User:Colthorn11

Colin Thorn (born 1987) is a graduate student of public relations at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He is originally from Sutton, West Virginia.

Life and Career
In May of 2010, Thorn graduated from Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications with a B.A. in Public Relations and a minor in Management. While attending MU, he obtained a journalism internship at The Herald Dispatch and later reported student affairs for The Parthenon, MU’s student newspaper. More recent work experience includes an internship with MU’s Office of Communications where he served as an assistant producer for the public affairs television program “We Are Marshall Today.” He also worked as a PR assistant for the MU Career Services Center. He will complete his masters degree in the summer of 2011.

Highlighted Works

 * "Kenova florist marking 50 years in flower business" The Herald Dispatch


 * "Hughes Construction focuses on utility work" The Herald Dispatch


 * "ROTC members practice water survival" The Parthenon
 * "ROTC goes automatic on field trip" The Parthenon


 * "Free music has never been so high-priced" The Parthenon