Lake began his broadcasting career in 1991 while attending Penn State University. As the Student Sports Director for WPSU Radio at Penn State, he served as the play by play announcer for WPSU's football broadcast. After completing his studies at PSU he attended Georgetown University, in Washington, DC. He worked for ESPN Radio in Baltimore (ESPN 1300) and ESPN Radio in Florida (ESPN 1060 and 1080). While at ESPN Radio in Florida he created and and Co-hosted two sports talk shows that gained a steady listening audience and were broadcast in front of a live studio audience at the ESPN Club at Disney World. He created the Sports Journey Broadcast Network based off of the success he had on his own show "Sports Journey with Lake Lewis." His show has been heard on many ESPN affiliates as well as other independent radio outlets. He has interviewed some of the biggest personalities in sports ranging from coaches to players. Lake created Sports Journey to give aspiring media talent an opportunity to be heard and also provide quality broadcasting that is sincere and trust worthy.