Faculty/Staff

Noteworthy Students

Wilcox competes at Hearst national championships

Dustin Wilcox, a senior journalism major and media production minor, won a $1,500 award as a finalist at the national championships of the prestigious Hearst Journalism Awards May 20-26 in San Francisco.  Wilcox of Hopkinsville qualified for the national championship by winning fourth place in the audio competition of the Hearst Awards. During the national […]

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Faculty/Staff Noteworthy

University honors JMC faculty for service

Four JMC faculty members received service awards during the Faculty Recognition Banquet.  They were: Gill Welsch, senior instructor of advertising, 30 years Gross Magee, senior instructor of GCM, 25 years Debbie Owens, associate professor of JMC, 20 years Tim Vance, assistant professor of JMC, 10 years

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Faculty/Staff Students

Capstone projects showcase JMC students’ talents

Students enrolled in capstone courses across the JMC department have received real-world training and experiences this semester, ranging from developing a campaign for Alumni Affairs to covering the aftermath of the EF4 tornado that ripped through far western Kentucky.  Below are highlights from the capstone experiences: Advertising students present campaign Advertising students presented their campaign […]

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Faculty/Staff JMC Dept. Students

PR students launch travel website

JMC students in Dr. Marcie Hinton’s Content Creation class have partnered with the Murray Convention and Visitors Bureau in launching a travel website for all that Western Kentucky has to offer.  The website, dubbed “Postcards From the Brink,” provides information to the public about everything from attractions and events to traditions and dine-ins located in […]

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Faculty/Staff

McKeel’s photos spotlighted in Wrather exhibit

The new Centennial Exhibit at Wrather Museum features photography from alumnus Jeremy McKeel, ’98 & ’02, Digital Media Services Manager at Murray State. The campus scenes curated by Dr. Jeff McLaughlin and others will be on display until Dec. 9, 2022.

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Faculty/Staff Featured

Kendall: My Doc Story

By Tony Kendall There are so many, but my first memory of Doc came during my sophomore year of high school when my then high school journalism teacher, Ann Landini, took the newspaper staff to a workshop at Murray State.  Doc and Bob Valentine put on their Dr. Trey and Dr. Vee show for us. […]

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A note from the chair
Faculty/Staff JMC Dept. Noteworthy

A note from the chair: Dr. Kevin Qualls

Things are happening to, and in, Wilson Hall. This historic building is now equipped with new windows, everywhere. More updates are scheduled this summer as some classrooms will be updated with new floors, paint, ceilings, and updated instructional technology. This fine old building is preserved, and updated. Our facilities on the 8th Floor of the […]

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Faculty/Staff

JMC faculty present, publish research

JMC faculty have presented and published their pedagogical and applied research this semester.  Here are the highlights: Dr. Stephanie Anderson, assistant professor of journalism: Won first place in the debut paper category of the Student Media Advisers division of the Broadcast Education Association for her paper, “COVID-19’s Impact On Student Media Organizations in the United […]

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Faculty/Staff JMC Dept. News & Notes

Share your Doc Story with us

Those of us who have roamed the hallways of Wilson Hall or the eighth floor of the Fine Arts Building from the 1970s to the 2000s hold many fond memories of the one and only Doc. Whether we were the recipients of one of his Atta Boy awards or a Doc Hot News Tip or […]

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Faculty/Staff JMC Dept. News & Notes

A note from the chair: Dr. Kevin Qualls

These are busy and exciting days in JMC. We are preparing for our ACEJMC re-accreditation visit (Fall ’22), welcoming two new tenure-track professors, developing the Robert “Doc” McGaughey Fund for Excellence, offering a new university studies elective, growing an online master’s program and planning facility upgrades.  We are also feeling the absence of two long […]

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