Neil Hartman Has a New Gig
Been a while since I’d seen anything regarding Neil Hartman, who most recently was teaching at Temple and working a couple of other gigs. Hartman was a Comcast SportsNet original before parting ways with company in 2016 after almost three decades on the air. His was one of the first dominoes to fall as the station rebranded to NBC Sports Philadelphia and then made a bazillion more personnel and programming changes.
Now he’s popped up on my Twitter feed as the new director of Rowan’s “Center for Sports Communication & Social Impact” –
We're so excited to welcome @NeilHartmanTV as the new director of @RowanUniversity's Center for Sports Communication & Social Impact! https://t.co/KGDhAcHT5N @RowanSportsComm pic.twitter.com/0GvkoQw5bu
— Edelman CCCA (@RowanCCCA) August 26, 2019
After the jump, a blurb from the press release explaining his role:
Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Neil Hartman has been named Rowan University’s new director of the Center for Sports Communication & Social Impact, filling a role started by founding director Dr. 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.
“Sports Communication is a constantly changing industry,” Hartman said. “I’m looking forward to diving in, building on what Dr. Giannini established and helping Rowan students to be on the forefront of this business.”
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. He was also a sports anchor at CBS3 and WPHL-TV and hosted his own radio shows on sports radio WIP. Hartman has earned four Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards and was named Pennsylvania Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
Sounds cool.
If Neil Hartman needs the assistance of another Emmy winner, I’d be glad to come in and teach the students how to write snarky blogger drivel. Maybe I could be a visiting “fellow,” or take on some other fancy-pants academia type of title.
But good for him, for real. This is a nice gig!