What’s new at FanWord
September 3, 2026
It’s Chris with FanWord, and it’s time for another edition of The Highlight Reel! 🎉
Many of you have asked to stay informed on what we’re doing here at FanWord. These emails are short in nature and designed to keep you in the loop on:
- ✅ Product updates
- 🤝 New partnerships
- 🚀 New features
- ℹ️ Other noteworthy info
With that said… let’s jump into our seventh edition! 🎬
And as always, if you have any questions or want to chat further, reach out through the contact form at the bottom of the page — I’d love to connect.
What is FanWord Assist?
If you need a quick refresher, FanWord Assist is the leading AI-powered storytelling platform in college sports. We help college sports communicators at more than 250 schools across every level of the industry reclaim 7-10 hours every week by streamlining workflows and making high-quality content both faster and easier to produce. (i.e. game recaps, weekly nominations, feature stories, player bios, transcriptions, news stories, online interviews, etc.)
🚩 FREE: Access to Generate Your Freshman Bios
Between now and September 30, we’re offering schools free access to FanWord Assist to create your incoming freshman bios in minutes.
Upload a CSV. Pick a format (bullets, paragraph, etc). Generate bios.
Instantly.
All we’d need is 15 minutes to show you this specific workflow. If it looks useful, we’ll give you access so you can put it to work right away.
➡️ Click here to schedule a time to set it up.
✏️ Six Ways to Tell Your Department’s Story
Looking to build your long-form storytelling in 2026-27?
We just finished a six-part series on the different groups that benefit from intentional feature stories, including:
If you’ve ever felt short on time, click below to get started with real-world storytelling examples that will have you headed in the right direction.
📚 Case Study: Northwestern College
The Red Raiders saved 661 work hours over the past twelve months — that’s over 55 hours per month.
“How we tell our story is how people connect to it, and when they feel connected, they want to give,” said Tony Hoops, NWC Director of Athletics. “Our fundraising has increased. Our recruiting has increased — we have a record number of enrollment coming in again this year — our rosters are more full than they ever have before.”
Click to learn more about how an NAIA program built a content powerhouse and went from two feature stories a year to consistent monthly output.
🧑🧑🧒 Product Update: Multi-Interview Stories
New: Write captivating long-form stories from multiple perspectives.
Now inside Feature Stories, FanWord Assist lets you combine two or more interviews into a single story. First person or third person, it’s up to you.
🙋♂️ The Storytellers of College Sports: Kristen Keller
In “A Career Built on Yes,” Kristen Keller, Senior Associate AD at UNC Wilmington, shares her perspective on a career that has spanned both coasts, multiple divisions, and plenty of opportunity.
“So my honest answer is that it’s okay to love where you are. I knew what my goals were and I got to them, and I’d still tell you the highest level isn’t the point. Being where you want to be and doing what you love is the point.”
The Storytellers of College Sports is a first-person series from CSC and FanWord celebrating the people behind athletic communications. Know somebody? Nominate them here.
If you’ve missed the co-branded series, don’t forget to check out profiles from:
- RJ Leisie: Fairmont State
- Paige Ward: SAA
- Kristin Farris: Bemidji State
- Braden Smith: Nebraska Wesleyan
🏆 In The News
- Baylor Partners with Leading AI-Powered Storytelling Platform, FanWord
- Chico State Athletics Announces Multi-Year Partnership with FanWord
- IU Indy Partners with FanWord to Support Next Era of Jaguars Athletics
- IU Kokomo Partners with Leading AI-Powered Storytelling Platform to Expand Coverage of Student-Athletes
- LMU Partners with AI Storytelling Company FanWord
- Stephen F. Austin Inks Multi-Year Deal With FanWord to Power Web & Social Content
- FIU Athletics Signs Multi-Year Partnership with Leading Storytelling Company, FanWord
- Queens Athletics Partners with FanWord to Elevate Student-Athlete Storytelling
- St. Thomas Signs Multi-Year Deal with AI Storytelling Leader, FanWord
🔜 Coming Soon…
A sneak peek at what we’re actively building.
- Summaries — Our solution to help you quickly create weekly summaries for upcoming and past games will be live soon.
- Game Previews — a dedicated workflow to create insightful game preview articles.
- Record Books — we’ve still got this on our radar and are anticipating a late Q3/early Q4 beta test exclusively for our partners.
That’s it! 🎉
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