Paul Helms Director of Sports Information

Paul Helms comes to Cal Poly Pomona after a lengthy career in newspapers. Entering his third year with Bronco athletics, Helms was a columnist and sports writer at the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin for 14 years. He wrote a sports column for several years and covered professional, college and high school events for the paper.

As the Director of Sports Information, Helms is responsible for the promotion, marketing and public relations for Cal Poly Pomona's 12 intercollegiate athletic teams. He supervises the production of all media guides, press releases and web pages for the athletic department. He also works daily during the academic year to maintain ties with the media so the department can receive coverage to a broad spectrum of the community.

Helms earned his bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Redlands in 1983. Before working for the Daily Bulletin, he worked for weekly newspapers in Lake Elsinore and Temecula. His first job was with the Yucaipa-Calimesa News-Mirror.

During his time with the Daily Bulletin, Helms covered two Super Bowls, four NBA Finals involving the Los Angeles Lakers, one Major League Baseball All-Star game, 11 Rose Bowls and three WBC welterweight championship bouts involving Sugar Shane Mosley. He wrote major profiles on athletes such as Mosley, Mark McGwire, Mike Sweeney and also wrote features the past two years on several Cal Poly Pomona competitors.

He resides in Long Beach with his wife, Caryn, and their 3-year-old twins, Drew and Emily.