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Jordyn Rowland (PR '19) joins picketing WGA strikers outside the Disney Studios gates in Hollywood, Ca.
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Alumni Tales: From Murray State to Hollywood’s WGA Picket Lines

When I graduated from Murray State University with a public relations degree in 2019, the last place I expected to be in June 2023 was on a picket line outside of Disney’s gates. Surrounded by thousands of television and film writers, we held our signs high. We marched and we cried and we sang and […]

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Students enjoy valuable campus visit with alumnus

Murray State alumnus J.T. Waskowski visited Professor Bob Valentine’s Advertising Media Sales class on Sept. 1, 2023, and spoke about his job at advertising agency Starcom in Chicago.  As associate director in the agency’s media planning division, Waszkowski leads a team helping clients buy the most effective advertising in a variety of media. He graduated in 2014 […]

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Alumni Accomplishments

Jim Burress, ‘07, is a senior producer and host for “All Things Considered” at WABE-FM, an NPR affiliate in Atlanta. Burress and WABE placed first in the Nielson rankings for afternoons in Atlanta recently. He is celebrating his 15th year with WABE * Tab Brockman, ‘82, was honored as the state’s Employee of the Year […]

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Valentine reflects on Murphy’s lecture, Doc’s legacy

By Simon Elfrink JMC student Despite retiring in 2021, former Murray State professor of advertising Robert Valentine got the opportunity to watch more fruit of his labor bloom at the Inaugural Doc McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility.  Dozens of media enthusiasts poured into Lovett Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 14, to witness the lecture, […]

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McGaughey lecture: If you missed it, here’s the recording

Courier-Journal political cartoonist Marc Murphy spoke about the value of dissent during the inaugural McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Murray State University. In case you missed it, here’s a link to the lecture:

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Alumna discusses election coverage with in-depth reporting students

Jennifer P. Brown, editor of the Hoptown Chronicle, shared ideas for election coverage with students enrolled in JMC 397 In-Depth Reporting. Brown, an alumna, runs the nonprofit online Hoptown Chronicle site. She told the students that the best way to prepare for Election Night coverage is to prepare now and do their research into candidates. […]

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Visit our table at the Centennial Homecoming Tent City event Oct. 29

Be sure to stop by the JMC table inside the College of Business tent during the Centennial Homecoming Celebration at Tent City on Saturday, Oct. 29. The JMC department will have a table to welcome alumni. Two of our student groups also plan to have tables.  The Ads Club will have a fundraiser in which […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Chris and Allison Evans will receive prestigious community journalism award

From On Second Thought, the newsletter of the Kentucky Press Association The owners of a weekly newspaper in West Kentucky, who have persevered for almost 30 years in the face of increasing challenges to the industry – and to them and their community – are the winners of the 2022 Al Smith Award for public […]

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High School Media Workshop set to return in ’23

After a two-year absence because of COVID-19, the Murray State High School Media Workshop will return to campus in 2023. The High School Media Workshop is planned for Wednesday, March 15 on the third floor of the Curris Center. This workshop connects high school media students with JMC faculty, who offer workshops to enhance what […]

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Alumni accomplishments

Col. Robert Whitton, ‘66 Business, is retired from the U.S. Army * Dr. Nancy Strow Sheley, ‘68 English, is retired from California State University. Sheley received two Fulbright Awards: 2004 to study genocide in Rwanda and 2008 to teach university students in Cyprus. * Callie Smith, ‘20 Public Relations, is the director of community relations […]

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