NIU Made Profit From Orange Bowl

Northern Public Radio | By Jenna Dooley

Published April 25, 2013 at 10:09 AM CDT

Northern Illinois University athletic officials have reported a $253,780 profit from the Jan. 1 Orange Bowl in Florida. The MAC conference distributed $1.3 million. Expenses for NIU totaled around $1 million.

Donna Turner, NIU Associate Athletic Director for Communications, says there was a net gain due to the agreements made with the Mid-American Conference and the effective management of expenses.

Expenses:

Football team travel $511,068

Band/Cheer travel $218,060

Staff travel $128,555

Football equipment $76,681

Media/Marketing $64,611

Football home expenses $34,637

Staff equipment: $19,727

Hospitality $13,144

Athletic training/nutrition $4,710

Office Supplies $1,129

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Jenna Dooley

Jenna Dooley has spent her professional career in public radio. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois - Springfield. She returned to Northern Public Radio in DeKalb after several years hosting Morning Edition at WUIS-FM in Springfield. She is a former "Newsfinder of the Year" from the Illinois Associated Press and recipient of NIU's Donald R. Grubb Journalism Alumni Award. She is an active member of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association and an adjunct instructor at NIU.

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