Rowan University names director of Center for Sports Communication & Social Impact

NJBIZ STAFF//August 26, 2019//

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Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Neil Hartman has been named Rowan University’s new director of the Center for Sports Communication & Social Impact.

He replaces founding director John Giannini, who became interim athletic director in June.

The Center for Sports Communication & Social Impact launched last fall along with the Bachelor of Arts in Sports Communication and Media in Rowan’s College of Communication & Creative Arts.

A graduate of Ithaca College, Hartman has worked in sports media for more than 30 years. Prior to establishing his sports production company Talow Media Group, he spent nearly two decades as the main news anchor for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.

Professor Yannick Kluch is the center’s new lead faculty consultant for social impact. Kluch comes to Rowan from the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Office of Inclusion where in 2015 he created We Are One Team (WA1T), an initiative that utilizes sport to promote diversity, inclusion and social justice on American college campuses. He earned his Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University.