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Chancellor announces new information officer
By Scott Foster
Whalesong Contibutor
UAS Chancellor
John Pugh has announced the hiring of Kevin Myers of Juneau as the
new information officer on the Juneau campus. He replaces Scott
Foster, who is retiring. Myers has spent his adult life in media,
public relations and communications. He begins Dec. 2.
“We were pleased there were many qualified candidates,”
Pugh said. “The UAS information officer position requires a
variety of skills. Kevin’s broad experience in print, broadcast,
film, the Internet and oral communications, plus his energetic enthusiasm
will be great strengths for the campus.”
Myers said, “This is a great opportunity. The university
plays an integral role in our community and it’s a real honor
to be a part of it. It’s always exciting to be part of something
that is growing as quickly as the university is right now. If there
is a downside, it’s that I won’t be working with Scott.
He’s set a high standard for me to live up to. I’m very
excited to get started.”
At present, Myers is general manager and managing editor
of the Capital City Weekly. Previous experience includes working
in newspaper and Internet sales at the Concord Monitor; newspaper
syndication agent; producer and director of cable TV programs; producer
and director of videos for Children’s Hospital in Boston; writer
of a feature film screenplay that was selected as a finalist in
the 2000 New Century Writer competition; writer, producer and director
of the feature film “‘Emerson Park;” community organizer,
selling luxury autos; and performing standup comedy at clubs, colleges,
on radio and TV.
Myers earned a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in Motion
Picture Production from Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts
in 1995 and an Associate of Arts degree in Radio and Television
Production from Fullerton College in California in 1987. He is a
volunteer mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters. He moved to Juneau
2000 with his wife, Deirdre, and children Zoe and Joseph.
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