Grady College Young Alumni Council to host Sports Media Panel

The Grady College Young Alumni Council will host a star-studded Sports Media Panel on Wednesday, Sept.17 at CSE Atlanta.

The discussion, “The Death of the Scoop: How Twitter Changed the Face of Sports Journalism,” features veteran journalist Tony Barnhart (ABJ '76), Mr. College Football; Jeff Schultz, AJC sports columnist and blogger; Vicki Michaelis, Grady College Carmical Distinguished Professor in Sports Journalism; and Fox Sports studio analyst Coy Wire, a nine-year NFL veteran linebacker and safety.Kim Garner of CSE Atlanta will serve as the moderator.

The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a networking and social hour, followed by the hour-long program at 7 p.m.

There is no cost to attend, but space is limited.  Please RSVP to ugagrady@gmail.com by Sept. 12.

If you cannot attend in person, consider following the discussion virtually. The event will be live streamed, though log-ins are limited to 100 participants. Click here to log in. 

Highlights will also be tweeted through Grady’s Twitter account, @ugagrady, with the hashtag #gradyscoop.

Date: September 16, 2014
Author:  Stephanie Moreno, s.moreno@uga.edu
Contact:  Diane Murray,  murrayd@uga.edu