University of North Florida

UNF Athletics Media Relations
Main Office: (904) 620-4025  ·  FAX: (904) 620-2821
Overnight Address: 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224-2672

Duties of the office include writing press releases and feature stories about University of North Florida Athletics, coordinating media relations and gameday staffing for all home athletics events, and writing and producing special publications.

The office also oversees the production of the UNFOspreys.com Blog, a new section of the web site launched in August 2008 aimed at highlighting behind the scenes happenings with UNF Athletics.


OFFICE LOCATION

The UNF Athletics Media Relations office is located on the second floor of UNF Arena in Room 2004. Entering the arena through the front entrance, the office can be accessed by the main stairway or through the arena elevator, which is located on the far left well of the arena's main lobby.

MEDIA INFORMATION

· INTERVIEWS: Interviews with UNF's coaches and student-athletes are encouraged, and every effort will be made to accommodate media requests. We ask that ALL interviews be coordinated through the UNF Athletics Media Relations office.

Most practices are open to the media and public for all sports. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the UNF Athletics Media Relations Office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made available.

Postgame interview policies vary by sport, but as a general rule all coaches and players are made available to the media following a 10-minute "cooling off" period.

Phone interviews are also available, as needed, but student-athlete phone numbers are not available under any circumstances.

· PARKING: Parking on gameday is free of charge for the general public and members of the media, provided that cars are parked in the following lots:
-- Behind UNF Arena
-- Beside the UNF Tennis Complex
-- In the North Lot, which is located adjacent to the UNF Soccer Stadium

Cars parking in other areas will be ticketed.

For media members visiting campus for non-gameday interviews, please contact the UNF Athletics Media Relations office so a parking pass can be secured for your visit.

· CREDENTIALS: Credentials are required for admission to UNF men's basketball, women's basketball and baseball games. Please contact the UNF Media Relations office with all credential requests. The UNF Media Relations Office will issue credentials to WORKING press only. All passes will be left at will call.

· GAMEDAY INTERNET ACCESS:
   UNF Soccer Stadium: Wireless internet connection. Phone line access.
   Harmon Stadium (Baseball): Wireless internet connection. Phone line access.
   UNF Softball Complex: Limited number of high-speed ports. Phone line access.
   UNF Arena: Wireless internet connection. Limited number of high-speed ports. Phone line access.
   UNF Tennis Complex: Limited number of high-speed ports.
  UNF Athletics Media Relations Office: Wireless internet connection. High-speed port. Phone line access.

· VISITING RADIO: Visiting broadcast positions exist at UNF Arena and Harmon Stadium (baseball). All visiting radio crews MUST request credentials through their school's sports information director. If a crew is in need of more than one phone line, please make arrangements through the UNF Media Relations Office well in advance so necessary arrangements can be made.

The home radio line number for basketball is (904) 620-1903.
The visiting radio line number for basketball is (904) 620-1904.

The home radio line number for baseball is (904) 620-1552.
The visiting radio line number for baseball is (904) 620-1553.

PUBLICATIONS

The UNF Athletics Media Relations office produces numerous publications during the academic year - some weekly, while others are monthly or annually. These include: 

Game notes for selected sports
Game programs for every sport's home events
Media guides for every sport
Season Ticket Brochures (Basketball, baseball)
Schedule cards/magnets/posters
UNF Kids Club Brochure
UNF Osprey Club Brochure
UNF Student-Athlete Banquet Program
UNF Visitor's Guide

FOR THE MEDIA

Releases: Visit the individual sport pages to see the latest news and information.

Media Guides: Contain contact information, biographical sketches, mug shots and historical information for UNF teams/student-athletes.

PRESS ROW/PRESS BOX PHONE NUMBERS

Volleyball Press Row: None
Soccer Press Box: None
Basketball Press Row: (904) 620-1902
Baseball Press Box: (904) 620-1557
Softball Press Box: (904) 710-9467

PRIMARY NEWS OUTLETS

The UNF Athletics Media Relations office submits information on a regular basis to the following news outlets. This is not meant to be a complete list of all of UNF's information outlets. Listed are those who, on a regular basis, carry UNF sports news.

Newspapers:
Florida Times-Union
The Spinnaker
The Beaches Leader
Jacksonville Business Journal
The Daily Record

Electronic Media-Radio:
WFXJ-AM 930 (FOX)
WBOB-AM 1320 (UNF Radio Home)
WZNZ-AM 1460 (ESPN)
WOSP Radio (campus)

Electronic Media-TV
WAWS (FOX 30) / WTEV (CBS 47)
WTLV (NBC 12)/WJXX (ABC 25)
WJXT (Channel 4)
Comcast-Jacksonville
Osprey TV

Other:
Atlantic Sun Conference

SCHEDULES/CALENDAR

Each sport's schedule of events is maintained individually within UNFOspreys.com. Visit the individual team web pages to view current schedule information.