Joe Trahan is a sports media professional who has spent nearly two decades in the professional/collegiate sports public relations ranks. He joins Tony Fay PR as a senior director, charged with spearheading communications for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Trahan has gained experience throughout the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the NCAA/college sports, as well as internationally with NFL Europe (Hamburg, Germany).
Previously, he spent 17 years (2007-2024) with the Dallas Cowboys public relations department, including most recently serving as Director of Media Relations and Corporate Communications from 2021-24.
Along with assisting with the Cowboys’ day-to-day football communications, he was also the primary press contact/media coordinator for AT&T Stadium and The Star in Frisco where he worked such events as Super Bowl XLV, the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship (2015), the annual Goodyear Cotton Bowl, the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four Championship (2014), international soccer matches, world championship boxing, WrestleMania, the Academy of Country Music Awards, as well as concerts with world-renowned artists.
Trahan began his NFL career as an intern with the Detroit Lions public relations department in 2006, and served as a graduate assistant for one season with his alma mater Southern Miss (2005-06), and as a summer intern with the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets (2004).
Trahan owns two degrees from The University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor’s of Science (Sport Administration) and a Master’s of Arts (Public Relations).