Thank you for stopping by my website.​ My name is Matt Edwards, and I am a public relations professional passionate about writing, multimedia storytelling, and the intersection of sports, entertainment and culture. To date, I hold over four years of media experience in roles focused on strategic communication, digital marketing and community engagement.

 

My career journey has led me to athletic communications, journalism, customer service, and mission-driven nonprofit organizations that empower children and communities through extraordinary resources. With each of my experiences, I have gained new skills and built sustainable relationships between organizations and their audiences.​

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I am grateful to have supported communications objectives for various organizations including Little League International, Allen University and the Center for Stuttering Therapy at Boston University's Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences. In numerous specialized roles, I have engaged diverse audiences and crafted messages calling key stakeholders to action by publishing digital and social media content, writing website stories, supporting integrated marketing campaigns, and conducting research and interviews.

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In August 2022, I earned my master's degree in sports public relations from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. As I continue my career, I am contributing my unique skills and insights to the evolving public relations industry.

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Two months before beginning my master's program, I graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Carolina, where I majored in public relations and minored in sport & entertainment management. Immediately upon arriving on campus, I joined my university's student newspaper, The Daily Gamecock, as a sports writer. Trekking across campus and South Carolina Gamecocks athletics venues, I reported on Southeastern Conference athletic programs, Division I student-athletes and university alumni competing in their respective sport's professional league.

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As someone with a tremendous passion for writing and sports media, I can confidently say immediately joining my student newspaper was the best decision I made during my time at South Carolina. My experiences with The Daily Gamecock not only introduced me to many people and provided opportunities the traditional classroom setting may not, but also allowed me to combine my passions for research, interviewing, writing, editing and strategic communications.

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Something many people may not know about me is I am the proud owner of an extensive baseball card collection.

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Here’s a glimpse of what the back of my card would look like if I had my own: 

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My card collection shaped my desire to work in communications, my curiosity toward athletes' and people's backgrounds, and my commitment to editorial accuracy. Of course, following baseball since I was young sparked my lifelong love of the game and is the reason I know trivial facts such as that more people have walked on the moon than have scored off of Mariano Rivera in the MLB postseason and that I share a birthday with Hall of Famers Dave Winfield and Dennis Eckersley.​

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Please feel free to contact me below. I’m always looking to make a connection and learn something new.