Published: March 11, 2002

Top sports reporters and a photographer will share the secrets of success in the highly competitive world of sports reporting and sports information on March 20th at 6 p.m. in the Eaton Humanities Building, room 150, at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

The panel presentation, "Getting to the Big Time in Sports Reporting: Covering the Olympics and Handling the PR Behind the Scenes" will be moderated by Doug Looney, former senior writer for Sports Illustrated.

Scheduled panelists include Rich Clarkson, former Sports Illustrated and National Geographic photographer, now president of Rich Clarkson and Associates, contractors with the NCAA, Colorado Rockies and the Denver Broncos; B. J. Hoeptner Evans, USA Triathlon communications and media relations director; Mark Koebrich, anchor/consumer reporter, KUSA-TV Channel 9; John Meyer, skiing and Olympics beat writer for The Denver Post; Vicki Michaelis, lead Olympic writer for USA Today; and Mike Moran, managing director, Media & Public Relations, U.S. Olympics Committee.

The presentation is sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. A reception will follow.

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