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Cassie Chaplinsky '17 JOURN

Congratulations to alumna Cassie Chaplinsky on her move to the Lone Star State! Cassie shares that she'll be the weekend sports anchor and a news reporter at KJTV Fox 34 in Lubbock--the home of Texas Tech University (Big 12 Country). Cassie has been working as a video journalist at Fox Illinois in Champaign. She was previously at The Citadel sports video unit in Charleston, SC.

24 Jan
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Lyndsay Gant '07 MACS

After working in digital and video advertising for almost 9 years in both the consumer and healthcare fields, Gant has been accepted to be the Program Director of Video Production for Northwestern University Healthsystem, creating custom content for over 10 hospitals in the Chicagoland area.

 

17 Jan
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Jacki Davidoff '82 ADV

Davidoff Joins Board of  Chicago Women in Philanthropy

27 Nov
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Isenhart named 2017 Legal Elite

Heidi W. Isenhart ('93 ADV), Alexander S. Douglas II, and Stephanie L.

30 Aug
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Nies, JOURN '93, named 2017 Teaching Excellence Award Winner

Peru State College Assistant Professor of English, Kristi Nies, was named the College’s 2017 Teaching Excellence Award winner. Nies will be honored during the College’s commencement on May 6. Read the full story here.

28 Aug
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Drace-Brownell addresses Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD)

Denise Drace-Brownell ’77 ADV, talks with “Reader’s Digest” about her life-long struggle with BVD and her new invention to help address the condition.
http://www.rd.com/health/conditions/the-not-so-rare-vision-problem-you-need-to-know-about/

20 Jul
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Isenhart named 2017 super lawyer

William “Bill” R. Lowman, Jr., Heidi W. Isenhart (ADV '93) and Alexander "Alex" S. Douglas, II, partners with the law firm of ShuffieldLowman, have been selected as 2017 Florida Super Lawyers. Partner, Stephanie Cook has been named a Rising Star.

07 Jul
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Kayse interviewed by Huffington Post

Q & A with Kathy Kayse, vice president of sales strategy and solutions at Yahoo. 

09 Jun
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Breen opens communications firm

Veteran journalist, Justin Breen, recently announced the creation of BrEpic Communications LLC, his own communications and public relations firm. Breen has been an active alum helping to organize the annual career night for the College of Media.

07 Jun
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Studer '17, featured in campaign us article

Alex Studer, a 2017 advertising graduate, is featured in a May 2017 Campaign US article. The story focuses on eight new graduates, their goals, fears and plans for a career in advertising. Read the full story here. 

 

25 May
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Judy Hsu '93

Judy Hsu has been tapped to co-anchor the new 11 a.m. newscast on ABC7 Chicago. 

 

06 Jul
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Marcia (Kurtz) Zuckerman '65 Journalism

"A Crack In The Foundation" is Marcia (Kurtz) Zuckerman’s first book. The book, a compilation of poetry and prose, aims to draw attention to political and human rights abuses including: immigration, journalists killed while covering stories (especially politically charged events), the homeless, surveillance and the NSA.

17 Feb
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Bill Liesse '88 JOURN

Bill Liesse, age 50, of Peoria passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, as a result of heart failure, following recent surgery to mend a torn aorta.

Full story from the JournalStar

06 Jan
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Heidi Isenhart '93 ADV

Heidi W. Isenhart, a partner with the law firm of ShuffieldLowman, has been named one of the 50 Top Women Lawyers in Florida  by Super Lawyers.

02 Jul
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Robert Lowe '13 JOURN

UI journalism alumnus Robert Lowe has his first job in TV!!! Robbie will be the weekend anchor and three day reporter at KTIV-TV (NBC) in Sioux City, Iowa. Robert recently graduated with his master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University in NY.

02 Jun
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Linda Andjelkovich '09 JOURN

Broadcast alumnae Linda Andjelkovich married Mike Hall who is on the Big Ten Network. Linda is an account manager at Upshot Marketing in Chicago.

02 Jun
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Judy Hsu '93 JOURN

Congrats to broadcast alumna Judy Hsu of WLS (ABC-7) Chicago. Judy is the new vice-chair to the Chinese American Service League in Chicago. She was nominated by friend/mentor Linda Yu. Judy's been at ABC-7 since 2001.

02 Jun
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Tabe Bergman '13 PhD

Tabe Bergman's first book is forthcoming with VU University Press in Amsterdam: "The Dutch Media Monopoly: A political-economic analysis of the crisis in journalism in the Netherlands." Praise for The Dutch Media Monopoly: "Tabe Bergman has written a pioneering case study and critical analysis of the Dutch

21 Apr
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