Mike Chisholm named San Jose State University athletics' first Director of Broadcasting & Sales; Joshua Francois named Director of Marketing
Mike Chisholm, the radio voice for Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi last year, accepted the newly-created position of Director of Broadcasting and Sales for the San Jose State University division of intercollegiate athletics. The announcement was made by John Glass, senior associate athletics director for external operations.
Glass also announced Joshua Francois has accepted the position of Director of Marketing for the school's athletics department.
Chisholm broadcast men's and women's basketball and baseball games for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in 1999-2000 and also was an account executive for KEYS Radio (1440 AM, Corpus Christi). His broadcast experience dates back to 1986 where he worked at radio stations in Laramie and Jackson, Wyoming. While working for KOWB Radio (1290 AM, Laramie, Wyo.), he hosted weekday sports talk shows, provided daily sports reports and was a play-by-play football and basketball announcer.
An award-winning broadcaster, the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters voted his work as "Best Play-by-Play" in 1993. He was the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's "Wyoming Sportscaster of the Year" in 1996. The Wyoming bureau of the Associated Press selected his work as "Best Sportscast" in 1998.
Chisholm will be responsible for all aspects of San Jose State University athletics commercial radio and internet broadcasts, will serve as the play-by-play voice for these broadcasts, will work in conjunction with Joshua Francois, the director of marketing, in the sale of broadcast time and corporate sponsorship programs for the school's athletics program.
Francois was the interim director of marketing from April 2000 until his recent appointment. He originally came to San Jose State University in June 1999 as the Corporate Coordinator for the Spartan Network, a subsidiary of the sports marketing firm Host/USA. Francois successfully solicited new corporate partners for San Jose State University athletics and implemented marketing plans to elevate awareness of the school's athletics program.
Prior to his arrival at San Jose State, Francois was a marketing assistant for Gamecock Sports Marketing, another Host/USA subsidiary, and a sales and marketing associate for The J.Carroll Corporation.
Francois will be responsible for all aspects of the San Jose State University athletics marketing program, will work in conjunction with Chisholm in the sales area, and will assist the Silicon Valley Football Classic with marketing and corporate opportunities.