Todd Anderson

Biography

Embarking on his 28th year in the athletic communications field, Todd Anderson begins his second season as Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Communications at Mercer in 2024-25, having officially joined the Bears family in July 2023. Anderson trekked to Macon from southeastern North Carolina where he served 17 seasons (2006-23) as the Associate Athletics Director for Communications and Strategic Initiatives at UNC Pembroke. He was hired as the school's sports information director in 2006, was promoted to assistant athletics director for communications prior to the start of the 2011-12 academic year and additionally to associate athletics director at the beginning of the 2014-15 season. While he oversees the athletic media relations efforts for all of Mercer's 18 varsity athletic teams, Anderson handles the day-to-day responsibilities for the football, women's basketball, softball, men's tennis and track & field teams. Prior to his move to North Carolina in 2006, Anderson served nine years in the athletic media relations departments at two Southeastern Conference schools - first as a student assistant/intern at Alabama and then as an assistant athletic media relations director at Mississippi State. He was charged with the day-to-day athletic media relations responsibilities for the nationally-ranked women's soccer and softball programs for both the Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs. He also assisted in the game day operations for the football, baseball and basketball progr

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