OCC stadium press box to hold name of Jim Carnett

OCC’s LeBard Stadium press box may not broadcast Jim Carnett’s words anymore, but it will still carry his name.

Carnett, a longtime employee, recently retired as senior director of community relations for the college. The Coast Community College District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to honor Carnett by naming the press box after him by request of the school’s president, Robert Dees.

Carnett was the sport’s director at OCC for 15 years, which allowed him the opportunity to announce football games from the press box.

Carnett spent 36 years working at OCC and never relinquished his role as broadcaster, despite his being promoted.

— Daniel Tedford