Southwest Baptist University Athletics

The SBU Office of Athletics Media Relations is located in the Meyer Wellness and Sports Center. The Office of Athletics Media Relations promotes SBU Bearcat Athletics through the following:

1. Writing stories about student-athletes, coaches, and teams.
2. Organizing pictures and video clips, and making them available to promote teams, events, and programs.
3. Building solid relationships with local, regional, and national media.
4. Compiling and maintaining accurate statistics and historical records.
5. Producing media guides, game notes, & press releases.
6. Maintaining the SBU Athletics web site.
7. Protecting the design, appearance, and usage of the SBU Athletics’ logo to ensure a united front and a strong brand image for SBU Athletics.

Media Credentials
Credentials (press, photography, and video passes) issued by SBU Athletics are required to cover SBU Athletics at all regular-season events that take place on the campus of Southwest Baptist University. Credentials need to be approved by the Assistant AD for Media Relations, David McFeely.

Loaning or transferring credentials to another person may result in immediate permanent revocation of media credentials and ejection from the event of the original holder and unauthorized holder of the credentials. Failure to adhere to the requirements of this policy may result in revocation of credentials for the representative and their outlet. All credentials are subject to space availability restrictions in working media areas at various facilities. 

Email David McFeely at dmcfeely@sbuniv.edu to inquire about media credentials.

Interviews
All media will schedule interviews of student-athletes, coaches, administration, and staff through the Office of Athletics Media Relations before visiting campus or contacting the interviewee.

The Office of Athletics Media Relations must give approval to student-athletes, coaches, administration, and staff before interviews are granted to members of the media.

Student-athletes, coaches, administration, and staff will honor interview requests made by the Office of Athletics Media Relations.

Media
The Office of Athletics Media Relations will provide available game programs, game notes, halftime and final NCAA statistics, and sport-specific media guides to all members of the media covering the game.

Radio stations are asked to limit their play-by-play crews to no more than three people. A courtesy line is available to the official station of the visiting team. Requests to broadcast must be given to the Office of Athletics Media Relations at least 24 hours before the event. Outgoing calls must be third-party, collect, calling card, or incoming.

Student-athletes, coaches, administration, and staff are asked to conduct themselves in a professional manner, and treat members of the media with respect and courtesy.