The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Athletic Communications
The UAB Athletic Communications Office helps promote the day-to-day successes of UAB Athletics, its student-athletes and coaches. The Athletic Communications Office serves as the liaison between UAB student-athletes and coaches and the media.
All coach or player interviews must be coordinated through the Athletic Communications Office. Media is forbidden to contact coaches or student-athletes without the permission and knowledge of the Athletic Communications Office. Interview requests will be met in a timely fashion based on coach and player availability.
For your convenience, below is who you should contact for interview requests:
Ted Feeley, Associate AD for Communications: Football, Beach Volleyball, Men's Golf
Email: tfeeley@uab.edu
Phone: 205-934-0730
Taylor Holmberg, Director of Communications: Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis
Email: th0055@uab.edu
Phone: 205-934-0722
Olivia Hooten, Assistant Director of Communications: Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis
Email: oshooten@uab.edu
Phone: 205-934-0722
Andy Poole, Assistant Director of Communications: Secondary Football, Baseball, Cross Country, Track and Field
Email: apoole3@uab.edu
Phone: 205-934-0722
Tom Jaekel, Athletic Communications Associate: Volleyball, Softball, Bowling
Email: tjaekel@uab.edu
Phone: 205-934-0722
UAB Athletic Communications Mailing Address:
Bartow Arena - West Tower
617 13th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Credentials:
Media planning to attend UAB Football home games should apply for credentials at www.sportssystems.com/uab. Web-based media sites affiliated with established, nationally-recognized news-gathering organizations are eligible for media credentials. Online media with an emphasis on recruiting of potential student-athletes, that meet the above qualification can request one (1) credential if the purpose of attending is writing a game/event recap. Credentials will not be granted to any online agency operating sites that are in any way affiliated with gambling. Nor will credentials be granted to “freelance” or “fan-based” sites, or fan podcasts that are not affiliated with an established news-gathering organization and/or sites whose sole entity is fan-generated message boards that allows the posting of anonymous comments.
