In today’s column, we interviewed longtime UNLV SID Mark Wallington. Learn more about what a SID does, as well as one of the men behind the scenes in the Rebel’s athletic department, Mark himself.
MWCConnection: How did you get into the field of college sports and specifically as a Sports Information Director?
Mark Wallington: I earned my journalism degree at the University of Florida, but the job market was soft at the time of graduation so my mentors advised me to stay in school and get a master’s — but in a different field to make it more worthwhile.