Gary McKillips

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Gary McKillips (born 1945-01-10 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a veteran sports broadcaster and public relations executive. He also acts and has appeared as sportscaster Jack Whitaker in the ESPN/ABC movie special, Ruffian, released in 2007.^[1]

1 Sports media
2 Public relations
3 Personal
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Sports media

McKillips has served as a sportswriter for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, and has called more than 500 play-by-play broadcasts of football and basketball for stations in Albany (NY) area (WIZR Radio and WTRY), and Atlanta (WFOM). He also reports on Atlanta professional and collegiate sports for a variety of networks and local stations including Associated Press Radio Sports, XM Satellite Radio, MLB Radio and WIP Radio in Philadelphia. He is a member of the advisory board of the American Sportscasters Association (ASA) and a regular contributor to the ASA's on-line and print newsletters.

[edit] Public relations

His public relations activities have included stints as vice president, corporate and sports PR for Turner Broadcasting System; vice president of public affairs for Contel, a nationwide telecommunications firm; and head of PR for the University of Tennessee and Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA); former president of PRSA's Georgia Chapter; chair of PRIME, Public Relations in Management Education; and a member of the public relations advisory board of the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC).

[edit] Personal

McKillips resides in Atlanta, is married and has three sons, one in St. Louis, one in San Francisco and one in New York City. His wife, Anne, is a consultant in the employee benefits industry.