User:Lopusnak

Andy Lopušnak (pronounced Low-PUSH-nack) is a professional sports, portrait and travel photographer. He is the official portrait photographer for CBS Sports’ telecasts of the NFL, college basketball and PGA. His photos have been showcased in numerous newspapers and website like USA Today, ESPN.com, CBSsports.com, Tamron.com and others.

In addition to his roles as a CBS Sports photographer, Lopušnak has been a statistician with CBS since 2000. He currently works on the top NCAA men's basketball crew (announced by Jim Nantz and Greg Anthony) and is with the Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon crew for NFL broadcasts.

From 1997-2007, he spent 11 seasons in the Arena Football League with three teams in public relations, football operations and team management. Most recently, he spent four seasons with the Grand Rapids Rampage as the team's Football Operations Manager (2006-07) and Director of Media Relations (2003-06). Prior to joining the Rampage, Lopušnak was pivotal in the launch the 2002 af2 Expansion Franchise of the Year with the San Diego Riptide. He served as the Riptide’s Vice President, Communications for two seasons and was in charge of nearly all aspects of the team’s operations. Prior to his time with the Riptide, he spent five years with the Tampa Bay Storm, including a season as the team’s director of communications. He is the only person ever to receive the Best Publication (media guide) in the AFL and af2.

The Tampa, Florida native received two Bachelors degrees from the University of South Florida (Television Production and Islamic Studies) and spent two years as a producer/writer on the FOX Sports Net sports-collectible program, The Daily Sports Source. He and his wife, Bethany, reside in the San Francisco Bay Area.