College Sports Information Directors of America

BRIDGEPORT, CT – Ken Johnson, Jr., has been named as sports information director at the University of Bridgeport today, announced Joe DiPuma, director of athletics.

“We are very excited to have Ken join our staff,” said DiPuma. “With Ken’s wide range of collegiate experience, we look forward to his contributions to the University and the community.”

Johnson comes to Bridgeport after serving as the sports information director at Manhattanville College for the last two years. During his time there, he was the primary contact for the College’s 17 intercollegiate athletic teams and handled all media relations and event management duties for every team. He served as the tournament director for the NYSWCAA Field Hockey Championship and the first round of the NYSWCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament. In addition, Johnson was also the media director at the 2003 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Quarterfinals in Rye, N.Y.

Johnson’s other experience includes stints at the SBC FUTURES Golf Tour, the BIG EAST Conference and at Brown University. While at the BIG EAST, Johnson worked as a communications assistant and was responsible for serving as the primary contact for seven of the conference sports, as well as the secondary contact for the nationally-recognized women’s basketball conference.

At Brown University, he was named the interim assistant sports information director and was the primary media contact for 13 of the University’s 36 intercollegiate teams, including traveling with the high-profile men’s ice hockey team. Johnson served as the media coordinator for the 1999 ECAC Division I Women’s Ice Hockey Championship and also represented Brown University at various NCAA Championships, including the 1998 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship in Honolulu, Hawaii.

A 1998 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Johnson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management and is a native of South Dennis, Mass.

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