FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Contact: Robert Preston, Jr.,
912.260.4276
robert.preston@sgc.edu
Joe Sports to Speak at SGC on Monday
Joe Sports, a prominent political consultant and lobbyist,
will visit South Georgia College on Monday, March 15 and speak at 7 p.m. at
the William S. Smith Library. He will discuss the current legislative
session and his book Georgia's Man in the Middle: Fifty Years of
People/Politics.
A native of Douglas, Joe is son of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sports. He is
married to the former Dee Plymell of Thomasville and they have one daughter,
Susan and two grandsons, Ali Joseph and Amir Elias. Joe studied business,
public relations and broadcasting at South Georgia College, American
University in Washington and the Armed Forces Institute.
With a unique combination of communications skills, Joe Sports was associate
editor of The Douglas Enterprise and news/promotion director of WALB-TV in
Albany. He was executive director of the Democratic Party of Georgia during
the administrations of two governors and three state chairmen, and was
succeeded in this position by Zell Miller, former governor of Georgia and
U.S. Senator. He was administrative assistant to U.S. Senator David Gambrell,
and was an aide to four Georgia Congressmen --Iris Blitch, Bill Stuckey,
Billy Evans and Dawson Mathis. He began his governmental affairs firm over
25 years ago.
Georgia’s Man in the Middle is a book 50 years in the making, the personal
recollections of one who guided a political organization during turbulent
times and helped launch the careers of several public officials along the
way. For more information, visit www.gabeat.com.
This event is sponsored by the SGC Cultural Events Committee. There is no
charge for attendance and the public is invited to attend.
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About South Georgia College
South Georgia College (www.sgc.edu)
was founded in 1906 and is a two-year institution in the University System
of Georgia. Located in Douglas, Ga., the college's environment gives
students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close
collaboration with faculty.
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