BaseballPedia® is pleased to have Sam T. (Bo) Carter as the content coordinator for BaseballPedia®. Bo has been involved with sports media since the early 1970s and brings a wealth of experience and relationships to BaseballPedia®. Bo will work with Ron Grossman in selecting content and contributors for BaseballPedia®. Bo's baseball relationships include being the Executive Director of National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the National College Baseball Committee of the Society of American Baseball Research.

Bo lives with his wife, Joanne Pryor-Carter, in Carrollton, Texas. You can contact Bo at this email: or by phone at (214) 418-6132.

EDUCATION

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN, bachelor’s (B.A.), in Classics, May 1974. Honors graduate, president of Classics honor fraternity, minors: history, languages

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Denton, TX, Master in Journalism/Public Relations emphasis, August 2006. President’s Scholar – 3.83 GPA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

National Football Foundation, Morristown, N.J. – Irving, Texas
Consultant for Special Projects
Sept. 2006 to Present
Edited and composed NFF Weekly Chalktalk for college football
Edited and composed “This Week in College Football History” historical perspective
Assisted in media relations for the 59th annual National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame Awards Dinner in New York at Waldorf-Astoria
Assisted with special projects as assigned

Texas Collegiate League, Ft. Worth, Texas
Director of Public Relations
May 2006-Jan. 2007
Updated and improved weekly wrap-ups, spot news releases, assisted in media guide production
Handled media relations, advances, television (FSN) provisions, for Brookshire-McCormick’s All-Star Game in Weatherford, Texas
Improved statistical program and worked on player features, advanced news updates

Big 12 Conference, Dallas, TX
Assistant Commissioner/Sports Information Director/Historian
July 1996 to Sept. 2006
Previously managed media relations operation, five-person staff. Produced all Big 12 publications, developed content and providers for Big 12 Web site and three updates, responsible for oversight of 21 men’s and women’s sports, conference championships, and Big 12-hosted NCAA events.
Turnkey development of Big 12 media operations after merger of the Big Eight and Southwest Conferences in 1994 – final execution in 1996.
Responsible for Will Hancock Memorial internship program.
Developed records, procedures, academic programs, and championship events’ programs/media material for full range of Big 12 sports.

Southwest Conference, Dallas, TX
Assistant Commissioner/Media Relations Director
Aug. 1986 - July 1996
Managed staff of four and increased coverage, records’ development, “Where Are They Now” vignettes, football and basketball kickoff/tipoff luncheons, and NCAA events for 10 years.
Supervised publications, releases and video for 18 sports
Expanded coverage and attention to women’s sports programs after inception in the SWC in 1982-83 (three years into the process, starting in 1986)
Revised and updated Big 12 football and baseball records.
Assisted in transition to Big 12 Conference, SWC Newsletter, community relations (SWC association with students attending conference basketball tournaments and other events), first satellite feeds, and initial SWC coach-media teleconferencing

Mississippi State University Athletics, Starkville, MS
Sports Information Director, July 1978 – July 1986
Asst. SID, Sept. 1974 – June 1978
Revamped publications, news releases, television coverage (initially film and later video development), and scheduled news conferences for 15 sports.
Researched records for 12 different sports and supervised publications’ staffs
Worked with CoSIDA and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame publicist Bob Hartley for 11 years – used his example and contacts to continue outstanding regional and national media relations.
Hosted, provided credentials for and publicized Southeastern Conference and NCAA events on campus and in surrounding vignettes.
Developed first postseason guides for MSU sports teams.
Coordinated coverage of Special Olympics, Dizzy Dean World Series and related community/university events with MSU athletics

Nashville TENNESSEAN, Nashville, TN
Sports Writer
Jan. 1972 – Aug. 1974
Covered Vanderbilt University baseball, junior varsity football and basketball.
Takeout feature writer for auto racing, junior college athletics, women’s professional tennis, and Soapbox Derby regional youth racing competition.
Assisted with regional high school football and basketball coverage and 1972 TSSAA boys state basketball tournament coverage in Nashville

Professional and Community Involvement
Current
Stephen Ministry and Adult Choir, First United Methodist Church, Carrollton, TX
Executive Director of National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Society of American Baseball Research – National College Baseball Committee
SABR Hall-Ruggles Chapter – Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX
College Sports Information Directors of America – Ethics Committee
Upward Youth Basketball League, operations’ assistant, devotional chair
AT&T Cotton Bowl pressbox operations, 1987 to present

Previous
Board of Directors – First United Methodist Church, Carrollton, TX
Church Financial Drive Committee – FUMC, Carrollton
Starkville (Miss.) Chamber of Commerce – Membership Committee
Our Lady of the Shoals Catholic Church – adult choir, parish council, parish finance drive
Information director/newsletter editor – Starkville Knights of Columbus Council No. 6765

National Events Worked – Publications
22 NCAA Baseball World Series – 1979 to present
18 NCAA Baseball Regionals/Super Regionals – 1975 to present
Six NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Final Fours – 1987 – 1998
Four postseason National Invitation Tournaments, 1993 – 98
23 NCAA Basketball Tournaments 1st/2nd rounds, 1972 – 2006
14 NCAA Basketball Regionals, 1974 – 2001
21 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classics, 1987 to present

Publications/Awards
Ron Polk Baseball Playbook, 1978 – contributed three chapters
33 football media guides, 1974-2006
57 men’s/women’s basketball guides, 1974-2006
32 baseball guides, 1975-2006
Big 12 Handbook, 1996 – co-author
Tales From Aggieland, 2002 – co-author
The Dizzy World of Dizzy Dean – special contributor, 2008 (projected)
SWC Baseball: The Last Roundup, 1996 – co-author
Named to College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame – July 2005
Mississippi State University 10-Year Employee Recognition – 1984
CoSIDA Writing Contest Awards, 1999-2002-04

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