In his 12th year with the Office of Athletics, Matt Mahony added responsibilities as Assistant Athletics Director for External Operations in March 2025 to his original duties as the department's Video and Broadcast Coordinator. He has served as the voice of the Grizzly Digital Network for more than 1,500 events from Los Angeles, California to Miami, Florida.
Mahony is the play-by-play broadcaster for each of GGC's six sports. He’s also created, developed, and manages the Grizzly Digital Network internship program consisting of current GGC students in the Cinema Media Arts Production major. The award-winning GDN has created content for social media and coaches shows along with live broadcasts and postgame highlight packages.
Mahony possesses diverse broadcasting experience and has covered NAIA postseason action at the national and conference levels. In 2013, Mahony was selected to call the NAIA Softball National Championships in Columbus, Georgia. He also freelances for the Gwinnett Stripers (Atlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate), SUVtv Game of the Week (football and basketball), and the Atlanta Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic.
Mahony's supervision of GDN's internship program has guided numerous graduates toward professional broadcasting careers with the Atlanta Braves, Oakland A's, Port St. Lucie Mets, Mississippi Braves, Amarillo Sod Poodles, Georgia Tech WREK Radio Network, ESPN+, SUVtv, Atlanta’s 57, Encore Digital Media, Encompass Digital Media, and several other opportunities.
During the 2019-20 athletic year, Mahony recorded a pair of top-three finishes in the NAIA-SIDA Publications & Media Contest, registering a runner-up placing for Publicity Video of GGC's Nike uniform reveal. He placed third in the Season/Game Highlights category for GDN's men's soccer entry.
In 2016-17, Mahony and the Grizzly Digital Network won the College Division's Best Video Feature from the College Sports Information Directors of America. That same year his documentary on the 2016 GGC baseball season won the Season/Game Highlights category in the NAIA-SIDA Publications & Media Contest. Mahony also had top-10 finishes for Best Publicity Video and Season/Game Highlights categories that same season.
He came to GGC from Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky, where he served as broadcasting director for the Bulldogs' 23 men's and women's programs. He also aided external operations, including fundraising and marketing efforts, after being an all-conference baseball player at the college.
A native of Florida, Mahony has been married to the former Ali Ray since July 2013, and the couple resides with their three daughter, Macy, Amelia and Madelyn in Jackson County.
