Alumni Stories
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News Media grad snags job with ABC7 Los Angeles
From attending a taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live! her freshmen year to snagging a news assistant position in LA, Maren Owen (‘16 BA) made her mark within the News Media program.
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April Comms Grad Accepts Dream Job in New York
Within the BYU School of Communications, Caitlin Carr has found her place in the Advertising program during her time at BYU. Carr recently snagged what she calls her “dream job” and is ready to help other students do the same.
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Social media offers more job options for journalism grads
The social media industry is expanding, increasing available jobs for journalism graduates.
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Sought-after BYU alum tapped to cover Trump White House
To all the never-saw-that-comings of the 2016 American presidential campaign add this: the reporter who said it was never going to happen just got a nice, fancy new job because it did.
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BYU Homecoming brings together School of Communications’ alumni
Professor and School Director Ed Carter with Vai Sikahema during the Beckham Lecture Series luncheon.
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Comms Alumni Weekend October 14-15
The School of Communications will host an Alumni Weekend during BYU’s Homecoming Week, with school events taking place on Friday, October 14 in addition to other events happening around campus on Friday and Saturday. Events will include:
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Alumnus Art Rascon: Curiosity of the World
Arthur “Art” Rascon (BA ’85), broadcast journalist for ABC-13 KTRK in Houston, is a 21-time Emmy Award–winning reporter. His work has landed him in several tight situations, from “being chased in the jungle by men with machetes in Nicaragua” to “having guns pulled on in the Middle East.”
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90s Alumnus, Jon Pierre Francia, Makes Good with ‘Sweeto Burrito’
In 2010, Jon Pierre Francia (’94) felt stuck. The children’s television show he had been producing, Jake’s Airplanes, had lost funding during the economic downturn of 2008 and Francia was unsure about his next career move. During this period of uncertainty, Francia attended a fortuitous family picnic that would change his career path for good.
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Honesty Is Still the Best Policy
It was late 2001 and the Enron scandal weighed heavily in the national consciousness. Whistleblowers were taking heat from defrauded investors, employees stood agog while their retirements evaporated, and journalists sought out experts to explain the ethical lapses that led to one of the biggest corporate bankruptcies in history.
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Comms alumna used her experiences in broadcast journalism at BYU to serve in faith
When several of Boston’s prominent LDS athletes happen to be in your ward, what do you do? For Heather Walker Sandstrom (BA ’81), the answer was obvious: get them on local talk shows to discuss their beliefs. With her background in broadcasting, Sandstrom secured these athletes opportunities throughout the Boston area.
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