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PREVIEW: Q&A with ESPN’s Bob Ryan

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Beowulf Sheehan

The Alabama Program in Sports Communication will host Bob Ryan from ESPN and The Boston Globe for a question and answer session on Thursday, Feb. 23 in the Ferguson Center. He will discuss different media platforms with an emphasis on sports communication. 

WHO: The presentation by Bob Ryan is hosted by the Alabama Program in Sports Communication and is open to the general public.

WHAT: There will be a question and answer session moderated by Andrew Billings, director of the Alabama Program in Sports Communication, followed by a chance for the audience to ask questions with Bob Ryan from ESPN and The Boston Globe.

“He will be reflecting on many decades working in sports journalism and also comparing and contrasting print and television media along with new digital media trends within sports communication,” Billings said.

WHEN: The Q&A will take place on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m.

WHERE: The sessions will be held in Ferguson 3104.

WHY: “This is our industry spotlight speaker for the APSC, a combination of sports programs that not only include sports broadcasting, journalism, and public relations/entertainment in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, but also for other programs across campus, ranging from business to sports management to humanities,” Billings said.

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