Contact: Phil Hearn
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State sports communication major John J. Gwin currently is in Indianapolis, Ind., working the 2006 NCAA men's Final Four basketball tournament.
A Memphis, Tenn., senior in the university's kinesiology department, Gwin has worked as a volunteer runner and statistician assistant for CBS Sports for nearly two years. He has been in the Hoosier State capital since mid-March providing support to CBS technicians in setting up broadcast trucks and equipment.
"John is a tireless worker who has done a terrific job of balancing quality work in and out of the classroom," said MSU sports communication professor Robert Zullo.
NEWS EDITORS/DIRECTORS: For more information, contact Gwin at (901) 848-4699 or jjg39@msstate.edu, or Dr. Zullo at (662) 325-9281 or zullo@colled.msstate.edu.
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MEMPHIS EDITORS: Gwin is the son of Jan Lee and Carla Gwin [residential ZIP 38117]. Jan Lee is a former MSU football player.