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The University of Mississippi Athletics
SEC Network Executives to Appear at Overby Center
10/13/2014 | Football
OXFORD, Miss. - In conjunction with the SEC Network's traveling college football pregame show, "SEC Nation," coming to Oxford on Saturday for the No. 3 Ole Miss football team's homecoming game against Tennessee, the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics will host the network's top executives, the Southeastern Conference's associate commissioner for TV and an "SEC Nation" reporter to talk about their visit on the eve of the game.
The hour-long program will be held in the Overby Center Auditorium, overlooking the Grove, at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The event is free and open to the public, and special arrangements have been made with the university to provide free parking during the program in the lot adjacent to the Overby Center.
"With enthusiasm for Ole Miss football running at fever pitch, I can't imagine a better way to start the weekend," said Overby Fellow Curtis Wilkie, who will moderate the program.
Featured guests include Justin Connolly, senior vice president of programming for ESPN's college networks; Stephanie Druley, senior vice preside of production for ESPN's college networks, including the SEC Network; Charlie Hussey, associate commissioner of TV matters for the SEC; and Kaylee Hartung, college sports reporter for the SEC Network and ESPN.
Connolly joined ESPN in 2003 and now oversees the SEC Network. He is in charge of strategic direction, content acquisition and scheduling for the networks. Druley is in charge of creative and editorial content, studio and remote events and all talent and production personnel. Hussey, an Oxford native, has been a member of the SEC staff since 2000, and now serves as the conference's chief contact with the SEC Network. Hartung appears regularly on SEC Nation, and will be on hand for the show's appearance prior to the Ole Miss-Tennessee game Saturday.
During this event, members of the audience will be able to ask questions as well as hear details about the network.
"SEC Nation" features host Joe Tessitore, as well as analysts Tim Tebow, Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum, as well as Hartung. The show airs live on the SEC Network every Saturday during the college football season from 9-11 a.m. CT. Saturday's visit will be the show's first at the Grove.
The Rebels were also featured on the show Sept. 6 when it visited Nashville, Tennessee, for Ole Miss' game at Vanderbilt.
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