Monday, January 30, 2012

Professional and College Sports Public Relations and Media Directors

These are positions, held by men and women in Professional and College Sports that are unsung heroes!  They work with the greatest athletes, coaches and administrators in the industry today!  They work with the media, athletes, coaches, events, venues, etc.  They may work with as many personalities as there are athletes, coaches, administration  media and so on!
There are requirements from networks airing the events, local media that normally cover the events and others working in the media industry!  I understand their position and accept their decisions from my request!  That is not always the case with others in the media!  Yet the Public Relations and Media Directors that I have been fortunate to work with are consummate Professionals and make the best decisions for the athletes, coaches, administration and the media they work with!
I encourage the main stream media covering and working with these individuals to give them the respect they deserve and work towards being responsible journalists!  Just remember, it takes a special individual to fulfill this Profession and God has given them the intelligence, wisdom and patience to make the right decision!!!

Sunday, January 29, 2012

NCAA, Road to the Final Four

This year, there is no clear cut favorite to win the Men's National Championship.  You might say Kentucky or Syracuse or Michigan State or Duke or Kansas or Duke, North Carolina even Texas.  These are the ones we normally think of when we think of March Madness! This year, not so fast, we are hearing about Baylor, Missouri, Murray State, Creighton, Wichita State, San Diego St., UNLV, St. Mary's and Mississippi St.!  Who are they, well these are teams that can beat any team on any given night.  I'm sure there are other teams that will challenge as well, making this one of most interesting March Madness Tournaments in recent years!!!