{"id":2,"date":"2017-04-18T14:20:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T18:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-09-02T03:32:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T07:32:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column hbcu-page is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about\" style=\"font-size:42px\">About<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-hbcu-gameday-story\">The HBCU Gameday Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay controls loop src=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday-develop.go-vip.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Gameday-sizzle-FINAL-V2.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>HBCU Gameday was formed in 2012 by Steven J. Gaither in an effort to create an outlet that offered authentic and in-depth coverage of HBCU Sports and Culture. The launching of HBCUgameday.com transformed the way HBCU sports fans were able to consume and process the news that they cared about. Building off the model of pioneering web sites like Onnidan.com, HBCU Gameday shifted the landscape by moving past message boards and coordinating journalistic content from the website onto social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prj-hbcu-internal.md-staging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sjg-solo-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129777\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HBCU Gameday Founder Steven J. Gaither<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4166fb9fc1fc941736e26a8b447a2105\" style=\"color:#222222;font-size:16px\">In 2014 Tolly Carr joined the Gameday family and introduced professional video storytelling into the company. Gameday took advantage of the emerging consumption of online video and began building an expansive library of sports, band and cheerleading content. Fans responded by rapidly engaging with and growing the company\u2019s social media channels and website. Within three years the content expanded into OTT with the launch of HBCU Gameday\u2019s Roku Channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prj-hbcu-internal.md-staging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tc-solo-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129780\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prj-hbcu-internal.md-staging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TC-SJG-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129779\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59b9e3b777161b66ba48d15289c68578\" style=\"color:#222222;font-size:16px\">In 2016 filmmaker Wali Pitt came onboard full time with HBCU Gameday. Wali\u2019s ability to construct compelling documentary content dovetailed nicely with the broadcast style content Gameday was already producing. Luckily for us Wali is also a web developer and he was able to build and launch HBCUGameday.com 2.0 in addition to another OTT channel on the Fire TV platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"129781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2024\/06\/11\/boston-celtics-star-rocks-hbcu-themed-nba-finals-shoe\/jordantatum1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/JordanTatum1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JordanTatum1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/JordanTatum1.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/JordanTatum1.jpg?w=1024\" src=\"https:\/\/prj-hbcu-internal.md-staging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/wali-solo-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129781\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prj-hbcu-internal.md-staging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0336-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129775\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3367e9a77d1aa4a10f96b47fbc6d61bd\" style=\"color:#222222;font-size:16px\">Today these three guys along with an assortment of contributors and interns across the country are continuing to evolve the HBCU Gameday platforms and brands. The website reaches over one million people annually and the social media channels enjoy double digit engagement rates with organic reach well into the millions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prj-hbcu-internal.md-staging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gameday-crew-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129776\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prj-hbcu-internal.md-staging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/squad1-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129778\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ae973c11977d41edb5f4955d4ffd685\" style=\"color:#222222;font-size:16px\">From podcasts, to video and good old-fashioned journalism, HBCU Gameday continues to create new milestones and craft exciting ways to tell the stories of HBCUs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sticky-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5 wp-block-hbcu-gameday-hbcu-posts-list\" id=\"hbcu-top5-80bfc671-3300-4172-bea6-dd8490bdc06d\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__head-section has-border\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hbcu-top5__heading\" >Top 5 HBCU Stories<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/17\/jcsu-football-hosts-d2-playoff-game\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jcsu-ciaa-champ-feat.jpg?w=80&#038;h=80&#038;crop=1\" class=\"hbcu-top5__image\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" alt=\"Post Thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item-content content-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__top-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hbcu-top5__item-category\" href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/category\/ciaa\/\" aria-label=\"CIAA\" title=\"CIAA\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCIAA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__bottom-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hbcu-top5__item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hbcu-top5__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/17\/jcsu-football-hosts-d2-playoff-game\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Year After Heartbreak, JCSU Football Rises as Playoff Host\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/17\/atlanta-high-school-band-of-the-year-update-nov-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/480451310_122225865818069234_5099513342673052422_n.jpg?w=80&#038;h=80&#038;crop=1\" class=\"hbcu-top5__image\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" alt=\"Post Thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item-content content-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__top-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hbcu-top5__item-category\" href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/category\/latest-hbcu-news\/\" aria-label=\"The Latest in HBCU Sports and Culture\" title=\"The Latest in HBCU Sports and Culture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Latest in HBCU Sports and Culture\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__bottom-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hbcu-top5__item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hbcu-top5__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/17\/atlanta-high-school-band-of-the-year-update-nov-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAtlanta High School Band of The Year Update: Nov. 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/16\/hbcu-football-makes-history-in-ncaa-d2-playoffs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jcsu-champ-1.jpg?w=80&#038;h=80&#038;crop=1\" class=\"hbcu-top5__image\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" alt=\"Post Thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item-content content-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__top-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hbcu-top5__item-category\" href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/category\/football\/\" aria-label=\"HBCU Football\" title=\"HBCU Football\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHBCU Football\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__bottom-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hbcu-top5__item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hbcu-top5__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/16\/hbcu-football-makes-history-in-ncaa-d2-playoffs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHBCU Football Makes History in NCAA D2 playoffs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/16\/north-carolina-at-the-meac-and-hbcu-backlash\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NSURB1.jpg?w=80&#038;h=80&#038;crop=1\" class=\"hbcu-top5__image\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" alt=\"Post Thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__item-content content-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__top-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hbcu-top5__item-category\" href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/category\/football\/\" aria-label=\"HBCU Football\" title=\"HBCU Football\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHBCU Football\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbcu-top5__bottom-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hbcu-top5__item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hbcu-top5__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/16\/north-carolina-at-the-meac-and-hbcu-backlash\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNorth Carolina A&amp;T, the MEAC and HBCU 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