Salve Regina University Sports Information Director Ed Habershaw has announced the hiring of Shane Donaldson as Sports Information Assistant, a newly created position to promote the school's 18 intercollegiate sports.
Donaldson's responsibilities include reporting on the Seahawk varsity athletic teams, preparing media guides and game programs, writing feature stories and hometown releases, compiling statistics, coordinating game-day operations, and serving as a media contact for assigned sports on a local, regional and national level. Donaldson will cover Salve Regina football among his fall sport duties.
Since graduating from the University of Rhode Island journalism program in 1999, Donaldson has gained experience as a sports reporter covering all levels of athletics, from the professional and college ranks right on through the prep level.
In addition to a strong writing background, Donaldson has worked with desktop editing programs. While with the MetroWest Daily News, a 35,000-circulation daily paper in the Boston market, Donaldson handled editing, page design, layout, and special projects, including a 120-page pre-season high school football pullout section.
Before working for the MetroWest, Donaldson spent three years as a beat writer for Patriots Football Weekly, the official team newspaper for the New England Patriots. In addition to his work on the weekly, he handled most of the editorial content for the team's official Web site, patriots.com. Donaldson also helped with the design and production of the team yearbooks and was part of a daily two-hour Internet radio show.
Donaldson has also written for several URI athletic publications, including outlooks and coach biographies for the school's various media guides.
Salve Regina competes in the NCAA Division III in sports such as baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, softball, soccer, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.