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Asbury Olympics broadcasters garner national attention

Dr. Jim Owens with his family at the National Stadium.WILMORE, KY—Asbury College’s Olympic broadcasters are still hard at work. Having watched and videoed the awe-inspiring opening ceremonies, many are enjoying a floor side seat while the most outstanding athletes in the world win gold. Others have participated in the audience of the Today Show and traded official Olympic pins with news correspondents from around the world.

A Wall Street Journal correspondent collected an official Asbury College Olympic pin.

Courier-Journal columnist Byron Crawford wrote about Asbury College students experiences.

Asbury College students are in the background of the Today Show in Beijing (see senior Megan Scott in the turquoise shirt).

May graduate Ben Greenhoe at the Olympics.Read recent graduate T.J. Budd’s blog with the Jessamine Journal.

Newspapers around the country have written about our students:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Herald-Leader

Newark (N.J.) Advocate

The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press

The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.)

The Joplin Globe (Mo.)

The Midland (Mich.) Daily News

Released: Aug. 14, 2008

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