Bob Sagendorf has been involved with broadcasting since 1975 when he joined WOWW-AM (soon-to-be WNVR) in Naugatuck. Sagendorf worked in the Connecticut broadcast market until 1985 when he was hired as production director of the nation's leading oldies radio station, WCBS-FM in New York City.
In 1991, Sagendorf received a call from his friend Chris Berman (who he met at WNVR), who was looking to build The ESPN Radio Network. Bob became the first employee and one of the primary architects of The ESPN Radio Network, designing and implementing the operational infrastructure. During his time at ESPN, Sagendorf served in many production and strategic capacities including as the lead voice for many ESPN signature programs, which included, NFL Countdown, NFL Primetime, NFL Sunday Night Football, NFL Monday Night Countdown, National Hockey Night, College basketball and football, The Tour de France, The U-S Open Golf Championship, The British Open Golf Championship and many college bowl games.
In 2001, Bob ventured back to his roots in local radio as news and sports director at WATR while still serving in a production capacity at ESPN. Bob was one the primary architects of CTSN, the Connecticut Sports Network (soon-to-be CPTV Sports), a joint venture between Connecticut Public Television and WFSB-TV Channel 3 bringing high school and small college sports to Connecticut television viewers. In 2009 he was elected to The Naugatuck Hall of Fame for his outstanding work and achievements in Broadcasting.
In addition to his radio and television experiences, Sagendorf has served as an adjunct professor of Journalism and Radio Production at the former Briarwood College. There he developed a student mentoring business Hired! Education, lecturing college students across the country in the ways and means of securing employment once their education has been completed.
