Sam Kinches

UMass Class of 2025||Reporter/Broadcaster at WMUA 91.1 FM

[Sam Kinches @KinchesSam]

This is my friend Ethan playing the national anthem at UMass vs Dayton game tonight. I have been blessed to call Ethan a friend for many years and he is the most musically talented person I know. Ethan also has autism but he never lets that define him as he should tonight!

[Ezekiel Altman @EzekielAltman]

Make sure to watch our first show out now! A lot of work was put into this project by a ton of people to give #UmassTwitter a show that fully covers UMass Athletics.

Thank you to @UMassJournalism for the support we've gotten leading up to our premiere!

https://t.co/Ta9jtRdlis

[Wake Up Barstool @wakeupbarstool]

UMASS FOOTBALL IS BACK

[UMass Football @UMassFootball]

The 413’s own leading off @SportsCenter 👀

🗣️ @WW3thefuture

#Flagship 🚩

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

UMass in the last five years:

2025 - 0-12
2024 - 2-10
2023 - 3-9
2022 - 1-11
2021 - 1-11

The Minutemen lead Rutgers 24-7 at the half in Piscataway.

[UrinatingTree @UrinatingTree]

Wait, they're PAYING UMass to get their asses whooped?!

[A10 Talk @A10Talk]

The A10 quadbox is gonna be CLUTCH

[Jacob Munch @JacobMunch1]

For my whole life, when I have think of New York Mets broadcasters, I have thought of Gary Cohen and Howie Rose.

How incredible yet bittersweet it was to see the two of them talk together on SNY tonight for the entirety of the fourth inning. Mets fans have been so fortunate

[Jacob Munch @JacobMunch1]

A few months ago, I had the privilege of getting to call the 2026 Ivy League Baseball Tournament Championship between @BrownU_Baseball and @YaleBaseball on ESPN+ with my good friend @carterdewees and it was quite the game!

Enjoy :)

https://t.co/k1Oes6NvFV via @YouTube

[91.1 FM WMUA Sports @WMUAsports]

Time to introduce everyone to our staff....

Starting us off, our directors for the 2026-2027 school year! @EzekielAltman and @AlexDPolyak

[Jacob Repper @JacobRepper1]

It’s hard for BC Athletics not to give Chris a look for this job. He has numerous hours behind the mic and understands the landscape of college athletics at such a granular level ✅

[Chris Vogel @ChrisVogel26]

Some news to announce;

This fall I'll be on the call for all @MITFootball home games, as well as select NEWMAC and NCAA playoff games across @MITAthletics' 33 programs.

Looking forward to being the voice of a program that traces its roots back to the 1880s.

#RollTech

[Jacob Repper @JacobRepper1]

@amsood21 Thanks a lot, Andrew! Grateful to have called a couple of games beside you over the years!

[Andrew Sood @amsood21]

Jacob’s future in this industry is real bright.

His ability to call a game and learn a sport is miles ahead of the curve. But that’s only a part of it: he’s a genuinely good dude too.

Makes it 30x easier to be happy for him. Congratulations good sir!!! Much love. #Flagship🚩

[Nathan Strauss @NathanPStrauss]

LET’S FREAKING GO!!! This has been something WMUA has deserved for a long time and no one deserves it more than Repper.

UMass Student Broadcasting to the national stage!!!

[Dylan Shalom @dylan_shal0m]

Broadcasting school‼️ congrats @JacobRepper1

[Ezekiel Altman @EzekielAltman]

Absolutely massive!

So excited to see this news today. Jacob is one of the most talented commentators I've been around and is an incredible role model for younger broadcasters.

Congrats @JacobRepper1

[91.1 FM WMUA Sports @WMUAsports]

Congratulations to one of our own.

@JacobRepper1 helped lead the station to incredible heights the last two years and represents everything we are about.

His future is incredibly bright.

#UmassTwitter #Flagship #CollegeRadio

[Jacob Repper @JacobRepper1]

That’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who helped put this show together. Also thank you to the viewers! John and I had some very nice fans introduce themselves at games. We really appreciate it!

[Andrew Samaha @acsamaha]

The latest episode of the WMUA UMass Men’s Basketball Show is out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

Join myself and @dylan_shal0m as we close the season and breakdown Frank Martin and Ryan Bamford’s press conference on Monday.

https://t.co/7xDiRXBXUG

[Sam Kinches @KinchesSam]

@JacobRepper1 @WMUAsports Congrats on an incredible excited for whats next for you