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𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬? As part of @FanWord's storytelling series with @CollSportsComm, each feature profiles a communicator shaping the voice of their program. It tells the story of how they got there, what they've built, and the work that stays long after the year ends. Mention a colleague or nominate them here: app.fanword.com/teams/fanword-…

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬: 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 "When I was a student-athlete, I had no idea how the stats populated on the website. I didn’t know who was behind the post-game stories. Somebody was documenting my career in real time, and I never once thought about who. Now I’m that somebody. And I have a whole new appreciation for the people who told our story every year." Read More from @CoachP_Ward — Assistant Commissioner for @SAA_Sports 🔗 …tellers-of-college-sports.fanword.com/paige-ward-the…

🚨 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬: @nwcraiders In the 2025-26 school year, NWC created nearly 1,000 pieces of content, including game recaps, stories, and player bios. Total time saved? 661 hours. “I thought I was going to be the ‘never AI guy'. After hopping on [a] webinar, I was sold at the way they protect college sports communicators.” 💬 @bdlaackmann, Director of Athletic Communications & 2025 @GPACSports SID of the Year 🔗 Click to learn more about how FanWord is helping the #NWCRaiders produce volumes of content more efficiently: fanword.com/blog/case-stud…

If you're a FanWord Assist partner, drop us a line and we'll get these interview templates uploaded into your account so you can get to sending them out to your student-athletes. It couldn't be easier. 🎉

𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 ☀️ 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮: 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 Your coaches are the most quoted people in your department and, strangely, can be some of the least known. Fans hear from them on social media and in website quotes, but anything beyond that is a missed opportunity. Here are 5 story formats for creating coaches' features that communicators can put on their content calendar right now. Link 🔗 — fanword.com/blog/five-ways…

🆕 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 The best long-form feature stories about a single person are often told through multiple voices. ✍️ A signing day story is the player and the coach. 👩‍🎓 A senior tribute is the athlete, the coach, and the parent. 🏋️‍♂️ A comeback piece is the player and the athletic trainer or strength coach. The richest stories pull from more than one perspective, which until now, meant running separate interviews and stitching them together by hand. Multi-Interview Stories are now available inside Feature Stories, ready to bring your next story alive with unique viewpoints — and ready in a fraction of the time. 🔗 fanword.com/blog/product-u…

𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 ➡️ 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧: Monthly Public Demo of FanWord Assist 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘: 2:00 PM ET @Chris_Aumueller will take a deep dive into our AI-powered storytelling platform for college sports communicators, including our newest features: ▪️Forms ▪️Multi-Interview Feature Stories Can't make it? Fill out the sign-up form below and we'll send you a copy. ➡️ Sign up today: fanword.com/fanword-assist…

𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬? As part of @FanWord's storytelling series with @CollSportsComm, each feature profiles a communicator shaping the voice of their program. It tells the story of how they got there, what they've built, and the work that stays long after the year ends. Mention a colleague or nominate them here: app.fanword.com/teams/fanword-…

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬: 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 "In a world measured by scores, records, and championships, I’ve always found my passion in the stories underneath. As a college sports communicator, my path has been a blend of storytelling and history-making — one that’s taken me through the unique landscapes of college athletics and junior hockey. Through all of it, one thing has stayed constant: a commitment to connecting people through sports." Read More from @K_n_farris — Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations at @BSUBeavers 🔗 …tellers-of-college-sports.fanword.com/the-stories-un…

If you're a FanWord Assist partner, drop us a line and we'll get these interview templates uploaded into your account so you can get to sending them out to your student-athletes. It couldn't be easier. 🎉

𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 ☀️ 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭: 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 The best stories in your athletic department aren’t always in the box score. The departments that consistently tell long-form feature stories build a strong community that outlasts any single season. First up: 5 story formats for creating student-athletes features that communicators can put on their content calendar right now. Link 🔗 — fanword.com/blog/storytell…

🆕 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 Every roster has faces both new and old. And the information that’s attached to every student-athlete is gathered the same way — by chasing them down to get it. Hometowns. Heights. Majors. High school accolades. The story behind the story. The data arrives messy, inconsistent, and rarely in a shape you can actually use. We built Forms inside FanWord Assist to fix the front end of that process — with magic tools to keep responses clean, consistent, and ready for the next step — making everything downstream easier because of it. Like creating incoming freshmen bios. 🔗 fanword.com/blog/get-to-kn…

✨ 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢 As a new school year draws closer, it's time to take your operations to the next level. 📈 Join us next Tuesday, July 28 at 2PM ET for our monthly public demo of FanWord Assist. @Chris_Aumueller will take a deep dive into our AI-powered storytelling platform for college sports communicators, including two of our newest features: ▪️Forms ▪️Multi-Interview Feature Stories You'll learn about how more than 200 schools from every division use our platform to save time creating game recaps, weekly nominations, feature stories, and more. ➡️ Sign up today: fanword.com/fanword-assist…

Behind every story is someone telling it. Proud to see our own Braden Smith recognized by @fanword and @CollSportsComm in their Storytellers of College Sports series! #PWolfNation #YipYip

Honored to be featured in @FanWord's Storytellers of College Sports series alongside @CollSportsComm! I love what I get to do everyday and am thankful @NWUSports let's me do it!

Greensboro College Athletics Partners with FanWord to Enhance Athletics Storytelling. @fanword greensborocollegesports.com/news/2026/7/16…

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬: 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 Every game recap. Every senior-day tribute. Every long-form feature. Someone wrote it. In college athletics, the people who tell everyone else's stories almost never get one of their own. The communicators working at the stat table and long after the final whistle are the ones quietly molding how an entire department is seen by its fans. Today @FanWord is launching The Storytellers of College Sports, a series in partnership with @CollSportsComm, that puts those people at the front of the storytelling for once. Each feature profiles a communicator shaping the voice of their program. And tells the story of how they got there, what they've built, and the work that stays long after the year ends. First up — @BradenSmith2020, Director of Athletic Communications at @NWUSports: …tellers-of-college-sports.fanword.com/braden-smith-t…

𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 🤝@fanword 🗞️ » bit.ly/453Wr2F #BuildingChampions⚔️

𝟳–𝟭𝟬 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. ✨ ▫️Some use it to tell long-form human interest stories. ▫️Some use it to give coverage equity to every sport. ▫️Some use it to get home before midnight. The average athletics communicator works 50+ hours a week, and the industry is losing people to that pace. 10 hours back can be the difference between burning out and staying in it. What would you do with 10 hours back? 👉 fanword.com/blog/what-woul…

🔢 𝗕𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦: 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗧𝗦𝗢𝗡 Not only are the @StetsonHatters saving an average of 32 hours per month by using FanWord Assist, they're also doing it across seven different features: — Game recaps — Player bios — Award nominations — Feature stories — News stories — Transcriptions — Online interviews 🔗 Read the full case study: fanword.com/blog/case-stud… @ASUNSports | #GoHatters