EMERGENCY PODCAST: Southern Miss' AD John Gilbert to be named ECU AD

More than a week ago, Ronnie Woodward of the The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC) wrote an article indicating that current Southern Miss' AD Jon Gilbert had emerged as a lead candidate for the AD vacancy at ECU.

On Monday afternoon, Ronnie Woodward, Pirate Radio 1250/930 and other Greenville media outlets announced:

THE EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL HOLD A SPECIAL-CALLED MEETING AT 1 P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOV 28TH, 2018 IN CONFERENCE ROOM 105 IN THE SPILMAN BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF ECU IN GREENVILLE, NC.

THE MEETING IS TO HEAR UPDATES REGARDING PERSONNEL AND LEGAL MATTERS AND TAKE ANY RELATED ACTION. THE BOARD EXPECTS TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSIDER CONFIDENTIAL PERSONNEL INFORMATION AND CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  

As of Tuesday afternoon (11/27/18), multiple sources close to the situation confirmed that Jon Gilbert will in fact be introduced as the new AD at ECU.

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