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Alum Taurence Armstrong impressed with new Kuhlin Center

2009 BGSU Broadcast Journalism graduate and current ABC News producer Taurence Armstrong recently visited the new home of Journalism and Public Relations. He came away very impressed, and hopes current students are as well. He also talked about his time … Continue reading

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Kuhlin Center Ribbon Cutting

Bowling Green State University invites BGSU Media and Communication alumni and friends to the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the opening of the Michael & Sara Kuhlin Center (formerly South Hall), new home of the BGSU School of Media & Communication.

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Get with the Program

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Almost 50 incoming students are joining BGSU’s Department of Journalism and Public Relations. “Get with the Program” gave students the chance to meet one another, see the new Kuhlin Center facilities and learn about student media and the Journalism and Public … Continue reading

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School of Media and Communication seeking two Instructors

School of Media and Communication Instructor, Social Media The School of Media and Communication at Bowling Green State University invites applications for a full-time, renewable, non-tenure track faculty position. Primary teaching responsibilities at the undergraduate level with possibility of teaching … Continue reading

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Nancy Brendlinger Retirement

Photos from Dr. Nancy Brendlinger’s retirement party, April 29, 2016. See story here.

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NFL players learn about journalism on campus at boot camp

Thirteen NFL players participated in the BGSU NFL Journalism and Radio Boot Camp April 14-17. Faculty participants included Jim Foust, Terry Rentner and Kelly Taylor from the Department of Journalism and Public Relations; Lori Liggett and Stephen Merrill from the … Continue reading

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Hurrell wins Collins Scholarship

Collins scholarship winner, Leslie Hurrell, junior public relations major. Award presented by Richard A. Maxwell, 1970 graduate of the department, and retired director of broadcasting for the NFL.

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2016 Journalism and Public Relations Awards

The Department of Journalism and Public Relations held its annual awards ceremony April 8, 2016, in the Bowen Thompson Student Union. It was an opportunity to honor outstanding current students as well as successful alumni. Also receiving awards but unable … Continue reading

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PR students rally against heroin

Students from the senior capstone public relations campaigns class in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations participated in a rally against heroin sponsored by Team Recovery.  The rally took place on Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Zepf Center in … Continue reading

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Betsy Kling wins Chuck Heaton Award

“The size of Betsy Kling’s talent is matched only by the size of her heart,” noted John Betchkal at the annual Press Club of Cleveland Hall of Fame Awards on November 13. Kling, a 1997 BGSU broadcast journalism graduate, received … Continue reading

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PRSSA members visit Joe Louis Arena

by Rebecca Erwin “In PR, you don’t know what to expect, every day is something different,” said Detroit Red Wings Public Relations Coordinator Kyle Kujawa to 30 PRSSA students from BGSU as part of a networking experience. The venue of the … Continue reading

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PR students make it a social media Halloween

Several PR majors from the department decided to make Halloween a social media event by dressing up as various social media sites.

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Bradshaw Elected to AJHA Board

Dr. Kathy Bradshaw has been elected to the board of directors of the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA). Bradshaw, associate professor and chair of the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, was elected by AJHA members at the organization’s 34th annual … Continue reading

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Students visit Pro Football Hall of Fame

Twenty-five students from the School of Media and Communication and Sport Management headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH on Friday, April 10 as part of Richard Maxwell’s “Public Relations Practitioners in the NFL Reunion.”  Students had the opportunity … Continue reading

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South Hall revitalization underway

The Department of Journalism and Public Relations will move to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Fall 2016. That facility will be what is now South Hall, but it won’t be the same South Hall you might remember. This video, produced … Continue reading

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BGSU students making trip to NFL Hall of Fame

Fifty students from the School of Media and Communication will be heading to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH on Friday, April 10 as part of Richard Maxwell’s “Public Relations Practitioners in the NFL Reunion.”  Students will … Continue reading

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BGSU Journalists Cover ONA Convention

A group of seven BGSU journalism students ran the Student News Bureau at the Ohio Newspaper Association (ONA) annual convention in February. The convention, held every year in Columbus, brings together newspaper executives, editors and reporters from around the state. … Continue reading

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Jim Gordon, 1932-2015

Former BGSU journalism professor Jim Gordon passed away Saturday at his home in Bowling Green. Memorial arrangements will be announced this week. We have created this memorial site where you can post your tributes to Jim. Here is Jim’s obituary … Continue reading

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The BG News Wins Big at Ohio Newspaper Convention

The BG News won three first prizes in the Ohio Newspaper Association’s Collegiate Competition, Division A, for sports coverage, headlines and photography. The awards were announced this week at the Ohio Newspaper Association’s annual convention in Columbus. The winners for … Continue reading

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Designer Visits Online Journalism Class

Greg Jenkins, a designer at Madhouse Creative, visited Dr. Jim Foust’s Online Journalism class this week to talk about responsive design. Jenkins, who is a BGSU graduate, shared some of the history of web design and how the current (and … Continue reading

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