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Show New Face at Sunn Classic age for numerous news organizations. organiza-tions. In 1977, he was named one of the United States Jaycees "Outstanding "Out-standing Young Men of the Year." Hardy resides in Salt Lake City and Laguna Beach, Calif. Veteran California newsman-photographer newsman-photographer John Hardy has joined Sunn Gassic Pictures as unit publicist and still photographer photo-grapher for the Salt Lake based motion picture company. Allan Pedersen, Sunn's Director Direct-or of Administration, said Hardy's Har-dy's primary responsibilities will be preparation of press kits and publicity releases relating to company projects; still photographer photo-grapher for theatrical features and television specials and coordinator of special publicity efforts in Salt Lake City and on location. Hardy, 36, started writing for his hometown newspaper, The Tustin (Calif.) News at the age of 12 and later became Managing Editor. He has won scores of prizes and honors for his photography and writing in numerous Orange County publications publi-cations in addition to handling special assignments for the New York Times, CBS News and Air California Magazine. A 1966 graduate of California State University at Fullerton with a B. A. in Communications, Hardy has published four pictorial books and co-authored three others. He has been around the world twice with Chapman College's World Campus Afloat, handling special television and newspaper cover- |