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.