Shane O'Donnell
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- Title:
- Sports Information Director (FB, MSOC, XC, WBB, WR, ESP, SB, MLAX, TEN)
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- Phone:
- 419-448-3288
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- Email:
- sodonnel@tiffin.edu
Shane O'Donnell enters his 32nd year as Sports Information Director at Tiffin University. He oversees Sports Information, broadcasting, social media, and assists with game management coordination.
Amongst O'Donnell's primary responsibilities are handling media relations and statistical game management, maintaining the athletic website, and historical archive maintenance. He also works with WTUD Director Russ Snyder in overseeing athletic streaming productions. He was named Sports Information Director in February 1992 and is responsible for overseeing all public and media relations efforts for TU. He is responsible for maintaining and updating GoTiffinDragons.com, the official website of TU athletics, as well as supervising a staff that produces digital media, record books, in-game statistics and other content for the athletic teams. He works directly with football, men's soccer, men's and women's wrestling, softball, and women's lacrosse. During his time with the Dragons, the athletic department has seen tremendous growth in the volume and quality of its digital content and live broadcasts.
O'Donnell served as chair of the Information and Technology Committee for three years, and also serves on the Web Content Committee. He is the chair of the Hall of Fame Committee, and helped oversee the creation of the Tiffin University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
Prior to coming to TU, O'Donnell worked as a sports reporter for the Advertiser-Tribune for 8 years. During this time, he was awarded First place in Sports News Competition by the Great Lakes Interscholastic Press Association in 1987 conducted by School of Mass Communication at Bowling Green State University. O'Donnell is a graduate of Tiffin University, majoring in Organizational Management. He, his wife Dinelle, and family reside in Tiffin.