Beyond the Scoreboard Podcast with the Father-Daughter Duo of Bob Beretta (St. Bonaventure) and Julia Beretta (Penn State) Host: Trip Durham, Founder, 2D Consulting, LLC In this episode of the Beyond the Scoreboard podcast, host Trip Durham sits down with a father-daughter duo currently working in NCAA Division I athletics: Bob Beretta, a CSC Hall of Fame inductee in 2020 who has his roots in athletic communications/sports information and is now the St. Bonaventure University Vice President and ...
Jun 02, 2025•37 min
Designed for young professionals in college athletics, this engaging webinar explores how to identify the right career opportunities for you and how to build a strong foundation in the industry. Gain practical insights on aligning personal values with institutional culture, navigating the early stages of their careers, and positioning themselves for long-term success. Watch now to learn from leaders of the Young Professional Committee and connect with peers who are also charting their paths in c...
May 27, 2025•56 min
Session 3: Making the Jump into the Profession to Thrive and Survive: Build alliances and communicate like a boss What are the keys to success for today's athletics communicators? What are the hard skills and soft skills that will get your recognized and valued? The presenters talk about these keys and skills and also about the art to proper professional communications - going beyond being buried in our screens. We review expectations of appropriate workplace interactions and behaviors and discu...
May 21, 2025•54 min
Session 2 - Writing is NOT a lost art: How-tos and strategies when creating creative content How do you write for your department in 2025 and beyond? Join leading CSC writers and creative members who will offer how-to's, tips, advice and tools for writing effectively, asking the right interview questions, formulating your ideas, and making sure your social/digital/feature storytelling is spot on. Panelists -Graham Hays, Vanderbilt University Athletics Writer -Dani Gariglio, Davidson College Assi...
May 20, 2025•59 min
Session 1 - The art of research (it never ends): Research leads to effective storytelling and getting your work noticed How to find the best stories and notes to share on your communications platform and with media members, streaming broadcasters, etc. You'll learn more on pitching stories, finding important information for game notes, etc. and what the media need to create feature stories or handle your broadcasts. Panelists - Brent Hager, USC Aiken Assistant Athletic Director/Athletic Communic...
May 20, 2025•48 min
In this episode of the Beyond the Scoreboard podcast, host Trip Durham sits down with Jason Yaman, the new Executive Director of CSC as of March 2025. In this in-depth conversation, Yaman shares insights into his career journey, leadership philosophy, and the challenges and opportunities facing athletic communicators and creatives in today’s evolving college athletics landscape. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Yaman most recently served as associate commissioner for The Southern Conference. He ...
Apr 29, 2025•34 min
Game plan for content: Creative strategies for social media and websites outside of competition seasons The panelists discussed strategies and examples of content you can create when the competition stops for a team or for the summer months. They shared how they navigate and prioritize content during the offseason. From storytelling and athlete features to creative social campaigns and planning strategies, setting timelines, etc., the discussion revolved around how to keep your audiences engaged...
Apr 23, 2025•38 min
In conjunction with Autism Acceptance Month, this podcast features Cadence "Cadie" Pierce and Liz Holbrook — communications professionals who open up about their experiences with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and other neurodivergent conditions. Joined by hosts Tony Venegas and Megan O’Brien, they dive into the challenges and strengths that come with being neurodivergent in the fast-paced world of athletic communications. From late diagnoses and navigating misconceptions, to thriving in chaoti...
Apr 16, 2025•54 min
Guest: Andy DeVito, The Ohio State University Director, Creative Services & Branding Hosted by: Trip Durham, 2D Consulting, LLC A Buckeye through and through, Andy DeVito has dedicated nearly 20 years to Ohio State University’s athletics department, shaping the visual identity of one of the most iconic brands in college sports. As the director of creative services & branding, Andy has played a major role in the massive transformations in the digital landscape of college athletics. In thi...
Mar 10, 2025•20 min
How to Collaborate Within Your Department, Across Campus & With Conference Colleagues This on-demand webinar is geared towards assisting new athletic communications and creative professionals (those in years 1-3 of their professional careers), those who are emerging/aspiring professionals (graduate students, graduate interns, undergraduate students) and those who are interested in college sports communications/creative work. Collaboration isn't just a means of working towards a common goal. ...
Feb 27, 2025•53 min
CSC Voices, Beyond the Scoreboard host: Trip Durham, 2D Consulting, LLC Guest: Jimmy Stanton, University of Oregon Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications In this Beyond the Scoreboard podcast, Jimmy Stanton, Senior Associate Athletics Director of Communications at the University of Oregon, shared insights on leadership, career advice, and the evolving landscape of college athletics and how a college sports communicator and creative can stand out. Stanton emphasized the importance ...
Feb 18, 2025•20 min
In the February edition of our NAIA-SIDA Spotlight series, we feature Adam Stanek of Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We discussed Adam's transition from the NCAA to NAIA level, his passion for stats keeping, as well as tips and tricks to getting through winter to spring cross-over season.
Feb 10, 2025•20 min
CAN CSC's first webinar of 2025 focused on an area that impacts SID's from across Canada — hosting a conference or national championship. The panel of recent championship hosts discussed success stories, recruiting staff, running a banquet, webcasting, content creation, and more! With #ChampionshipSZN quickly approaching, this webinar is a must watch. Panelists - Jamie Howieson - UBC Okanagan Communication & Marketing Specialist - Chelsea Norris - Dalhousie Senior Manager, Marketing Communic...
Feb 06, 2025•59 min
This is the second in a CSC "Athletic Communications Building, Developing and Empowering Your Staff Live Webinar Series" being presented during the 2024-25 academic year. The first session, working with student assistants was done in the fall of 2024 and can be found at CSCommunicators.com. In this on-demand webinar, the presenters joined us for an important discussion on how to find, work with and empower graduate assistants and postgrad student assistants and interns in your communications off...
Feb 05, 2025•41 min
CSC Voices, Beyond the Scoreboard host: Trip Durham, 2D Consulting, LLC Guest: Cindy Potter , Columbia College (Mo.) Director of Athletics/CSC Hall of Fame Class of 2025/former CSC (CoSIDA) President In this podcast with host Trip Durham, Cindy Potter talks about her unexpected evolution from college student-athlete to her current role as Director of Athletics for her NAIA institution, Columbia College. She is the most honored and decorated sports communications professional in NAIA history. Pot...
Jan 22, 2025•18 min
In the December edition of our 2024-25 NAIA SIDA Spotlight series, we visited with Grand View's Natalie Rigatuso. Natalie discussed her time as a student-athlete on the women's basketball team for the Vikings, before transitioning to a student-worker and ultimately the full-time Head SID. She also talked about the special relationship she has with her brother Noah, who plays on the men's basketball team at fellow Heart institution Baker University.
Dec 19, 2024•13 min
CSC Voices, Beyond the Scoreboard host: Trip Durham, 2D Consulting, LLC Guest: Brad Bankston , Old Dominion Athletic Conference Commissioner In this podcast with host Trip Durham, Brad Bankston talks about his unorthodox start to his athletic communications career. In 1997, at the age of 26, he was named Commissioner of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), becoming the second commissioner in the league’s history. The ODAC is one of the nation’s largest Division III conferences with 15 me...
Dec 09, 2024•19 min
CSC Voices, Beyond the Scoreboard host: Trip Durham, 2D Consulting, LLC Guest: Chris Plonsky, University of Texas Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Chief of Staff / SWA and CSC Hall of Famer “I can’t think of a role that I’ve ever played in athletics beyond my SID days where how to communicate, what to communicate, style, tone and in any exchange, listening, wasn’t critical … When you see that (professional opportunity) door crack open, get through there. Once you are there, compete...
Nov 14, 2024•21 min
As colleagues in the college sports areas of communications, creative work and marketing, this webinar is a collaboration between College Sports Communicators (CSC) and the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA). The presenters, from both CSC and NACMA, focused on sharing strategies and insights on how to maximize your promotion, publicity and storytelling content - and capturing fan and audience engagement – independent of team performances.Topics discussed:- Engagi...
Oct 25, 2024•44 min
During Global Diversity Awareness Month, the three panelists and moderator, all leaders in the DEI space, offered their thoughts and answered numerous questions from webinar attendees on today's environment for diversity, equity and inclusion in the ever-changing and somewhat volatile politically charged landscape that administrators, coaches and student-athletes are currently navigating in.They spoke on the shift towards a more nuanced approach to DEI - moving away from only offering programmin...
Oct 23, 2024•59 min
The CSC U committee and panelists discuss our College Sports Communicators (CSC) organization, our members, the CSC U Committee and the benefits of being part of our ever-growing membership. CSC is the professional organization for all those who are athletic/media relations contacts and the creative/digital athletic department members - and those exploring the profession.Bring your questions and see how we can help you navigate issues and questions AND how we provide lots of networking and mento...
Oct 17, 2024•48 min
In this October edition of our NAIA-SIDA Spotlight series, we visited with Mitchell Huppert of Marian University in Indiana. We talked about his time as an intern with the Indianapolis Colts before he the Assistant SID and now Head SID for the Knights in Indianapolis!
Oct 16, 2024•15 min
As athletic communicators and creatives at every divisional level are responsible for setting up team media days/photo days to capture a wide variety of content for their digital/social and broadcast campaigns, the webinar panelists discussed how best to create a sports media day with structure, organization and best practice suggestions to make media day planning and execution more efficient, fiscally responsible and productive.These Media Days/Content Days/Photo Days events can include any or ...
Oct 09, 2024•50 min
During this webinar, Adobe specialists Donna Caldwell and Eric Rowse held a discussion on all-things Adobe Express and some of the newest additions to the software and answered audience questions.For those who attended CSCUNITE24 convention in Las Vegas, both Donna and Eric were popular presenters throughout the four-day event, holding numerous Adobe workshops and office hours where they worked directly with CSC attendees on projects and helped with specific questions.This webinar focused on the...
Oct 01, 2024•57 min
This was the first in the CSC "Athletic Communications Building, Developing and Empowering Your Staff Live Webinar Series" presented during the 2024-25 academic year. The presenters discussed how to go about identifying, hiring, developing and empowering a student staff, in this time of shortened staffs and the need to cover numerous game day events and office management duties.They gave tips and strategies to bolster your office staff and office content production. This included: how to identif...
Sep 18, 2024•46 min
In the first NAIA-SIDA Spotlight of 2024-25, Assistant AD/SID Rachel Moore of Central Methodist University visited with Lindsey Branch of Montana Western. Lindsey discussed making the jump from high school coaching to Sports Information and her election to the NAIA SIDA Board as an at-large representative!
Sep 17, 2024•16 min
In the final edition of the NAIA SIDA Spotlight Series for 2023-24, Rachel Moore visited with NAIA SIDA President and CSC College Division Representative, Donnie Smith, on his background and current work at Southeastern University and what attendees can expect at #CSCUnite24 this coming June in Las Vegas.
May 24, 2024•16 min
Join Allison Hogue and Matt Nelson as they discuss what it's like to be autistic/neurodivergent in the collegiate athletic communications workplace. The podcast is in conjunction with Autism Acceptance Month and is divided into 2 parts.Hosts:-Allison Hogue - Assistant Director of Athletics Communications at University of the Pacific-Matt Nelson - Public Address Announcer for a variety of College Athletics Teams in the Greater New York/New Jersey area.
Apr 25, 2024•35 min
Join A.J. O'Hagan, Alan Wiederhold-Sohn, Mike Pugliese, and Matt Nelson as they discuss what it's like to be autistic/neurodivergent in the collegiate athletic communications workplace. The podcast is in conjunction with Autism Acceptance Month and is divided into 2 parts.Panelists: -A.J. O'Hagan - Sports Information Director at Monroe College - Bronx-Alan Wiederhold-Sohn - Sports Information Director at Huston-Tillotson University-Mike Pugliese - Former Sports Information Director and Current F...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Starting the JourneyTips and tricks to get into the field and land the jobThis webinar was geared toward new and young professionals and student interested in the athletic communications profession.The discussion revolved around strategies, tips and tricks for landing your first job in the profession or moving up to the next one on your athletic communications journey. In collaboration with the CSC U, CSC Career Services and Young Professionals committees, the presenters talked about:-Beginning ...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 2 min
