Chad Crunk on the right in this Facebook photo.
A Christian County High School grad has been promoted to a top media position with a Major League Baseball franchise. The Detroit Tigers on Monday announced they elevated Chad Crunk to director of media relations.
Crunk, who most recently served as manager of media relations for the Tigers, will oversee the day-to-day operation of the club’s media relations department, and serve as the main point of contact for media interview requests of baseball personnel.
Crunk recently completed his fourth season with the Tigers, having joined the Club in 2014 as media relations manager. Crunk previously spent three years as an assistant communications director at the University of Arkansas, where he served as the primary media contact for the Razorbacks’ baseball team.
Additionally, he worked in the athletic department at Wake Forest University and Vanderbilt University.
A graduate from the University of Kentucky in December, 2006 with a BS in Journalism, Crunk is a native of Hopkinsville, and graduated from Christian County High School.
