Philosophy
The primary purpose of the University of Northern Colorado Athletics Media Relations Office is to serve as liaison between UNC's administration, coaches and student-athletes and the local, state and national media.

Goal
To facilitate the requests of UNC officials and athletes as well as print and electronic media in order to ensure the best possible media coverage of UNC's 19 varsity sports. The department provides a wide range of other services to meet the ever-growing needs of media covering collegiate sports, as well as to assist other information-seeking organizations and individuals. In addition, the department serves as the chief public relations branch of UNC athletics, keeping image a top priority in its dealings with media, fans and others wishing to learn more about UNC athletics and its people.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Arranging and overseeing media interviews for coaches and student-athletes
• Arranging and monitoring press conferences
• Handling credential requests for games/matches
• Producing informational and promotional publications
• Writing and distributing press releases and compiling and distributing statistical information
• Keeping UNCBears.com posted with up-to-date information in a timely manner.
  
  Services Provided
  
• Historical and current files
  To keep accurate records of all information relating to University of Northern Colorado athletics from press releases to statistics to newspaper clippings. Also keeping player and coaches "files" with all pertinent information relating to current and former student-athletes and coaches.
  
  
• Publications
  To produce media guides, posters and schedule cards for each of UNC's varsity sports in a timely fashion for distribution to media.
  
  
• Staffing of Home Events
  To provide a media relations representative at every home event to handle the needs of media. To also provide up-to-date statistics and releases on each team, oversee press row operations and handle coordination of statistical operations during the event.
  
  
• Reporting Results
  To report results of all of UNC's varsity sports to local, regional and national media in a timely and appopriate fashion, including the posting of information to UNCBears.com as soon as possible following an event.
  
  

Media Interview Process
Media wanting to interview University of Northern Colorado student-athletes, coaches or staff must contact the Athletic Media Relations Office, who will arrange the interview.

The best time to conduct interviews with student-athletes is after practice sessions, which vary by team, as do rules for interviewing at each team's practice - please check with the media relations department for more information about a specific sport.

Media that attend a practice session are asked to keep their distance from the action and not to talk to student-athletes or coaches while practice is occurring. A media relations representative will assist you in interviews after the practice's completion. Team meetings before, during or after practice are private and not accessible to the media.

Interviews that can not be conducted at that time will be arranged around the student-athlete or coach's schedule. Phone numbers of student-athletes will NOT be released to the media and media should NEVER attempt to call student-athletes at home.

It is requested that media give the media relations office enough advanced warning when they want to (a) arrange an interview or (b) attend a practice. Last minute interview requests cannot be guaranteed to be honored.

Post-game interviews following home contests are also handled through the media relations office. After a 10-minute cooling off period, coaches and requested student-athletes will be brought to the designated interview area for that sport. Locker rooms following contests are closed to the media.

The media relations office will do everything to respect the requests of the media and it is expected that the media respect the policies set forth by the media relations office.

Contact Information
Northern Colorado Athletic Media Relations
251 Butler Hancock Athletic Center, Box 117
Greeley, CO 80639
(970) 351-1065 (phone)
(970) 351-1995 (fax)

Heather Kennedy
Director of Media Relations
(970) 351-1065
Heather.Kennedy@unco.edu

Sport Reponsibilities
Football, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field, Wrestling

Scott Ward
Assistant Director of Media Relations
(970) 351-2522
Scott.Ward@unco.edu

Sport Reponsibilities
Volleyball, Men's Basketball, Softball, Men's & Women's Tennis

Dana Miller
Multi-Media Coordinator
(970) 351-1065
Dana.Miller@unco.edu

Sport Reponsibilities
Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Men's & Women's Golf as well as Big Sky TV

2008-09 Student Interns
Zak Bigelow, Jacob Thornbrue

PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS

Print
Greeley Tribune
Contact: Matt Schuman
Address: PO Box 1690
Greeley, CO 80632
Phone: (970) 392-4466 or (970) 392-4491
Fax: (970) 356-5780
gtsports@greeleytrib.com

Denver Post
Address: 1560 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 820-1294
Fax: (303) 866-9004
sports@denverpost.com

Rocky Mountain News
Address: 101 W. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 954-5100
Fax: (303) 954-2602
sports@rockymountainnews.com

UNC Mirror
Address: 823 16th St.
Greeley, CO 80631
Phone: (970) 392-9341
Fax: (970) 392-9025
sports@mirror.unco.edu 

The Coloradoan
Address: 1300 Riverside Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 224-7750
Fax: (970) 224-7899
sportsnews@coloradoan.com

Loveland Reporter-Herald
Address: 201 E. 5th Street
Loveland, CO 80537
Phone: (970) 669-5050
Fax: (970) 667-1111
sports@reporter-herald.com

Longmont Times-Call
Address: 350 Terry St.
Longmont, CO 80501
Phone: (303) 776-2244
Fax: (303) 678-8615
sports@times-call.com

Pueblo Chieftain
Address: PO Box 4040
Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone: (719) 544-3520
Fax: (719) 544-5897
csports@chieftain.com

Gazette-Telegraph
Address: PO Box 1779
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
Phone: (719) 636-0250
Fax: (719) 636-0163
gtsports@gazette.com

Radio

KFKA-AM (1310)
Contact: Troy Coverdale
Address: PO Box 460
Greeley, CO 80632
Phone: (970) 356-1310
Fax: (970) 356-1314
Troy@1310kfka.com

KSIR 1010-AM
Contact: Pat O'Rourke
Address: 220 State St.
Fort Morgan, CO 80701
Phone: (970) 867-7271
Fax: (970) 867-2676
pat@necolorado.com

Television

Altitude Sports & Entertainment
Address: 1000 Chopper Circle
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: (303) 405-1100
http://www.altitude.tv

Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
Address: 2300 15th Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 267-7200
Fax: (303) 267-7222

KCNC (Ch. 4 - CBS)
Address: 1044 Lincoln
Denver, CO 80217
Phone: (303) 830-6321
Fax: (303) 894-6040
scox@cbs.com

KMGH (Ch. 7 - ABC)
Address: 123 Speer Blvd.
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 832-0169
Fax: (303) 832-0119
steve_gottsegen@thedenverchannel.com

KUSA (Ch. 9 - NBC)
Address: 500 Speer Blvd. (PO Box 9)
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 871-1490
Fax: (303) 698-4700
david.hunt@9news.com

KDVR (Ch. 31 - FOX)
Address: 100 E. Speer Blvd.
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 566-7717
Fax: (303) 566-2908
fox31news@fox31.com

Wire Service
Associated Press - Denver
Address: 1444 Wazee Street
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 825-0123
Fax: (303) 892-5927
apdenver@ap.org

Conference
Big Sky Conference
Address: 2491 Washington Blvd., Suite 201
Ogden, UT 84403
Phone: (801) 392-1978
Fax: (801) 392-5568
jkasper@bigskyconference.org