Nick Sekkas joined ESPN Radio 1230 in Fayetteville after serving as a minor league baseball play-by-play announcer for the Nationals and Orioles system.  He was the voice of the Aberdeen IronBirds of the New York Penn League, broadcasting 76 games for the IronBirds, who are owned by Cal Ripken, Jr.  In 2007, Nick was the Assistant Director of Broadcasting and Media relations for the Hagerstown Suns, the Class A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.  Prior to this, he worked as Director of Broadcast Operations for the Pittsfield Dukes of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.  Nick has also worked as a production assistant for Madison Square Gardens Networks, assisting with telecasts of the New York Mets, Knicks, Rangers and Metrostars.  He is a 2006 graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.  Nick is originally from Croton-on-Hudson, NY and is a big fan of the Mets and Jets.