The EAST-COMM Executive Board joins the athletic communications world in expressing their sorrow of the passing of long-time Sports Information Director Ann King.
 
 
King passed away on Thursday, September 14th at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a battle with cancer.
 
 
King was a staple in the Sports Information/Athletic Communications field and was currently in her 37th year as a Sports Information Director. She was at her 15th season at Russell Sage College, where she was hired as the institution's first full-time Director of Athletic Communications in the summer of 2009. King had previously served 17 and a half years as SID at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and six years as SID at her alma mater, Drew University, where she graduated from in 1986.
 
 
"We as an association are heartbroken with the news of the passing of Ann," said Greg Pellegrino, the current EAST-COMM President.  "She was one of the greats to trailblaze and work in this profession, and more importantly one of the greatest people you will ever come across.  Ann had a true passion and it showed in how she showcased her student-athletes and teams at Sage, and previously at TCNJ and Drew. Ann meant a lot to EAST-COMM (formerly ECAC-SIDA), as she paved the way for many in the profession. She will truly be missed, but her memory and legacy will live on.  Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and the Sage community during this difficult time."
 
 
 
Along with her dedication and commitment to her Colleges/Universities that she worked at during her career, King was an active member of multiple SID organizations and held various leadership positions. King served as the EAST-COMM President in 2003-04, and prior to entering the presidential rotation served as the organization's secretary from 1995-2002. She was the 2007 winner of EAST COMM's Irving T. Marsh Award and the recipient of the 2020 Pete Nevins Award for Distinguished Achievement. King also served as the president of D3SIDA in 2019-20, the first female president for the organization, and was District Representative when the group was first founded.
 
 
 
King was a legend for women in the Athletic Communications Field as she served as a College Division Representative for College Sports Communicators (formerly Co-SIDA) from 1999-2002, becoming just the 10th female named to the Board of Directors in the organization's 60-year history. Elected to the CSC Hall of Fame in 2006, King was named the first female recipient of the organization's Warren Berg Award in 2003. She was also selected as the 2018 recipient of the CSC Mary Jo Haverbeck Award, which is presented annually to a CSC member who is a pioneer in the field of sports information who has mentored and helped improve the level of ethnic and gender diversity within CSC. King was one of the founders of WoSIDA (formerly FAME), King has been active in the creation of an organization whose mission is to discuss issues facing women in the sports media relations field. She served as the first president of FAME from 2008-10.
 
 
Survivors, in addition to her father, stepmother and stepfather include her husband Tracy A. King; her son Robert King; her sister Ellen Spencer; her mother-in-law Kerry King and her father-in-law Nelson King; her brother-in-law Kevin King and her sister-in-law Michelle King. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
 
 
Relatives and friends are invited and may call on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, at Townley & Wheeler Funeral Home, 21 Midline Road, Ballston Lake, NY.
 

A Funeral Service will conclude the evening at 7:00 pm.
 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168.