Andrew Elrick

Assistant Professor of Sports Communication
Director, Center for Sports Communication

Bio

Dr. Elrick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication as well as Director of the Center for Sports Communication, one of Marist’s Centers for Research and Engagement. He began his career in higher education in 2019 after a 20+ year career in sports media which included stints as a Producer, Managing Editor, Senior Editor and Coordinating Producer at ESPN, College Sports Television, FIBA and CBS Sports. Prior to arriving at Marist, Elrick served as the the Student Media Advisor and a Lecturer at the University of Vermont. 


Education

PhD, Communications and Rhetoric, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2024
MS, Communications and Rhetoric, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2021
MS, E-Media, Quinnipiac University, 2004
BA, Communications, University of Connecticut, 1996
 


Research Interests / Areas of Focus

Dr. Elrick’s research interests focus on the tensions, both productive and problematic, between fan and professional practices for sports media production workers.


Creative Work

Normal Productions (https://www.normal-productions.com/)


Selected Presentations

2024, Pop Culture Association National Conference; Paper Title: An Investigation of Sports Media Production Cultures: Super Bowl Radio Row and Beyond

2021, Pop Culture Association National Conference; Paper Title: New York is R’s: The Search for Authenticity in American Soccer Fan Culture

2020, RPI Graduate Research Symposium, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Paper Title: The Rangers Boys - Soccer and Friendship in the Digital Age 

2020, Fan Studies Network North America, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois; Paper Title: New York is R’s: Soccer Fandom and Convergence Culture in the Digital Age

2019, Fan Studies Network North America, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois; Paper Title: A     Losing Battle - NFL Fandom in the Industrial Midwest
 


Awards and Honors

2007, Cine Golden Eagle Award, Uninvited: The 1951 USF Football Team (CSTV)


Contact Information

Academic School

School of Communication and the Arts

Office

Lowell Thomas 141

Email

andrew.elrick@marist.edu

Phone

(845) 575-3724