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Ralph Zobell

Responsibilities

Athletic Web Page and Game Program Coordinator for Brigham Young University, beginning September, 1998. Continued work as sports information director for baseball.

Education

Graduate Degree: Master of Arts, Mass Communications (BYU, August 1984) Thesis: "A History of Sports Publicity at Utah Universities"
College Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BYU, August 1978)
Undergraduate Major: Newspaper Journalism
Undergraduate Minor: Asian Studies
College: University of Wyoming (1971-72), Brigham Young University (1976-84)
High School: East High School (1971), Cheyenne, Wyoming

Years at BYU

1977-Present

Prior to BYU

Sports Information Director for Brigham Young University. I was promoted in my role in 1990. Associate Sports Information Director for Brigham Young University. I was a student intern for 1976, then assumed the full-time job of assistant sports information director in August 1977. Was promoted to associate director in 1979.

Career Highlights

Indonesian language teacher for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Language Training Mission, spring of 1976. Sportswriter for the Laramie Daily Boomerang, 1971-72. Sports Editor and sportswriter for the University of Wyoming Branding Iron (student newspaper), 1971-72.

Hometown

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Personal/Family

Wife, Janet, one daughter and three sons.