Ray Crawford joined the department as Sports Information Liaison in November 2021. He has nearly three decades of sports media and production experience on multiple platforms.
Most recently, Crawford served as a primary host and play-by-play announcer for the Stadium sports network in Chicago. He handled play-by-play duties for the network's coverage of the Mountain West Conference, West Coast Conference, CUSA and Atlantic 10 among others.
Prior to joining Stadium, he was a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets television broadcast team where he was the host of the "Blue Jackets Live" pre and post game shows on the former FOX Sports Ohio. In addition to his NHL duties, he hosted the network's college gameday program "Buckeye State Tailgate" and Xavier basketball's "Musketeers Live."
The Dayton, Ohio native is an EMMY award winner and has earned additional recognition by the Associated Press for his work in broadcast journalism.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, he has four children and three grandchildren and lives with his family on the city's north side.