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After two years on the West Coast, 2010 graduate finding career success back in the Midwest

By Kayla Lewandowski Reporting Student After discovering her passion for journalism, Toledo, Ohio, native and 2010 alumna Heather Walker ditched her dream of becoming a Broadway star and headed for the news station. Currently a reporter at WOOD-TV8 in Grand … Continue reading

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Saturday Night at NFL 2015 Sports Journalism Boot Camp

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Multimedia projects conclude academic career for broadcast and multiplatform students

Students in broadcast sequence capstone class, J4300, and the multiplatform sequence capstone class, J4200, worked together in teams to develop a multimedia project. Starting in early March, each team chose a topic  then members conducted interviews, wrote stories, shot pictures, … Continue reading

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Alumna’s recipe for success touches others

By Amanda Schiavo Reporting Student “Lately, as I’m getting older, I find that it is great to challenge myself,” said the energetic Marie Ludwig, a 1983 journalism graduate. Ludwig is currently splitting time in her career between partnering a “thriving” … Continue reading

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Cravens takes new role in alumni and annual giving office at BGSU

by Aaron Parker Reporting Student Wearing a black Bowling Green State University volleyball windbreaker, alumna Jordan Cravens walks into a Starbucks on Wooster Street in Bowling Green. Mentioning how long her day has been, she orders a small coffee and … Continue reading

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Independent cartoonist, illustrator got his start in student media

By Amy Reeves Reporting Student “When I saw my cartoons getting published, it was kind of a rush and I never really looked back,” explained Don Lee, a 1987 alumus, as he shared his strides toward becoming the distinguished independent … Continue reading

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Alumna moves from in front of the camera to behind the plate

by Crystal Chlebina Reporting Student Colleen Rerucha, ’06, is an excellent example of a graduate who has achieved her dreams. Starting out in television, Rerucha today works with Toledo’s minor league baseball team, the Toledo Mud Hens. Rerucha, who graduated … Continue reading

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Variety in job positions highlights career of 1960 graduate

By Carlye Pollack Reporting Student Sitting in his dress pants, turtleneck and top hat, alumnus Bill Kopper politely offers to buy lunch at Bowling Green’s Sam B’s. With kind eyes and a polite smile, he orders lunch and gets to … Continue reading

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PRSSA students sample PR in the state capital

PRSSA students tried public relations agency life first-hand, as they traveled to Columbus to visit and tour Fahlgren-Mortine.  While there, they were able to talk to senior management and recent hires about what working in a public relations agency is … Continue reading

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Good humor and passion for their job fill the graduation gap for alumnae working together in public relations

By Annie Furia Reporting Student Despite graduating from Bowling Green State University 30 years apart, Sara O’Malley and Mary Jo DiSalvo are completely in sync when it comes to their passion for their work. DiSalvo, who graduated in 1976, joked … Continue reading

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Broadcast alumnus goes from news anchor to hometown business owner

by Jessica Speweike Reporting Student Joe Stoll, a 2005 broadcast journalism graduate from Bowling Green State University (BGSU), took his skills as a news anchor and transferred them into owning his own business. Situated in his office, complete with lime … Continue reading

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Covering news in South Dakota is not without its challenges for recent broadcast journalism graduate

by Terrin Bates Reporting Student Some students find their passion right away when they enroll in college. For 2014 Bowling Green State University journalism graduate Adam King, it took a while for him to realize what he was pursuing wasn’t … Continue reading

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Alumna gives advice for finding a career you love

By Terrin Bates Reporting Student In the 12 years she has spent finding a career, alumna Amanda Atkins has always kept one thing in mind: your career should be the love of your life. She shared this piece of advice … Continue reading

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Award-winning veteran videographers show clips, offer tips

Long time local television reporters Lou Hebert and Paul Kwapich shared their expertise  on Oct. 29 in an evening conversation with students that featured clips of their work. Hebert has been a local journalist for more than 40 years. Most … Continue reading

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Senior’s opinion piece featured in industry journal

Editor and Publisher, the authoritative journal on the newspaper industry, invited senior Will Channell to answer the question “Does the FAA’s ban on drone journalism violate the First Amendment?” Channell, a multi-platform journalism major, was completing his summer internship at … Continue reading

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Recruitment event promotes student involvement

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PRSSA hosts speaker who specializes in aroma marketing

Companies take everything in to consideration when they think about the shopping experience they want for their customers. That includes the smell of the store.  At the Nov. 4 PRSSA meeting, Michael Seay, director of Sensory Max, talked with students … Continue reading

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Students learn about Toledo diversity project

Hasan Dudar, Web editor at The Blade in Toledo, has been working for more than a year on documenting Toledo community members who identify their ethnicity with the Middle East and North Africa and writing feature stories and producing oral … Continue reading

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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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