College Sports Information Directors of America

RADFORD, Va. – Radford University Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg announced the hiring of Joey Beeler as Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Communications. Beeler comes to Radford with a wealth of knowledge in the sports information business, which includes extensive website and publication development.

Beeler, who has spent the last three years as the assistant sports information director at Davidson College in Davidson, N.C., will oversee communications for the Highlanders’ 19 Division I varsity sports, including the athletic department’s website, publications and media relations.

"My family and I are extremely excited about joining the Radford community,” commented Beeler. “It's a tremendous honor and opportunity to promote Highlander athletics, and I anxiously look forward to working with the staff, student-athletes and university."

Since joining Davidson in August of 2005, Beeler has been influential in the redesign of the athletic department’s website, while working extensively with the men’s basketball program, highlighted by their run to the 2008 Elite Eight. In August of 2007, Davidson launched www.davidsonwildcats.com; a project Beeler directed the design and build. He was also responsible for the media guide and poster layouts for each of the Wildcats’ programs and served as the primary media contact for men’s basketball, men’s soccer, wrestling, golf and tennis programs.

A 2002 graduate of Campbell University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, Beeler worked in his alma mater’s athletic department for five years, in both sports information and marketing. While an undergrad, he worked under Associate Athletics Director for Athletic Media Services Stan Cole as a student assistant and later continued his role as an assistant director from 2004 to 2005.

During his time, he served as the primary contact for several of the Camels’ athletic programs and was the webmaster for Campbell’s athletics website (www.GoCamels.com). Along with assisting every aspect of the sports information office, Beeler doubled as the broadcasting assistant and marketing intern. For five seasons, he performed play-by-play and color analysis duties for Camel basketball, baseball and softball games. As a student broadcaster, he hosted “Campbell SportsTalk,” a weekly half-hour radio show, and served as the sideline reporter for basketball broadcasts.

As the marketing intern, Beeler assisted in corporate sponsorship sales, oversaw internal and external game promotions and was the director of the “Camel Crazies,” Campbell’s student-based fan group.

He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America and Basketball Writers Association.

Beeler and the former Carrie Glass were married in May of 2004. They are the parents of Kayleigh Addison, who is 18 months old.