Bryan Burns Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

- Design and implement comprehensive communication strategies, messages, and channels to facilitate the delivery of timely, accurate, and impactful communications to both internal and external stakeholders. - Serve as the main conduit connecting Lightning players, coaches, and hockey operations management to local and national media, VSG staff, and fans- Manage all day-to-day media and player relations responsibilities for the Lightning, including road trip responsibilities as the lead traveling public relations representative, while overseeing the in-take, management, and execution of all player requests- Lead content creators in continually identifying and executing compelling story ideas to drive traffic to Lightning channels

- Covered the Tampa Bay Lightning on a daily basis, from practices, morning skates, games, press conferences, and more to provide written stories, tweets, radio hits, video appearances, and other forms of coverage for all Lightning content channels- Ideated, identified, and executed long-form enterprising articles, features stories, practice notebooks, injury updates, game previews, and game recaps for a team that won two Stanley Cup Championships, played in four Stanley Cup Finals, advanced to six Conference Finals and made the playoffs in seven of the eight seasons covering the team- Produced game notes – regarded as the best in the NHL by both local and national broadcasters – for all 82 regular season games and playoff contests while also managing media credentialing, parking, dining, and press services for all home contests- Hosted the Pre-Game Skate show on Lightning Radio and NewsRadio WFLA before every game, co-hosted Bolts Breakdown game days on Facebook Live, and produced and hosted a segment on Bally Sports Sun’s The Wraparound weekly TV broadcast

- Owned local sports coverage for the Tampa Bay Rowdies beat and high school sports. Uncovered unique, timely stories highlighting the area’s top local sports news.- Wrote features, breaking news items, long-form enterprise stories, and game stories, all on deadline, while juggling multiple sports for the Times, the largest newspaper in Florida and the Southeast with a circulation around 340,000- Served as the beat writer for the Tampa Bay Rowdies professional soccer team, covering the team from its creation to its inaugural season to its North American Soccer League championship season in 2012- Coverage credentials include: NFL football, NHL hockey, PGA Tour and LPGA Legends Tour golf tournaments, U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team World Cup qualifying, Ironman 70.3 World Championships, Little League World Series, AVP beach volleyball tour, Tampa Bay Storm arena football games and high school athletics (all sports)