{"id":2894,"date":"2014-02-06T14:30:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/liblog\/?p=2894"},"modified":"2014-02-06T19:02:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T19:02:36","slug":"meet-the-man-who-made-the-goodyear-blimp-a-sports-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/liblog\/2014\/02\/06\/meet-the-man-who-made-the-goodyear-blimp-a-sports-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the man who made the Goodyear blimp a sports icon."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Goodyear<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Akron alumnus Mickey Wittman
\nis heralded as “The Father of Sports Aerial Broadcasting.”
\nHear him talk about:<\/p>\n

“Sports Broadcasting from Every Angle”<\/p>\n

Thursday, Feb. 13, at 3:30 p.m.
\nThe University of Akron’s Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall.<\/p>\n

Lecture followed by
\nreception, refreshments, historic Goodyear displays
\nand tours of the UA School of Communication’s
\nWZIP-FM, Z-TV, and Social Media Learning Lab.
\nFREE.<\/p>\n

Reservations not required but strongly suggested:
\n330-972-7600 or scom@uakron.edu<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Park for free beginning at 3 p.m. in UA’s East Parking Deck off Route 8.
\nDirections to Daum Theatre and Kolbe Hall are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sponsors:
\nGoodyear<\/a> and The University of Akron’s
\nSchool of Communication<\/a> and Archival Services<\/a> of the University Libraries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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