{"265881":{"#nid":"265881","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet Kathy Spetz \u2013 aka Buzz Mama","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022intro-text\u0022\u003ENot long after Kathy Spetz graduated from Florida State University with a degree in fashion design, she flew to Atlanta to interview for a stewardess job with Delta Air Lines. She never did get \u003Cem\u003Ethose\u003C\/em\u003E wings, but she eventually wound up making some \u2013 for Georgia Tech\u2019s beloved mascot, Buzz.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer company, Spetz Productions, has designed and made countless costumes for sports teams and corporations. Her college mascots have consistently earned top honors from the Universal Cheerleaders Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo date, Spetz has made (to the best of her recollection) 11 Buzz costumes. And even though she knows she shouldn\u2019t play favorites, Georgia Tech\u0027s mascot holds a special place in her heart.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/meet-kathy-spetz-aka-buzz-mama\u0022\u003ERead the full story \u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Most Sewing Machines Go Whirrrr \u2013 Hers Goes Buzzzzz\u2026"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022intro-text\u0022\u003ENot long after Kathy Spetz graduated from Florida State University with a degree in fashion design, she flew to Atlanta to interview for a stewardess job with Delta Air Lines. She never did get \u003Cem\u003Ethose\u003C\/em\u003E wings, but she eventually wound up making some \u2013 for Georgia Tech\u2019s beloved mascot, Buzz.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Most Sewing Machines Go Whirrrr \u2013 Hers Goes Buzzzzz\u2026"}],"uid":"27948","created_gmt":"2014-01-10 14:55:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:40","author":"Jennifer Tomasino","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-01-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-01-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"265871":{"id":"265871","type":"image","title":"Buzz Mama","body":null,"created":"1449244039","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:47:19","changed":"1475894953","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:13","alt":"Buzz Mama","file":{"fid":"198507","name":"buzz_mama_001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/buzz_mama_001_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/buzz_mama_001_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":741835,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/buzz_mama_001_0.jpg?itok=QpoXcgaD"}}},"media_ids":["265871"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"595","name":"Buzz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}