May 30 Deaf News Briefs
Here are four Deaf News briefs.
Gallaudet’s Eric Gregory wins NCAA championship
The first — on Saturday, Gallaudet University sophomore track star Eric Gregory became a NCAA Division III National Champion in the 400 meter dash. He ran a lap in 46.19 seconds.
Gregory also finished in third place in the 200-meter dash.
Gallaudet University tweeted a video of the 400 meter race, and you should watch it at the link in the post or in the transcript. Gregory was in lane 5 and for most of the lap seemed to be in the middle of the field. But after the final turn and down the last 100 meters, Gregory seemed to run longer strides and kept the lead for good.
Gallaudet said Gregory is now Gallaudet’s first National Champion, calling him a “History Maker” on Twitter.
His race was featured on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” on Sunday.
Sandra Mae Frank now a series regular on “New Amsterdam”
The second Deaf News brief — Sandra Mae Frank will become a series regular for NBC’s medical drama New Amsterdam in its upcoming fifth season, according to a report from “Deadline.” Frank was a recurring character in Season 4 as a surgeon and Chief of Oncology who happens to be deaf.
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Marvel tweets first look of Alaqua Cox in “Echo”
The third Deaf News brief — two weeks ago Marvel Entertainment tweeted a “first look” image of Alaqua Cox in her role as Maya Lopez / Echo in her upcoming series on Disney Plus, Echo. Comicbook.com reported that the series started production about a month ago in the Atlanta area. The release date will be in 2023. Cox and her character made its first appearance in Disney Plus’ Hawkeye last December.
Lauren Ridloff in new romantic drama series on Starz
The fourth Deaf News brief — “Variety” reported that Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Jackson will be the stars of a new romantic drama series on Starz that is being developed by Ava DuVernay. It will be the second time that Ridloff and Jackson are working together as they acted opposite each other in a Broadway revival of “Children of a Lesser God.” The series is currently in writing.
That’s the four Deaf News briefs for today.
https://twitter.com/GallaudetBison
https://deadline.com/2022/05/new-amsterdam-sandra-mae-frank-series-regular-season-5-1235031583/
https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/echo-series-first-look-revealed-marvel-studios/
https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/echo-disney-plus-filming-start-alaqua-cox-celebrates/
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/ava-duvernay-lauren-ridloff-joshua-jackson-starz-1235272604/