Ellwood City native Doug Tammaro has received the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) University Division Achievement Award.
Tammaro, the Arizona State Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations, has been recognized as the top Sports Information Director at the NCAA Division I level as a part of CoSIDA’s weeklong Special Awards announcement. The award is given annually to the associate or assistant director in the sports information field who have made outstanding contributions to the field of sports information. Some of the biggest names in the business have earned this outstanding achievement since 2014-15, with Tammaro’s name rightfully added to the list.
“Doug Tammaro has been known for being one of the most loyal and dedicated employees at ASU for almost 30 years,” Sr. Associate AD for Media Relations Mark Brand stated. “He is widely-known in the industry for his hard work and love for people, his knowledge of his craft and his wit in carrying out his duties. Doug always says ‘you have to care’ and he lives and breathes that mantra each and every day. As demonstrated by this prestigious award, Doug is well-respected by his peers. ASU has been lucky to have him in the lead for nearly three decades. And beyond his professional career, he is the consummate family man to wife Stephanie and daughters Arianna and Miquela.”
Since joining Sun Devil Athletics in 1993, Tammaro has promoted his programs in innovative and unique ways. Known for his humility, work ethic, and sense of humor, Tammaro has built relationships throughout his career that have allowed him to be associated with some of the biggest events and the most important causes.
“Congratulations to Doug Tammaro on this tremendous and well-deserved honor,” Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson remarked. “We thank him for being an advocate for Sun Devil Athletics over the past 25+ years. A lot has changed in that time, but Doug’s passion and work ethic has never wavered. We are lucky to have him as a part of our Sun Devil Athletics Family.”
Tammaro currently handles all duties as the media relations contact for men’s basketball and men’s golf, while also in charge of an extremely successful student internship program. He also evaluates and manages a staff of six assistant SIDs under leadership of Sr. Associate A.D. for Media Relations Mark Brand.
He is a member of the NCAA Final Four Communications Committee since 2005, one of a handful of media relations directors to work directly with student-athletes and coaches each year at the site of the Final Four. When the Final Four was hosted in Phoenix back in 2017, Tammaro was the host Media Coordinator representing Arizona State.
Prior to his time at Arizona State, Tammaro worked for CoSIDA Hall of Famer Roger Valdiserri at the University of Notre Dame. For the 1992 season, he was a Sports Information Assistant working with Head Coach Lou Holtz and future NFL players Rick Mirer, Jerome Bettis, Tom Carter, Irv Smith and Paul Failla. Before his stint at Notre Dame, Tammaro spent a year at Cincinnati, where he got his first experience of NCAA postseason hosting. He was the media contact in first round of 1992 NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio, for men’s basketball, later working the Final Four in Minneapolis.
Tammaro and his wife, Stephanie, live in the Valley and have two daughters. Their oldest, Arianna, is a freshman on the Lake Erie College softball team. Their youngest daughter, Miquela, is a member of the Corona Del Sol High School softball team.
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