
John Karman, veteran journalist and current communication specialist in the Office of Communications and Marketing, has been appointed interim media relations director at UofL.
Karman, a former Business First reporter who most recently covered the J.B. Speed School of Engineering and other areas for OCM,聽will assume the post recently vacated by Mark Hebert, who has taken a position as director of programming and production for the university.
Hebert is overseeing all work related to the 鈥淯ofL Today with Mark Hebert鈥 radio show on 93.9 FM, a new UofL blog and all university video and radio productions.
鈥淢ark has done an outstanding job as director of media relations, and the radio program has launched to terrific reviews,鈥 said Becky Simpson, senior associate vice president for communications and marketing. 鈥淛ohn鈥檚 outstanding reputation and relationships among media will serve us well as Mark transitions to his new role. We鈥檙e excited about the important work both John and Mark will do for the university.鈥


























