Guy Gruppie Serves as USC Program Alumni Host

March 24, 2011

LOS ANGELES – Guy R. Gruppie served as an alumni host at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communications & Journalism's fourth annual Food for Thought program held at the school's Davidson Conference Center. Mr. Gruppie, who earned undergraduate degrees in journalism and political science at USC, was one of several distinguished journalism, communications and business alumni to participate in the dinner event, along with current Annenberg students interested in communications-related careers, including law.

"I was very honored to be asked to participate and to represent Murchison & Cumming among such an accomplished group of USC graduates,” said Mr. Gruppie, who co-chairs the firm's Emerging Risks & Specialty Tort practice group. "Attending USC was one of the great times of my life, it has played an integral role for me as a student and person in having careers both in journalism and law. I was happy to share my very positive experience and how I feel about being a member of what we call the Trojan Family."

Mr. Gruppie worked as a reporter and editor at the Los Angeles Times, primarily in the sports department, before attending law school. He discussed both his pre-law and law experiences, including how a Media Law class at USC encouraged him to consider law as a career, with a group of more than 75 current USC communications and journalism students. Other alumni hosts for the event included Gordon Tokumatsu, a reporter with NBC in Los Angeles, Arash Markazi of ESPN, and USA Today Editor Michelle Kessler. Prior program hosts have included local news anchors Kent Shocknek and Frank Buckley and Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Victor Wright.

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