Alumnus manages media at UW Athletics

By Zak Hoskins

Former Buccaneer journalist, Ryan Hueter, is living his dream managing the social media department for the University of Washington’s athletic department. Hueter graduated from PC in 2011 to move on to the UW graduating in 2013. After working for the Seattle Mariners for two seasons he got the UW job.

“Ryan Hueter is a good student with a strong sense of humor and a passion for sports writing. I’d particularly credit him with an ability to write sports stories that appeal to an audience far beyond sports fans,” said Sarah Stuteville, creative Director the Seattle Globalist and Hueter’s former instructor.

Hueter and his staff cover all 22 Husky teams. Managing the UW’s social media department keeps him very busy. He wrote for The Buccaneer for one year, wrote stories for the Sequim Gazette as a free-lance reporter, and also for The Daily at UW. After his transfer to UW, he interned for their social media department, which in turn coupled with his internship with the Seattle Mariners for two seasons landed him with his current job managing the social media department for the Huskies. His current job gets him a pass to all of the Huskies’ 22 teams sporting events.

Rich Riski, instructor of journalism, recalled how Hueter and The Buccaneer staff covered the Northwest Athletic Conference Championship basketball game in March 2011. Riski said Hueter and managing editor Nathan Julander’s real-time  coverage, via Twitter and an NWACC chat-room, caught the eye of Peninsula Daily News reporters.
“The next day I got a call from the PDN. It seems advert’s staff didn’t appreciate pizza leftovers …in the garbage,” Riski said.

Hueter said that his success in his career has nothing to do with his academic achievements but rather his involvement in extra-curricular activities.

“Cater to your strengths, pursue things that you are interested in and you will surprise yourself with the kinds of situations you will land in,” Hueter said.