David Schulman (MS ’95, journalism) was an audio producer and sound designer for a new podcast audio drama for ages 9 and up called Live from Mount Olympus. The podcast, launching February 2, features Tony-winning actor André De Shields (Hadestown, The Wiz, Ratatouille The Musical) as Hermes, along with other members of the Tony-winning TEAM that did Hadestown, in a contemporary retelling of the Greek myth of […]
VMLY&R West, based in Seattle, Washington, recently hired Glen Scott (BS ’01, advertising) to serve as its executive creative director. The agency covers clients up and down the West coast including Intel, Microsoft, Mazda, and more. Prior to this position, Scott led creative teams at VMLY&R Kansas City to multiple new business wins and buzz-worthy campaigns for Gatorade. As […]
The University of Illinois Alumni Association presented its annual Alumni Awards as part of its virtual Homecoming Week 2020, Nov. 29-Dec. 5. Congratulations to award winners Angela Sinickas (BS ’75, journalism) and Safiya Noble, former faculty member at the Institute of Communications Research. Sinickas received the 2020 Alumni Achievement Award. She was recognized for improving employee relations by working […]
In November, journalism faculty member and alumna Alison Davis, College of Media affiliate Illinois Public Media, and numerous alumni received Mid-America Emmy Awards and Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards. Davis, journalism lecturer, was one of the Big Ten Network producers of Engineering Fire, along with Tim Hartin and Kaitlin Southworth, and executive producers Robin Kaler (also a journalism alumna), Eric Todd Wilson, […]
December 2, 2020 | Kimberly Belser, Communications and Marketing Intern Talented advertising undergraduate students will be recognized for their creative work and provided with a monetary gift to support their creative career path, thanks to the Murray Kalis Award for Creativity in Advertising. The new award was established by College of Media alumnus Murray Kalis […]
January 22, 2018 The College of Media is pleased to announce that Dave Kissel, a 1985 journalism graduate, will be the alumni speaker at the College of Media Convocation ceremony on Sunday, May 13, 2018. He has built a distinguished career in marketing, advertising and sports for Fortune 500 clients by leading high-impact teams at world-class agencies and media […]
November 3, 2017 An important part of the legacy of the noted film critic, Urbana native, and U of I alumnus Roger Ebert has come home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, thanks to a recent donation from the Chicago Sun-Times. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Archives has acquired the motion picture press kit […]
February 9, 2017 David E. McCraw, a 1976 journalism graduate from Monticello, Illinois, will be the 2017 College of Media convocation speaker. McCraw is vice president and deputy general counsel for The New York Times. He has a master’s degree from Cornell and a JD from Albany Law School. McCraw has worked as a journalist and […]
April 4, 2016 Carol Hillsman Sagers ’79 BS Advertising, has been selected as the 2016 College of Media Convocation speaker. Carol is the principal at CHS Marketing Consultants, a company she founded in 1996. Carol’s firm provides business development and marketing management services to clients that have included McDonald’s, Fashion Fair Cosmetics, Kraft Foods, L’Oréal, […]
October 21, 2015 The College of Media is pleased to announce a $1 million gift from the Jack and Elizabeth Klues Family Foundation for scholarships in the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising in the College of Media at the University of Illinois. The gift includes current use funds and a bequest. The proceeds will […]