Brooklyn Campus Alum Earns an Emmy
The St. Joseph’s University, New York alumnus graduated from the Brooklyn Campus with a B.S. in Business Administration and a Concentration in Sports Management.
In his role at CBS, Mr. DiLorenzo oversees the formatting of sports programming, as well as commercial and promotion inventory that airs during games and matches.
“It was amazing finding out that we won,” the Howard Beach, Queens, resident said. “We all put in months and months of work, and to have it all pay off and then be recognized on such a high level is really cool.
“It felt really amazing personally, since this was my first Super Bowl and I didn’t really know what to expect,” he added.
Mr. DiLorenzo, spent a week in Las Vegas, working 14 to 16-hour days leading up to the game, placing and reviewing all commercial inventory with the advertisers and the NFL.
“It was a lot of work and pressure, especially during the game itself,” he said. “So for all of our hard work to be recognized after is so rewarding.”
The best part of his job is being around sports, he said.
“I played baseball my whole life,” said Mr. DiLorenzo, a pitcher on the Brooklyn Bears during his years at SJNY.
“I started my career at the MLB Network, and I always had this idea that if I wasn’t good enough to be a professional, I always wanted to be around sports.”
Mr. DiLorenzo’s advice to students who want to follow in his path is to work hard and always foster relationships.
“Hard work and determination helps, but more than anything, just be good to your fellow person,” said Mr. DiLorenzo, who grew up wanting to be a Yankees shortstop. “Be kind to everyone you meet, and try to go out of your way for people in an unselfish way. I can’t tell you how many opportunities I have gotten in my life just by someone saying that I was a good person.”
Mr. DiLorenzo shared that it was the baseball program at St. Joseph’s that led him to enroll there.
“I loved the idea of building up the program to hopefully be successful in the future,” replace with DiLorenzo said, recalling his thoughts at the time.
And build up the program he did.
“I was captain of the most successful baseball team in the campus’ history,” Mr. DiLorenzo said. “We were nationally ranked, and we helped get our school into the Skyline Conference.”
Mr. DiLorenzo said he truly grew from his time at St. Joseph’s.
“St. Joe’s helped me become more independent, and in a way it helped me figure things out for myself,” he shared.
He still cherishes the bonds he built at the University.
“Spending time with my teammates was always my favorite, whether it be in Evodios, getting food on Myrtle (preferably Farmer in the Deli), or being on the road with them,” Mr. DiLorenzo said. “The bond that we have from that place is unbreakable, and it’s something I’ll always take with me.”