Hokie ClubRick Barakat, who has been an integral part of the ISP Sports staff at Virginia Tech the past five years, has been promoted to Vice President in the company.
Barakat has served as the general manager of the Virginia Tech ISP Sports Network since January of 2006, two years after joining the company. Behind his leadership, ISP has enjoyed revenue growth on behalf of Hokie sports in each of the past three years.
“Rick is one of the real all-stars in our industry and we are delighted to make this announcement of his promotion,†Ben Sutton, ISP Chairman and CEO, said. “We are extremely proud of what he and his team have achieved at Virginia Tech and know they will continue to represent the Hokies and ISP in outstanding fashion in the future.â€
As the exclusive sales and marketing representative for Virginia Tech athletics since 1995, ISP develops, produces and sells a variety of marketing opportunities involving the Hokies, including live play-by-play game broadcasts, the Hokie Hotline radio call-in show, the Virginia Tech Sports Today television show, football and basketball game programs, signage and videoboard displays in Lane Stadium and Cassell Coliseum, and corporate hospitality events. The company also is the exclusive sales representative for the hokiesports.com website and Inside Hokie Sports, the official publication of Tech athletics.