Gore named ICC’s Sports Information Director
“To say that Will’s leaving big shoes to fill is an understatement, but I’m excited about this new opportunity and the direction that the College is taking,” Gore said. “I really appreciate President (Mike) Eaton, members of the Board of Trustees, Dr. (Jan) Bunch (executive director of Community Relations) and the College for having faith in me to be able to step into this role.”
Gore named ICC's Sports Information Director
Donna Thomas/ICC Community Relations
FULTON, MS - Pittsboro native Adam Gore, who is beginning his fifth year at Itawamba Community College, has been named director of Sports Information.
Gore succeeds Will Kollmeyer, who will join the SEC Network as a broadcaster for Ole Miss Athletics, later this month.
"To say that Will's leaving big shoes to fill is an understatement, but I'm excited about this new opportunity and the direction that the College is taking," Gore said. "I really appreciate President (Mike) Eaton, members of the Board of Trustees, Dr. (Jan) Bunch (executive director of Community Relations) and the College for having faith in me to be able to step into this role."
Prior to his joining the ICC staff, Gore had 15 years' experience in television, eight as sports director of W07BN, as well as 15 plus years at numerous newspapers throughout Northeast Mississippi and six years with Mississippi Radio Broadcast Group. In addition, he operated goresports.net for 10 years. "That's what catapulted me into this (profession)," Gore said of the website, which was one of the top in the southeastern United States dedicated to high school, junior college and collegiate coverage. He has served in a free-lance capacity with Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Southwest, CSS, ESPN, ESPN2 and CBS Sports. He has won more than 100 awards during his career.
Gore has degrees from both Itawamba Community College and Northwest Mississippi Community College and is working toward a bachelor's degree in sports marketing and business.
In his previous role as assistant director of Sports Information, Gore was responsible for news releases; maintaining ICC's athletic website, LetsGoICC.com; video; operations and play-by-play. He said that he will continue to fill these duties in an expanded capacity.
"If you're kind and work hard, good things will happen," Gore said. "The Lord has truly blessed me with this opportunity."
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