Alumni
Public Relations Alum Accepts Position Managing all North America Communications for Amazon Logistics
We recently caught up with Murray State JMC Alumnus, Heather Mix (PR 2017), to discuss the journey that took her from the classrooms of Wilson HALL to Internal Communication Specialist for Amazon. Q: What did your professional path after college look like?A: I like to think of my professional path as more of a winding […]
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Alumni News & Notes
Richard Shepherd (2001) recently joined the staff of WRDW/WAGT in Augusta, Georgia, as Broadcasting/IT Engineer. He most recently was the Director of News Operations at WALB in Albany, Georgia. Kelsey Randolph (2016) was recently hired as Marketing Manager for the Chicago Market at Cushman & Wakefield, one of the top three global CRE firms.
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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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