DAVE CAMPANARO
Director of Communications
dave@brooklyncyclones.com
Dave joined the Cyclones in March of 2001, prior to their inaugural campaign. He oversees much of the team's communication, writing the content for the Cyclones' publications and website. He also manages the media coverage of the team during the season, arranging and facilitating interviews and appearances for Brooklyn's players and coaches.
A native Brooklynite, Dave graduated from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY, where he majored in Communications while playing shortstop for the Blue Knights. After college, he spent two years at Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, where he worked in the Promotion & Publicity Department, coordinating national media campaigns for a variety of authors.
He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Jennifer, and his daughter, Dylan. Dave is also the only one who knows how to update the website...hence, his picture. - NICKNAME: Camp, Campy, D-Camp, Mex
- FAVORITE BASEBALL TEAM (BESIDES THE CYCLONES): The Amazin' Mets
- FAVORITE ALL-TIME PLAYER: Keith Hernandez
- HOBBIES/INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF BASEBALL: Fantasy Sports, Wiffle ball, Golf, playing with my daughter
- TOP 5 TV SHOWS:
1. Lost (even though I still can't figure out what the heck is going on)
2. The Wire (best show no one watches)
3. Friday Night Lights (second-best show no one watches)
4. 30 Rock (Alec Baldwin + Tracy Morgan = comic genius)
5. Cheers (oldie but goodie)
- TOP 5 MOVIES:
1. Rocky II
2. Rocky
3. Rocky IV
4. Rocky III
5. Rocky Balboa (we'll just pretend V never happened)
- TOP 5 MUSICIANS/BANDS:
1. Pearl Jam (Ten – best album ever)
2. U2 (best live show)
3. Metallica (especially pre-Load)
4. A Tribe Called Quest (Low End Theory is still untouchable, 20 years later)
5. Bon Jovi (I grew up in the 80’s, what do you expect? Honorable mention to Poison, Skid Row, Def Leppard, Winger, and all the other hair bands)
- FAVORITE BOOK(S): Catcher in the Rye, The Secret History, The Alienist
- CHILDHOOD DREAM: To play shortstop for the Mets…Or to become a crime-fighting vigilante in a bat suit, cleaning up the streets of Gotham
- BEST CYCLONES MEMORY: Hearing the crowd during and after the Game Three win of the 2001 Playoffs, and seeing the players on the field and the fans in the stands doing the Cha-Cha Slide…Or throwing batting practice in a Batman costume on Superhero Night (it was almost like both my childhood dreams came true)!...Or, working the 5th Avenue Fair with Steve.
Staff Overview
The Cyclones' Front Office staff consists of some of the most creative, dedicated, and innovative people in all of minor league baseball -- a staff committed to making the Brooklyn Cyclones experience the best it can possibly be for every fan.
Whether you're a die hard or a first-timer, a Brooklynite or a visitor, online or standing in line, a stathead or just at the ballpark for the party -- we work day in and day out to make sure you enjoy your time with the Cyclones.
In fact, we'll do just about anything -- no matter how outrageous (or embarrassing) -- to make sure you have a good time (check out some pictorial proof below)!
Click on a staff member from the column at the right to learn more about us, or to let us know how we're doing. Your feedback is crucial to the Cyclones' operation. Tell us what you like, what you don't like, what you want to see more of, or if you have a great new idea of your own that you think we should try.
We look forward to hearing from you, and to seeing you at the ballpark.
Let's go Cyclones!
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