Armany DePaul joined the FMU family as Sports Information Director in Fall 2025.
Since taking over as SID, DePaul revamped the FMU athletics website and social media platforms. This included a redesign of the FMU Athletics website, with a bigger emphasis on the FMU brand and highlighting the student-athletes. Under DePaul, the social media page saw in increase in content, engagement, visibility, with new initiatives, such as the Lion of the Week, a weekly award highlighting FMU athletes. The at-game experience was also elevated under his watch, with the creation of game day pamphlets for every home game, to be passed out to spectators.
As SID, DePaul created the FMU Athletics Newsletter, highlighting every sport, as well as previewing the week's slate of FMU Athletics events.
DePaul began as a sports broadcaster in July of 2022 for the Caribbean Baseball Organization's Charles Johnson Summer League's playoffs. For the championship game, DePaul was paired in the booth with FMU president, William McCormick. McCormick offered DePaul admission to Florida Memorial University to continue his studies and develop his skills as a broadcaster.
From January 2023 to December 2024, DePaul served as the Voice of FMU Athletics, calling all FMU home games. In May 2023, DePaul was named Assistant Sports Information Director, where he played a huge role in the success of the communications department. In December 2024, DePaul graduated from FMU with a Bachelor's in Communications (TV Broadcasting).
In February 2024, DePaul was hired as a writer for the NASCAR-licensed publisher, The Daily Downforce. He covered everything about the sport, from post-race stories, to breaking news. A year later, the publisher launched two shows for him, The Cutline, and No Cautions Given. The Cutline still runs on The Daily Downforce YouTube channel, a post-race show where DePaul covers the race weekend, and has ammassed thousands of views, and a strong following within the NASCAR community.
In February 2025, DePaul was hired as the social media manager/content creator for Florida International University's Master's in Spanish-Language Journalism program. He led the program to its highest social media growth in history, increasing interactions by over 70%. DePaul graduated from Florida International University in Fall 2025, with a Master's of Science in Global Strategic Communications. In Fall 2025, DePaul was nominated for FIU Student-Employee of the Year.
DePaul is a credited writer in the 50 States of Short Track Magazine, and is one of the rising stars in the NASCAR content creator sphere. He has interviewed multiple high-profile drivers, including Dale Earnahrdt Jr., Denny Hamlin, and Rajah Caruth. He also served as an ambassador for the Aston Martin Formula One Team for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix. DePaul is race announcer for FARA USA, as well as the Alliance Stock Car Association (ASCA), on YouTube.
