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Chris Smith

Chris Smith is the Director of Media for the East Coast Conference, which is in the NCAA's Division II.


Chris was recently at Widener University, where he was an athletic communications graduate assistant from 2023-25. He was also Larry's former co-worker, when Larry was a part-time athletic communications assistant at Widener.


Chris worked alongside the Director of Athletic Communications and assisted in a variety of ways. This included doing game day operations (e.g. live stats, livestreaming, PA announcing, etc.), promoting Widener student-athletes on social media, nominating student-athletes for awards, and more.


Chris has a bachelor's of business administration, with a focus on sports and event management, and an MBA in organizational leadership.


To hear Chris' perspectives, take a listen to the following episodes:


Season 2, Episode 34: "Thunder and Lightning"

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-smith-m-b-a-780656236/

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