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Dr. Sandra Massey Gives Update on ASU-Newport

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ASU-Newport's new mascot, Aviators.
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Dr. Sandra Massey leads the efforts at the three campuses that make up ASU-Newport.  Those are in Newport, in Jonesboro, and in Marked Tree.  In this interview,  Dr. Massey says some exciting things are taking place this year. 

Two of those things include a new mascot for ASU-Newport, the Aviators.  The school will also change colors, from red and black to Persian Blue and Pewter Grey.  According to a press release from ASU-Newport,  the decision for Aviators was made based on the history of Newport and Jackson County.  ASU Newport's flagship campus is located on a former Army base, which was home for thousands of people who worked and lived in Jackson County.  The interview is available by clicking on the Listen button.  

Johnathan Reaves is the faculty advisor and editor-in-chief for Delta Digital News Service and the former News Director for KASU Public Radio. As part of an Air Force Family, he moved to Arkansas from Minot, North Dakota in 1986. He was first bitten by the radio bug after he graduated from Gosnell High School in 1992. While working on his undergraduate degree, he worked at KOSE, a small 1,000 watt AM commercial station in Osceola, Arkansas. Upon graduation from Arkansas State University in 1996 with a degree in Radio-Television Broadcast News, he decided that he wanted to stay in radio news. He moved to Stuttgart, Arkansas and worked for East Arkansas Broadcasters as news director and was there for 16 years.