After serving for two years as the Assistant Athletics Communications Director/New Media Manager at Daemen University, Mary Margaret Johnson was promoted to Director of Athletics Communications in August of 2024. In this expanded role, Johnson oversees the dissemination of information related to the university's 17 intercollegiate athletic teams. She will be responsible for the daily maintenance of Daemen's online presence and oversee the department's media relations - specifically providing relevant information to local, regional and national media outlets.Â
Johnson came to Daemen in the summer of 2022Â from WIVB-TV in Buffalo, where she has served as a digital media reporter for three years. While at WIVB, she shot and edited video packages for Western New York high school and collegiate sports. Her efforts were recognized with the 2021 Allen Wilson Media Award, which is awarded annually for outstanding coverage of high school football in Western New York. A 2016 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, she spent three years at KTAB-TV in Abilene, Tex. as a sports report/anchor prior to joining the WIVB sports team.
In her two years at Daemen, she has been responsible for the creation and distribution of digital content, including graphically designed images & produced video content used on the Daemen athletics website and social media platforms. She has also served as the primary media contact for several teams and has managed the social media accounts for all Daemen athletic teams.
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