College Sports Information Directors of America

Patriot League Executive Director Carolyn Schlie Femovich announced the hiring of Matthew Dougherty as the Patriot League Media Relations Director.

"We are very pleased that Matthew will be joining the Patriot League  office staff," Femovich said. "His experiences at the Sports Network,  where he worked with Patriot League football programs and was involved extensively in media outreach, as well as his experience with a broad range of sport programs at Dartmouth College will be valuable assets in his role as Director of Media Relations for the League. I look forward to his many contributions, working in conjunction with the media relations staff at each of our institutions and promoting the League as a whole."

"I look forward to the opportunity to work for and promote the Patriot League," Dougherty said. "The League has established itself as a premier player both athletically and academically, and I hope to play a significant role in continuing that progress both on and off the field."

Dougherty will oversee the Patriot League's media relations department, serving as the primary contact for football and men's basketball, as well as various other Olympic sports. He will also contribute to the Patriot League's championship administration, creation of publications and provide oversight for the Patriot League website.

Dougherty comes to the Patriot League after a three-year stint at The Sports Network, serving as the Executive Director of I-AA/FCS Football. In his role at The Sports Network, Dougherty was solely responsible for the content and direction of FCS coverage, wrote national articles and all press releases, coordinated media and sports information voting for The Sports Network Top-25 poll, major awards and All-America teams and selected national players of the week. He managed the FCS national award show, served as a guest analyst for television and radio and attended football games and conference media days across the country.

During the 2003-04 academic year, Dougherty worked at Dartmouth College as a sports information intern and was the primary contact for four sports, including men's basketball. During his time with the Big Green, he worked on press releases, game notes, media guides, wrote feature stories for monthly publications and updated the athletics website.

The 2003 Saint Bonaventure graduate worked as a sports information intern in the Bonnies' athletic department during the 2002-03 school year. Dougherty assisted in the media relations duties for all 14 Division I sports and was the primary contact for the women's lacrosse squad, while working in a game management capacity and updating the athletics website for all sports.