Area of Research / Interest: Cultural, Media and Production Studies, Practice Theory, New Media, and Fandom.

Undergraduate Education Institution: University of Connecticut

Undergraduate Major: Communications

Biography: Andy is a doctoral candidate in Media and Communications where he is undertaking an ethnographic study of sports media production cultures. Prior to enrolling at RPI Andy spent over 20 years working in sports media including stints at ESPN, where he produced a nationally syndicated radio show and CBS Sports where he last served as Coordinating Producer of Daily Shows, a position in which he was responsible for over 60 hours of weekly programming. He also served as Senior Editor at FIBA Europe. Based in Munich, Germany the position afforded him significant stints working in 15 different countries, including Latvia, Italy, Spain, Serbia and Greece. Andy is currently a faculty member at the University of Vermont where he teaches media production courses, and advises the three main student media groups on campus.