Show Notes
Rick Vaughn is the former Public Relations Director for the Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Redskins and Baltimore Orioles.
From 1984 till 1994, Rick was the PR Director of the Baltimore Orioles. A highlight of his time in Baltimore was overseeing the transition from Memorial Stadium to Camden Yards in 1992.
For one season in 1995, Rick served as the PR Director for the Washington Redskins.
In 1996, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hired him as they built the new franchise. He spent two years in Tampa Bay before a team was even fielded and spent 20 years with the Rays as PR Director. Experiencing both initial creation and the rebranding of the franchise.
Since retiring in 2016, Rick has volunteered at the Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP) in Clearwater, Florida where he feeds the homeless. He has also authored two books on the history of Spring Training in Tampa and St. Pete. Available on Amazon and in person at the Tampa Baseball Museum.
Filmed inside Homeless Empowerment Program in Clearwater, Florida.
Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP): HEPempowers.org
Rick's two books on Amazon.com: "Tampa Spring Training Tales: Major League Memories"
"100 Years of Baseball on St. Petersburg's Waterfront: How the Game Helped Shape a City"
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