Ronnie Zamora has been named the first Director of Sports Information, Athletics Development and Marketing at The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College.
Zamora has been at UTB/TSC for 16 years, first as the Director of Public Information in 1990 and then as Director of Publications since. UTB/TSC joined the NAIA for the first time this fall after decades in the NJCAA.
“I am very excited to have Ronnie spearheading the addition of sports information, development and marketing for our department,” Director of Athletics Dan Huntley said. “Ronnie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our expanding department.”
Zamora began his career as the sports editor of The Brownsville Herald at the age of 18 in 1972. He received his associate degree from TSC in 1975, a Bachelor of Journalism degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1978, and a Master of Education degree from UTB/TSC in 2004. He also worked in the sports departments of newspapers in Harlingen and San Antonio, Texas.
He has worked in many sports-related broadcasting and newspaper positions in South Texas on special assignment since leaving the newspaper business in 1980. A lifetime resident of Brownsville, Zamora is also a member of the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors and was President from 2004-06