Bandwagon advisor John Anderson, front, with students (back row from left), Douglas Premo, Madisyn Herman and Zach Dyer
A trio of Alfred State students, Madisyn Herman (Cherry Creek, NY), Douglas Premo (Heuvelton, NY), and Zach Dyer (Oceanside, NY), traveled to San Francisco, CA to work media row at Super Bowl LX. This is the second straight year students have attended the big game.
Herman, who was making her second trip to the Super Bowl, took photos of the NFL Pro Bowl and the 2026 NFL National Girls’ Flag Football Championships as well as photos of other athletes, entertainers and influencers during the week.
Premo was the main video and audio technician when the team had different guests for podcasts and video shorts. Premo interviewed several players from the New England Patriots and Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks during Opening Night.
Dyer was an on-air personality, interviewing several media members and athletes as well as producing logos and graphics.
“This is one of my favorite things to do each year,” said Herman. “Not only do we get to meet and produce content with some of the biggest names and celebrities in the world, we get professional contacts from so many agents and producers. We have a table and backdrop that had a lot of people stopping and asking about Bandwagon. It made us very proud to be Alfred State students and show the world what we can do.”
The trio, all members of the student-run Alfred State Bandwagon club, were led by their advisor John Anderson. Anderson is a veteran journalist from the Southern Tier who has worked in newspaper, radio and television. He has served as Bandwagon’s advisor since its inception.
Bandwagon covers clubs, Greek life, sports and activities on campus along with some fun content and reels. The content is then released on their Instagram page (@alfredstatebandwagon), Tik Tok and YouTube channel. The club is open to all students and features a state-of-the art podcast studio and a separate music recording studio.
“We are learning more and doing more each year, and it was fulfilling to have other media outlets and some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment remember Alfred State from the year before,” Anderson said. “But the best part for me was seeing our students gain confidence in interviewing and doing reels with people they only see on television and then turn around and get content out.”
Back on campus Samuel Robinson (Jamaica, NY) edited long form YouTube video and on the day of the Super Bowl, produced a TikTok for Bandwagon called “College students react to Bad Bunny’s halftime show” and that has over 1.1 million views.
Dyer added, “John Anderson was able to push me out of my comfort zone and showed me what it really takes to succeed in this industry. I was able to be extremely productive all week because of that.”
Dyer’s interviews were shared by several media personalities. As a result of his work, he earned a paid summer internship when he impressed Mojo Sports with his graphic ability.
The team interviewed Max Klymenko, a TikTok influencer known for his show Career Ladder (9.5 million followers), worked with John Mikulec of Gameday Hospitality, New York City influencer and podcaster Madeline Hall, members of Ballou Sports & Entertainment, and the Water Buffalo Club 716.
