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Miles Named AMA Director
Of Communications
T
he AMA has named Matthew Miles
as its Director of Communications.
Miles, most recently with American
magazine publisher Bonnier Corp.,
begins his new job May 1 at the AMA
campus in Pickerington, Ohio, which
also houses the AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame Museum.
Miles will report to AMA Chief Operating Of-
ficer James Holter.
"Few journalists serving the motorcycling com-
munity command the respect and admiration that
Matthew Miles has earned during his 30-year
career," Holter said. "The breadth of Matthew's
experience, combined with his considerable
work ethic and deep knowledge of the sport,
will inform, educate and entertain AMA
members through all of our communication
channels."
As director of communications, Miles will
be responsible for AMA editorial content,
both digital and print, as well as media rela-
tions. He also will direct the communications
department's support of all areas of the
organization, including government relations,
membership and marketing, amateur and
professional competition, recreational riding
and the Hall of Fame.
Miles, 53, received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in journalism from Indiana University
in 1989. He has spent his entire professional
career in the motorcycle industry.
"Motorcycling captured my heart the mo-
ment a childhood friend asked if I wanted to
ride his Honda Trail 70, and my love affair
with two wheels has endured more than four
decades," Miles said. "Twenty-nine of those
years were spent as an editor for Cycle
World magazine, evaluating new models,
overseeing various departments and cover-
ing national and international competition.
"Perhaps my proudest participatory-jour-
nalism moment was AMA road racing cham-
pion Eric Bostrom's front-row qualifying and
seventh-place race 1 finish in 2010 aboard
our Team Cycle World Attack Performance
Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 at VIRginia
International Raceway," Miles said. "Eric's
performances that weekend proved beyond
doubt that a private team, competing under
the rules of that time, could run well into the
top 10 at an AMA road race national."
Starting May 1, Miles can be contacted at
mmiles@ama-cycle.org or (614) 856-1900. CN
Long-time Cycle
World magazine
editor Matt
Miles has been
named new
AMA Director of
Communications.
