Chase Johnston, director of marketing and communications for Okanagan Sun. (Submitted photo)

By Pete McIntyre

Junior football

New marketing person for Okanagan Sun

Jul 14, 2022 | 9:40 AM

The Okanagan Sun Football Club has announced the hiring of Chase Johnston as the team’s director of marketing and communications ahead of the 2022 season.

Johnston, 31, has spent the past four seasons as the director of broadcast ad media relations for the West Kelowna Warriors of the BC Hockey League, running the club’s social media and content. The Warriors recently promoted Johnston to full time director of business development and communications last Tuesday.

The Mission B.C. native filled in as the Sun’s play-by-play broadcaster last season for one game,

“Football is a sport I’ve been wanting to call since broadcasting school,” said Johnston, “I’d like to thank the Sun board of directors, head coach Travis Miller and of course the Sun Players for welcoming me with open arms. I can’t wait to get started.”

Johnston will be providing the play-by-play for each of the Sun regular season games on AM1150 Radio as well as viewed on bcfctv.com. Johnston will also be providing the Sun with video and graphic content during the season, running all social media channels and assisting with corporate partnerships.

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