Category Archives: Alumni

Master’s degree helps alumna focus on feeding the hungry

By Nikita Lewis Reporting Student California, the big state for big dreams. The Golden State appeals to dreamers, especially 2007 alumna Miranda Everitt. Everitt said moving to California was the best decision she has ever made. “I bought a plane … Continue reading

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Hall of Fame honor is fitting end for alumnus with 40 years of covering sports for the Sentinel Tribune

By Brandon Shrider Reporting Student A hall of fame induction caps off 40-year-career at the Sentinel Tribune for 1974 Bowling Green State University journalism alumnus Jack Carle. Carle was selected as an inductee into the Ohio Prep Sportswriter’s Association Hall … Continue reading

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Stella oversees FOX Sports West and Prime Ticket websites

By Steven Kubitza Reporting Student “I’m just a kid from Ohio,” said 2001 Bowling Green State University graduate Pete Stella as he sat in his office in Los Angeles on a clear and sunny day in the middle of February. … Continue reading

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Work for the CDC gives alumna chance to help others

By Cherise Thomas Reporting Student Most journalism graduates pursue jobs as reporters, writers or editors for newspapers, however 1999 alumna Sarah Lewis desired something different. “Something about being on the fringes of society to experience something few ever would, appealed … Continue reading

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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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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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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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Former BGSU Professor Jim Gordon is Seriously Ill

We are sad to learn that former BGSU journalism professor and longtime editor of the NPPA’s News Photographer magazine is seriously ill. Jim’s family says that he would enjoy receiving cards or other communication from former students and acquaintances. This … Continue reading

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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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