• Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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College Student's Ad Heads for Prime Time

He’s got the stirring music and the patriotic imagery down.

Ryan Whitaker, a 23-year-old student at Brigham Young University, was today named winner of Mitt Romney’s “create your own ad” contest.

The Republican candidate’s campaign said Mr. Whitaker’s selection makes him the first amateur ever to have his work used as an official television advertisement for a presidential campaign.

Here’s the winning ad, “Ready for Action”: