FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 10, 2006
Contact: Bill Bissett, Director of Public Relations, South Charleston campus (304) 746-2038

 

2006 Third House raises more than $10,000
for Marshall University’s journalism school

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Third House, an annual “evening of political satire” that allows the capitol press corps to poke fun at state leaders, continued its tradition of comedy by bringing a near full house to the Cultural Center on Monday, March 6.

This year’s event also brought in $10,850 for Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC).

“We really appreciate all the hard work and creativity that goes into the Third House,” said Dr. Corley Dennison, dean of Marshall’s SOJMC. “The funds raised from Third House go directly to buy equipment and software for our newsroom which serves The Parthenon and MU Report. We also appreciate our sponsors of the Third House, West Virginia Lottery and West Virginia United Health System, and all the patrons who bought tickets again this year.”

The cast of this year’s Third House included Beth Vorhees, Dan Hyman, Tom Miller and Anna Sale of West Virginia Public Broadcasting; Scott Finn, Phil Kabler and Tom Searls of The Charleston Gazette; Allison Barker of The Associated Press; Larry McCay of WQBE News; Kennie Bass of WCHS-TV, and Bob Brunner of WOAY-TV. First Lady Gayle Manchin also made a special appearance for the final sketch.

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