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E.J. Borghetti enters his eighth year with the University of Pittsburgh, where he serves as associate athletic director for media relations. Borghetti joined Pittsburgh in 1997 as assistant media relations director and was promoted to director a year later. He was promoted to assistant athletic director in 2001. His responsibilities include overseeing the daily operations of the media relations department and the promotion of Pittsburgh's 19 intercollegiate sports. In addition, he handles the publicity efforts for the Panthers football team. Borghetti had the privilege of handling the publicity efforts for Larry Fitzgerald, who last season became one of the most decorated players in school history. A unanimous All-American, Fitzgerald became the first-ever sophomore to win the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. He additionally won the school's second Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver and was the Heisman Trophy runner-up. Fitzgerald was the highest-finishing sophomore in Heisman history. In 2000, Borghetti handled the publicity for Biletnikoff winner and consensus All-American Antonio Bryant. Pittsburgh is the only school to have multiple winners of the Biletnikoff Award. Aside from his media relations duties, Borghetti helps spread the word on the Panthers in other capacities as well. He regularly serves as an emcee for numerous athletic department and TEAM PITTSBURGH chapter functions. Borghetti has extensive ties to the University of Pittsburgh. He was a 1992 magna cum laude graduate from the school with a bachelor's degree in communications and was as an undergraduate sports information intern. His father, Ernie, was an All-America tackle for the Panthers in 1963 and helped them to a 9-1 record and No. 3 national ranking that year. Borghetti previously served as sports information director at neighboring Carnegie Mellon University for 2½ years. From 1992-94 Borghetti was a sports information assistant at Columbia University in New York City. A member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), he has received numerous citations for excellence in publications and writing. In 2003, he was honored as one of Pittsburgh's "50 Finest," which recognizes the city's outstanding single professionals. As an honoree, he contributed efforts to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In the past he has helped partner the Pitt football family with such outstanding organizations as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the American Diabetes Association. Borghetti can be reached via e-mail at eborghetti@athletics.pitt.edu |
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