Once again for the 2026 season, catch every Fightin Phils home game on 830weeu.com. R-Phils broadcasters Jake Starr and Cory Sparks will have coverage from first pitch to final out, along with pre- and post-game coverage of every game.
Fightin Phils Broadcast Team
Jake Starr
Jake Starr enters his third season as the broadcaster and the Director of PR/Media Relations and Client Fulfillment for the Fightin Phils in 2025. Starr provides commentary for R-Phils games while also contributing a variety of multimedia content, including interviews, stories, social media and more, while also overseeing the team’s Media Relations Department. Prior to joining Reading, Starr was the General Manager of Penn State’s student Radio Station, where he also broadcasted a variety of Penn State sports and graduated in 2022. He spent the summers of 2021 and ’22 broadcasting summer collegiate baseball, most recently for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In the offseason, Starr also works as a freelance broadcaster for a variety of schools in the Philadelphia area.
Cory Sparks
Cory Sparks joins the Fightin Phils broadcast team in 2026, providing on-air commentary alongside lead broadcaster Jake Starr while also contributing engaging digital content across the club’s social media platforms throughout the season. Sparks brings a strong background in play-by-play broadcasting, digital media, and sports storytelling.
He recently served as an on-air host and play-by-play broadcaster for 1430 ESPN Beaver Dam/100.5 ESPN Madison, where he hosts and produces The Dam Sports Show, calls live games, and creates digital and social media content for the station. Sparks has also worked as a TV play-by-play broadcaster for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, calling NCAA Division I soccer, volleyball, and basketball on ESPN+, while coordinating with production crews and coaching staffs. Previously, he called baseball and basketball games for Madison College and served as a broadcaster and media relations contributor for the Kenosha Kingfish of the Northwoods League. Sparks is also the founder of Minor League Minute, a digital platform covering Minor League Baseball that has grown to more than 1,200 subscribers and over 750,000 views. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Sparks earned a degree in Radio-TV-Film with a minor in Multimedia Journalism.