Brigham Young University. Sports Information

Sports Information was established in 1968 as part of University Relations, and provided media relations services for the athletics teams. In 1996 the unit was renamed Athletic Media Relations and came under the direction of Athletics. Directors included David Schulthess (1969-1989) and Ralph Zobell (1989-1996). Assistant directors included Bob Fitch (1970-1974), Dennis A. Howard (1974-1975), Mike Twitty (1976-1977), and Ralph Zobell (1978-1986).

Variant names

Brigham Young University. Sports Information Office

Brigham Young University. Office of Sports Information

Brigham Young University. Sports Publicity

Brigham Young University. Sports Media Publicity

Description

Established: 1969

Abolished: 1996

Location: Provo, Utah (1969-1996)

Functions

Sports Information serves to run the BYU sports programs' media relations. They prepare programs for events, organize the selling of programs, arrange publicity before and after meets, sports' public relations, web site operations, keep statistics of games and players and how many people attend, send information and photos to competitors for news articles, and arrange press reservations and accommodations. They coordinate with ESPN or other networks. The Sports Information Director coordinates with other Sports Information Directors in the Western Athletic Conference on statistics, scores, rules, and nominations.

Assets and Administrative Structure

Sports Information was run by an officer from 1968 to 1970. From 1970 to 1996, Sports Information functioned under a director and assistant director as part of the University Relations Division.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. University Relations Division (1969-1996)

Later Unit: Brigham Young University. Athletic Media Relations (1996)

Associated Unit: Brigham Young University. Women's Sports Information (1976-1996)

Associated Archival Materials

Records of the Public Communications Department, 1951-1979 (UA 586 box 45-50)

Athletic Media Relations records, 1937-1996 (UA 5427)

Athletic Media Relations media guides and related items (UA 669)

Athletic Media Relations records (UA 783)

Sources

Athletic Media Relations records, 1937-1996 (Office of Sports Information)

Athletic Media Relations records, 1937-1996 (Sports Information Office) (UA 5427 box 1)

Athletic Media Relations records, 1937-1996 (David Schulthess was the director in 1969; Ralph Zobell was the director in 1989; Bob Fitch was assistant director 1970-1973; Denny Howard was assistant director 1975; Mike Twitty was assistant director 1976-1977; Ralph Zobell was assistant director in 1978) (UA 5427 box 2)

Brigham Young University General Catalog of Courses 1968-1970: p. 520 (David Schulthess was the Sports Information Officer)

Brigham Young University General Catalog of Courses 1973-1974: p. 535 (Robert A. Fitch was the Assistant Director)

Brigham Young University General Catalog of Courses 1974-1975: p. 533 (Dennis A. Howard was assistant to the director from 1974-1975)

Brigham Young University telephone directory, 1983-84: p. 40 (Sports Publicity, David A. Schulthess director) p. 90 (Sports Information)

Brigham Young University telephone directory, 1984-85: p. 41 (Sports Media Publicity, David A. Schulthess director) p. 92 (Sports Information)

Brigham Young University telephone directory, 1989-1990: p. 36 (Sports Media Publicity, Ralph Zobell director) p. 100 (Sports Information)

Register of the Records of the Public Communications Department, 1951-1979 (function: kept statistics of players and number of people who attended games) (UA 586 box 46 folder 1)

Register of the Records of the Public Communications Department, 1951-1979 (gave information and press reservations to competitors) (UA 586 box 46 folder 8)

Register of the Records of the Public Communications Department, 1951-1979 (SID was in charge of the preparation, printing, and sales of the programs and the publicity before and after meets) (UA 586 box 46 folder 9)

Register of the Records of the Public Communications Department, 1951-1979 (function: coordinate with the Western Athletic Conference SIDs for statistics, scores, rules, and nominations) (box 50 folder 4)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2011-00047

Creator: UPB