Associate Athletic Director for Communications Bobby Parker provided an update on the potential streaming agreement between Bradley, ESPN and the Missouri Valley Conference and a call to action for students Jan. 22.
In October, Parker, Director of Athletics Michael Cross and Department of Communication Chairperson Paul Gullifor held a similar meeting to announce the potential deal, with Cross noting it “was not fully formed yet.”
In his recent update, Parker was able to give a slightly clearer timetable, although there are still plenty of moving parts.
“It’s still very much the goal of the MVC and it’s member schools to enter into an extended agreement with ESPN that will involve the growth of our digital offerings on the ESPN3 platform,” Parker said.
“That is not happening this semester… It’s a little unclear right now if that’s as soon as volleyball season starts in August or if it’s going to be when basketball tips off in November.”
For now, Parker wants to improve BradleyBraves.com’s coverage of athletes, and he needs student help to do it.
“I want all of our student-athletes and people to know what’s going on with their teams,” Parker said. “Jim [Rea] and I put a lot of time and effort into trying to do that for everybody, but we need some help.”
Parker is looking for help in areas ranging from graphic design to video recording and editing. If you are interested in either of those areas, or would like to see what other help is needed, email him at bparker@fsmail.bradley.edu.
