MONROE, La. --- ULM director of athletics Bobby Staub recently announced the hiring of Matt Braunscheidel as Director of Video Operations. His hiring is pending the approval of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.
A Wellsville, N.Y., native, Braunscheidel has spent the past year at ULM as the graduate assistant video coordinator. In his new position, he will be responsible for coordination of all video services for the athletic department. These responsibilities include filming and editing all football and basketball practices and games and other sports, management of all video staff and production of the department's all-sports highlight film.
Before coming to ULM, Braunscheidel spent a year working for SBU-TV Channel 9 in St. Bonaventure, N.Y. While at SBU-TV, he spent time in front of the camera as a news and sports anchor and reporter as well as behind the scenes as a producer, editor and as the news director.
In 2005 Braunscheidel worked as an intern with the Allegany County Nitros, a member of the New York Collegiate Baseball League in a public relations capacity.
Braunscheidel received his bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication in 2006 from St. Bonaventure University.