Larry Dougherty is in his sixth year at Temple and second as Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations at Temple. In his position, Dougherty oversees the media relations and athletic publications of the University's 24-sport Division I-A athletic program.

Dougherty joined the Owls' staff after serving 15 years in the media relations office at Saint Joseph's , the last eight as the school's assistant athletic director for media relations. Prior to SJU, he served as the SID at Nicholls State for one year and as the information director of the East Coast Conference for two years.

Active in regional and national organizations, Dougherty serves as chair of the organizing committee for the 2009 ECAC-SIDA Workshop held in Avalon, NJ, and the 2005 CoSIDA Workshop held in Philadelphia. Dougherty is also the second vice president of CoSIDA.

He earned both his bachelor's (1982) and executive MBA (1994) degrees from Saint Joseph's. His father, Andy, also served as the SID at SJU from 1972-81.