Grady Dillon

Biography

Grady Dillon was hired as an Assistant Director of Media Relations in August 2022. Dillon oversees media relations for the men's basketball, softball and women's swimming and diving programs. A 2020 graduate of East Carolina University, Dillon recently earned his master's in Sports Administration at the University of Louisville while serving as a graduate assistant in the athletics department for sports information. In his role, Dillon assisted with coverage of the Cardinals' 22 sports including postseason coverage of women's basketball, volleyball and baseball. During the spring, Dillon served as the primary contact for men's tennis and covered the team in the 2022 ACC Men's Tennis Tournament and 2022 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament. Dillon also served as the editor of the football and men's basketball digital game programs. The Greenville, N.C. native earned his degree in Communication while at ECU, where he assisted the media relations department with football, men's and women's basketball and baseball through his four years as a student. During his senior year, Dillon was an intern with the ECU News Services office and wrote monthly feature stories called 'Pirate Profiles', which highlight outstanding students and faculty at the university.