Show r Weber Names Sports Director The selection of Don Spain Spain- holder hower for more than two years eals a television tele sportscaster sportscast sportscast- or er for TV as sports information in information information in- in formation director of Weber College was announced this week by br Dr William P P. P Miller 1 college president The The appointment is subject to the approval al of the College Board of Trustees at their ther monthly meeting ng April 16 30 will tak ethe post held during the past year yearby yearby ear earb b by T. T R R. R Johnson who 10 will retire re rc- re- re tire lire at al the close of the school term in line with college retirement re re- re policy IF TilE THE appointment is II by trustees er will be a member of the I College News Bureau of which Lou Gladwell is d rec- rec tor would begin work May i 1 1 l. A native of Springlake Utah Count County made letters letters let let- hers in major sports in high school junior college and at Utah State University HE LETTERED in football basketball track and baseball baseball base- base ball at Payson High where he heas was was as named on the Ule all state football team He also lettered in all four Cour sports while attending Snow Junior College Ephra i m. m While there he was an all- all conference basketball selection selection I tion lion of the Intermountain College College College Col Col- lege Athletic Confere n c c e AT UTAH UTI State he was on onUle the Ule track team where he hc set seta a Skyline Conference high jump record of 6 feet five inches in 1953 The record stood for three or 01 four fOUl years He lie Ie was graduated from Irom Utah Stale State in 1954 with a b bachelor degree in speech and a minor in music began his career in radio in 1954 at l at Logan as a disk jockey and sports announcer and in 1955 he joined Provo where he remained for COL five fhe years doing high school sports In 1960 he was an announcer for KLUB Salt SaIl Lake Cit City entering the television field with with Channel 5 in August August Aug Aug- of the same year and for forthe forthe l the the past months he has been doing the 1020 pm p.m. sports show for Cor that station HE HF RECENTLY was adjudged adjudged adjudged ad ad- judged sportscaster of the year eaL for Cor Utah by the thus National Sportscasters and Sportswriters ers ens Association He was presented presented presented pre pre- a large plaque b by the association last week in Salisbury Salisbury Salis Salis- bury N. N C. C where 67 07 other state winners were also hon hon- honored ored will continue his nightly sports show for Cor TV I FEEL very fortunate in having laving this Ulis chance to get in inn inon inon on n the ground floor at Weber State tate College and to grow and advance with the institution said aid I feel that Weber has the potential of becoming becoming be- be coming oming a great college and andIs its Is future in the Big Sky athletic athletic ath- ath letic conference appe a r s promising II He lie is married to the former JaI Janice ce Wheelock of Santa- Santa quint quin uin The couple lives with their heir three daughters and two sons ons in Bountiful is a son of Mr 11 and nd Mrs 1 L. L Don Bountiful |