Out of Bounds:
When Athletes Make Front-Page News

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The Philip Merrill College of Journalism and the Colonnade Society at the University of Maryland were pleased to present a lively roundtable discussion at the Shirley Povich Symposium.*

Moderated by:
Thomas Kunkel,
dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism

George Solomon,
ESPN ombudsman and former assistant managing editor for sports, The Washington Post

November 9, 2006
7:15 p.m.
Orem Alumni Hall, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center

Panelists included:

• Tim Kurkjian ’78, ESPN baseball reporter
• Jon Pessah ’74, ESPN The Magazine senior editor
• Jimmy Roberts ’79, NBC sports anchor
• David Steele ’85, Baltimore Sun sports columnist
• Scott Van Pelt, ESPN Sportscenter anchor

* named after legendary Washington Post editor Shirley Povich.
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