Furman University

Hunter Reid joined the Furman athletic department as assistant sports information director in 1985.

As Furman’s SID, Reid works alongside a loyal and immensely talented staff in overseeing publicity efforts for the school’s 18 intercollegiate sports, with direct responsibility for football and women’s basketball. In addition, he serves as liaison to Furman’s Athletic Hall of Fame and is board member of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.

He was named SID in 1986 and added the titles of assistant athletics director in 1989 and associate athletics director in 2010. He served as media coordinator for both the 2017 and 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship first and second round games played at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville, S.C., and coordinated media operations for the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship regional, also at BSW Arena.

A native of Madison, Ga., Reid, who served as SID at his alma mater, Presbyterian, for four years prior to graduation in 1983, enjoys the broad spectrum of sports, as well as history, reading, gardening, music, and classic Ford Mustangs.

He is married to Jeanne Symmes and has a son, Alexander, a sophomore at the University of South Carolina.