Atlanta – When Atlanta was named host city for the 1996 Olympic Games, recent Morris Brown College graduate LaDon Love dreamed about being a part of the event. That dream will come true next month when the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) will pay LaDon $160 per day to keep track of cameras during the broadcasts of the Olympics.
“This will be something special that I can reflect on in later years. I’ll be a part of and get to see history in the making,” Love said. Kelly, a senior at Clark Atlanta University who asked that her last name not be used, also received a contract from ACOG to work as an audio assistant during the Olympic Games for $200 a day. But she threw her contract in the trash.
“I was not properly trained for the job I was offered … so I see it as a set-up for failure,” said Kelly. “This program has been frustrating … I wouldn’t do it over again.” Both the Clark Atlanta senior and Love participated in the Olympic Host Broadcast Training Program (OHBTP) conducted by Clark Atlanta University’s Mass Media Arts Department. During the two years. of its existence, views on the program have ranged from high praise to scathing criticism.
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