+ Media Information Credentials Media or photo credentials are not required for admittance to Ozarks basketball games for working media. However, it is requested that media seeking to cover a game contact the Sports Information Director prior to the game to ensure seating at press row. Press Services Media guides, game programs, rosters, up-to-date results, and statistics are available to working members of the media prior to each Lady Eagles home game. Additional information is available by request. An official NCAA box score and play-by-play information may be obtained from the Sports Information Director approximately 10 minutes following the conclusion of the game. Contact Information Sports Information Office: Josh Peppas, Director of Sports Information jpeppas@ozarks.edu Office: 479.979.1483 Cell: 479.746.1264 Emily Black, Director of Social Media eblac540@ozarks.edu Cory Snyder, Director of Video Technology csnyd086@ozarks.edu
Emily Black Director of Social Media
Josh Peppas Sports Information Director
Emily Black begins her second year as a student assistant. Black was promoted to the department’s Director of Social Media where she manages Ozarks’ social media efforts, including Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. Additionally, Black assists in the day-to-day operations of the Sports Information Office covering all ten sports. Black provides Ozarks’ athletic web site with content through press releases and athlete biographical information. Black, a native of Clarksville, was named to the President’s List for maintaining a 4.0 grade point average her freshman year. She was the editor of the Clarksville High School Panther newspaper for two years and was valedictorian of the 2011 graduating class at Clarksville. She currently blogs for the WNBA’s www.shesaballer. com. She is a sophomore marketing major.
Josh Peppas is in his twelfth year as Sports Information Director at Ozarks. He additionally serves as the Assistant to the Director of Athletics. Peppas is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Sports Information Office, including maintaining the athletic web site and promoting Ozarks’ ten sports. He is an active member of College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Ozarks Sports Hall of Fame. Peppas has had a combined thirteen media guides earn “Best in the Nation” citations from CoSIDA the past five years. His baseball media guide has been voted the top NCAA III guide the past four years. Peppas also produces Eagle Insider , a biannual alumni magazine for the athletic department. A native of Ozark, Ark., he earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ozarks in 2000. He and his wife, Kelli, are the parents of Brant, Brayden and Brenden.
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Cory Snyder Director of Video Technology Cory Snyder begins his first season as the Director of Video Technology for the Sports Information Department. Snyder, a junior from Clarksville, Tenn., produces video highlights, interviews and game coverage of Ozarks’ ten sports. Snyder served as a sports producer for Ozarks Channel 6 as well as producing and co-hosting “SportsSoup.” During the 2011-2012 season, Snyder was the play-by-play commentator for baseball and served as the color commentator for basketball. He also provided play-by-play commentary for KXIO at Clarksville and Lamar High School football games. He will assist in the production of live video streaming for local radio stations KDYN and KLYR. Snyder completed a summer internship in 2012 for 5 Star Radio Group in Clarksville, Tenn., where he co-hosted the radio show “The Team”. He is a Radio/Television major at Ozarks.