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. While working for ESPN Radio Florida (WHOO ESPN 1060 and WIXC ESPN 1080) 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. Lake was a featured "Drive Time Host" on WMET 1600 in Washington DC, and on WCEM Delmarva's ESPN Radio 1240. He created the Sports Journey Broadcast Network based off of the success he had on his show "Sports Journey with Lake Lewis." He has interviewed some of the biggest personalities in sports ranging from coaches, players, to writers. Lake created Sports Journey to give aspiring media talent an opportunity to be heard and also provide quality broadcasting that is innovative and trust worthy.