About
Chris Babb joined the faculty at Ouachita in 2019 and serves as an instructor in the Rogers
Department of Communications and as the director of the Ouachita Sports Digital Network,
the student sports media production program housed in the Rogers Dept. of Communications.
This is the second time Chris has worked at Ouachita, previously serving the university
for 10 years in a variety of roles. Chris served as the Sports Information Director
in the Ouachita Athletic Department from 2001-2006 and then served in Ouachita's development
and alumni offices from 2006-2011.
In 2011, Chris began working for the Arkadelphia Public School District where he served
as Athletic Director from 2011-2018. While serving in the role, Chris oversaw teams
at Arkadelphia that won two state championships in baseball, one state championship
in football and individual state championships in diving, track and field and wrestling.
Chris earned three state Athletic Director awards from the Arkansas High School Athletic
Administrators' Association during his tenure at APSD and served on the AHSAAA state
executive committee for four years. Prior to returning to Ouachita in 2019, Chris
served as the Communications Director for APSD for one year where he handled public
relations and media responsibilities for the district including live streaming district
events.
Chris and his wife, Amy (a 2000 OBU graduate and Arkadelphia native) live in Arkadelphia
with their three children: Carter (16), Millie (14) and Cooper (9). The Babbs are
active at Park Hill Baptist Church in Arkadelphia.
Fun Facts
What is your favorite thing about your job?
I enjoy working with students. In my role at director of OSDN, I enjoy seeing students
work outside the classroom in planning broadcasts, executing them and then celebrating
the successes while improving on areas as well.
What has been your favorite moment of working with Ouachita students?
My favorite moment in the first year of OSDN was seeing 15-20 of our students plan
a one-hour live show on Tuesday, prepare it through the week and air the show live
in front of a huge crowd at Cliff Harris Stadium before the 2019 Battle of the Ravine.
What is your go to snack/drink?
Go to drink is Diet Dr. Thunder (or Diet Dr. Pepper if someone is buying for me.)
Do you have a favorite place on campus?
I have several favorite places on Ouachita campus. I can think of many, many memories
from my time as a student from 1995-99. As I walk through campus daily, I think back
to the friendships that I made that continue to this day, with the most important
of those being meeting my wife when I came to Ouachita.
Involvement
- Park Hill Baptist Church - deacon, Sound Team
- Arkadelphia Baseball Commission - volunteer/coach
- Crossover Youth Basketball League - volunteer/coach
- Arkadelphia Badger Athletics broadcasts
