew up playing just about anything he could, including football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and golf. That love continued to grow as he did, with him eventually focusing on football, basketball, and baseball in high school and continuing his football career to college. In his four years at UWSP, Justin started 20 games on the offensive line for the Pointers, including one against the Fort Wayne’s own University of St. Francis.
It was this passion for sports that led Justin to turn to broadcast.
In his free time, Justin enjoys being active – you’ll catch him on the golf course regularly, and he also enjoys playing softball. He also enjoys working out, as well as camping, hiking, fishing, and hunting.
