Monthly Archives: November 2014

Broadcast journalism alum Betsy Kling featured on Cleveland.com

1997 graduate Betsy Kling is featured in this story on Cleveland.com. Betsy worked as a weather anchor at BG-24 News while at BGSU, and she is now the chief meteorologist at WKYC-TV in Cleveland.

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Freshman uses fall break to serve communities

Public Relations sequence sophomore Amanda Dortch uses her time off from school to perform various works of community service. This article from BGSU’s Zoom News features Dortch, along with other BGSU students doing service work during fall break.

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Veteran sports writer Phillip B. Wilson takes his talents to new media site

Alumnus Phillip B. Wilson, a sportswriter and videography with the Indianapolis Star for 20 years, has left the Star and joined Scout.com covering the Colts and the Pacers.  Read more about his thoughts on the move in this post from … Continue reading

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Professor finds peace during summer trip to workshop in Israel

by Kathryne Rubright senior, journalism and public relations  The Department of State warns visitors to Israel that they should know the location of the nearest bomb shelter. But Catherine Cassara found unexpectedly peaceful areas during her trip to Israel. In July, the … Continue reading

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Rentner develops health programs to benefit BGSU students through her grant work

Terry Rentner received a faculty improvement leave for the 2013-2014 academic year following a five-year term as the School of Media and Communication director and a four-year term as the Department of Journalism and Public Relations chair. She spent the … Continue reading

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Foust Teaches Video Workshop for Ohio Newspaper Association

Dr. Jim Foust, professor in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, conducted a day-long video training workshop for a group of newspaper journalists. The workshop, organized by the Ohio Newspaper Association (ONA), was held in West Hall on October … Continue reading

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