Byron Abt serves as the Assistant Director of Athletics for GATA Productions, a role he assumed in March of 2022. Abt oversees the production of ESPN+ events for the Eagles, along with videoboards, television shows and other major digtal projects. He comes to Georgia Southern after two years as the Director of Video Services at Furman.
Abt, a 2011 graduate of SUNY Fredonia, joined the Paladins after spending the previous three years as the director of video services at USC Upstate. While at USC Upstate, Abt revamped the department's entire sports broadcast operation while introducing a new standard for creative video production. He increased student participation within the department and elevated the quality of Upstate's ESPN broadcasts, which led the Big South Conference in average viewership numbers per event in 2019-20. In addition, he directed and produced the first linear broadcast in six years for Upstate.
He got his start on the collegiate level as a member of the Missouri staff from 2014-17. Abt served as a production assistant before working his way up to lead production assistant, camera operator and lead camera operator.
He has also worked as a freelance camera operator with ESPN for events such as the ACC Football Championship, SEC Women's Basketball Tournament, SEC Swimming Championship and NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
Abt received his Bachelors of Science from SUNY Fredonia in TV and Film Production.
