Communications and Media Contact Information
University Media Relations Contacts
WCU Communications, as a part of University Communications and Marketing, serves as the liaison between the university community and news media, and is responsible for releasing all university news with the exception of news related to WCU’s intercollegiate athletics program.
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Benny Smith
Executive Director of Communications
Marlon Morgan
Communications Manager
Geoff Cantrell
Media Relations
Athletics Media Relations Contacts
Staff members in WCU’s Department of Athletics oversee news distribution related to WCU’s intercollegiate athletics program. Discover more on CatamountSports.com
Daniel Hooker
Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations
Contact for football, men’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf and baseball
828.227.2339
dhooker@wcu.edu
Denise Gideon
Director of Media Relations
Contact for women’s soccer, women’s basketball, softball and social media
828.227.2336
dgideon@wcu.edu
Sean Forrester
Director for Media Relations
Contact for cross country, volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s tennis, men’s indoor
and outdoor track and field, women’s indoor and outdoor track and field
828.227.2655
stforrester@wcu.edu
Will Adams
Media Relations Video Coordinator
828.227.2458
rwadams@email.wcu.edu