The North Carolina athletics department held a dedication ceremony for the recently completed Media and Communications Center and provided tours of the facility Friday.
The ceremony was held outside of the new building, right next to the Smith Center, and featured remarks from interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and athletic director Bubba Cunningham, among others.
During his remarks, Cunningham took a break from thanking donors and others who have supported North Carolina to mention one of the opportunities he personally believes the center will provide.
“This building gives us the opportunity to really highlight all the successes of our teams, our students and our coaches,” he said.
The center opened at the start of the academic year and aims to provide new opportunities for media members, students, student-athletes and members of the athletics department.
The new facility cost approximately $15 million to complete, and is home to around 30-32 writers, photographers, designers, sports information directors and more, per senior associate A.D. Steve Kirschner.
The first floor of the center is mainly used for audio and video production to go along with UNC’s partnership with ESPN and the ACC Network. As Kirschner described it, the “sexier” of the two main floors features studios for filming, audio recording rooms, video boards and control rooms to monitor games.
