Sam Atkinson has been named Salisbury University's sports information director, overseeing publicity and records for the Sea Gulls' 21 teams.
Earning his Bachelor of Arts in communication arts from SU in 2000, Atkinson was the public address announcer for the Sea Gull football team in 1997 and the baseball team from 1999-2000. He also served as the play-by-play announcer for campus radio station from 1996-1997 and was the producer and announcer for local cable broadcasts of the men's and women's basketball and lacrosse teams from 1999-2000.
He also served as sports editor for the campus newspaper, The Flyer, for two years and wrote for The Daily Times for another two years. He worked for WBOC-TV and in 2003 became the head sports producer for Sinclair Broadcast Group. In his last job, Atkinson was the Web content manager for U.S. Lacrosse Inc. in Baltimore. He resides in Salisbury.