
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, June 19, 1994                   TAG: 9406190111
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A10   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: MOBILE, ALA.                                LENGTH: Short

10-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE GRAD GETS TV JOB

Whiz kid Michael Kearney doesn't like to waste time. He got his college degree when was 10. Two weeks later, he got a television contract.

Kearney, who is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's youngest college graduate, will be a "special correspondent" for "Mike & Maty," an ABC afternoon talk and variety show.

The contract was announced Friday, and Michael's first appearance is set for July. Terms were not disclosed.

"This is my big break," he said.

In interviews before his June 5 graduation, Michael said he wanted to become a game show host. Until then, he will settle for contributing regular reports to the ABC show.

"Michael has a unique perspective on things," said executive producer Steve Ober. "He has the innocence of a child and the insight of an adult."

Michael received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of South Alabama. He was in Las Vegas on Saturday to receive an award from the American Academy of Achievement.

by CNB