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Todd Bartley, General Manager
ESPNWillliamsport.com
In an exclusive interview with ESPNWilliamsport.com former Press Secretary for Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Chuck Ardo stated that in conversations he has had with high ranking officials with knowledge of the situation at Penn State “Tom Ridge would be welcomed as the leading candidate” (to replace outgoing PSU President Graham Spanier).
Within the state of Pennsylvania and nationally Ridge is well respected for his work not only as a Governor but as the first Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Spanier will either retire or be fired as early as this afternoon. Current Governor Tom Corbett is currently traveling and is expected to be in State College as early as this afternoon to meet with the Board of Trustees at Penn State.
Once it is announced that Spanier is no longer PSU President, it is believed that the Honorable Tom Ridge will be appointed acting President of Penn State University by Governor Corbett. The appointment must also be ratified by the Board of Trustees at Penn State. Additional sources have shared with ESPNWilliamsport.com that the move to install Ridge will be greeted with overwhelming support.
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Stay tuned to ESPN 1050, ESPN 104.1 and espnwilliamsport.com for further details on this developing story.
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