Alumni and Friends

Jon Steinbrecher
Alumni

Dr. Jon Steinbrecher named 2025 Charles R. Higgins Distinguished Alumnus

March 11, 2025 4 min

The Ohio University Center for Sports Administration is pleased to announce Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, commissioner of the Mid-American Conference, as the 2025 Charles R. Higgins Distinguished Alumnus.
Tom Bosco
Alumni

Professional experience gained at WOUB gave Tom Bosco a leg up

March 11, 2025 5 min

Tom Bosco says the newsroom he works in at ABC 6/Fox 28 TV in Columbus is like Athens northwest. It’s full of anchors, reporters, and producers who went to OHIO and started their careers at WOUB.
Metal trophy with paint brushes and palette
Alumni Success

Creating space for creativity: OHIO Southern graduate expands local opportunities

March 11, 2025 4 min

Ohio University Southern alumnus Bill Tussey expands art access, creating space for local artists to exhibit and perform in non-traditional venues across the region.
An airal shot of a cemetery at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage.
Historical Discoveries

Alumnus uncovers enslaved cemetery at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage

March 6, 2025 4 min

Tony Guzzi, AB '93, resolved a centuries-old mystery by uncovering unmarked graves of enslaved individuals at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage.
Andy Herman
Alumni

From Ohio to Nebraska, Andy Hermann is telling unique stories on public radio

March 4, 2025 4 min

Andy Hermann’s career has come full circle. He got his start in public radio as a student volunteer at WOUB and now he’s working as a producer at Nebraska Public Media.
Erin Ashley
Alumni

Not even two years out of college, Ohio University’s first broadcast meteorology graduate is working in Cincinnati

February 26, 2025 3 min

Former WOUB Lead Weather Forecaster Erin Ashley, the first graduate of OHIO's broadcast meteorology program, graduated in May of 2023, but she’s already back home starting a new job at a TV station
John Damschroder
Alumni

Career in news, marketing, PR and political communications began at WOUB

February 18, 2025 3 min

John Damschroder’s (BSC ’78) communications career has spanned a variety of positions in news, marketing and politics.
Rachel Hoops Linden
Alumni

Working at WOUB helped News Managing Editor Rachel Hoops Linden find her path

February 12, 2025 3 min

When Rachel Hoops Linden (BS ’12) came to Athens from Napoleon, Ohio, she wasn’t really sure what she wanted to do with her life.
ECT mentorship program
Alumni

Decade-long ECT Mentorship Program yields great results for students and alumni

February 12, 2025 4 min

As the retired vice president of infrastructure delivery at Nationwide Insurance, Jim Gay (BS ’73) knows the importance of networking and connections in the IT industry - literally and figuratively.
President Jimmy Carter - Photo by Ben Gray '93 Viscom at Ohio University
OHIO Alumni

Behind the lens: An OHIO graduate's rare and intimate look at Jimmy Carter's life, legacy and farewell

February 12, 2025 3 min

For nearly 25 years, Ohio University alumnus Ben Gray, BS '93, has photographed the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter—from public engagements to private moments in Plains, Georgia. When the former president was laid to rest, Gray was chosen as one of the Carter family’s official photographers, capturing the funeral from an intimate perspective. With exclusive access, this OHIO grad and accomplished photojournalist documented a moment of national remembrance, preserving Carter’s farewell for history. Here, he tells his story.
Collin Black
OHIO Alumni

OHIO alumnus lands finalist spot in Super Bowl fan favorite, Doritos ad creation contest

February 6, 2025 6 min

Collin Black, BSC '20, is game to take his directing and visual effects skills to a whole new level: a Super Bowl ad.
Recent Coms grads
Alumni

Recent Communication Studies graduates are finding a variety of job opportunities available to them

January 29, 2025 4 min

Many recent alumni are finding that a communication studies degree prepares them for a variety of careers. The major equips students with strong oral and written communication skills, among others.
Michael Lorentz
Alumni

Michael Lorentz developed his love of live TV at WOUB

January 28, 2025 3 min

Growing up in the small town of Circleville, Ohio, Michael Lorentz didn’t have much exposure to the world of radio and television broadcasting.
FRONTLINE documentary
WOUB

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and WOUB Public Media co-sponsor free screening of award-winning PBS FRONTLINE documentary

January 27, 2025 6 min

The Scripps School of Journalism and WOUB will co-sponsor a screening of the PBS FRONTLINE documentary, "Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes," on Feb. 6, from at the Athena Cinema.
Cy Dodson
Alumni

Award-Winning independent filmmaker Cy Dodson discovered his creative passion in the Scripps College of Communication

January 22, 2025 4 min

Cy Dodson’s (BSC ’96) career as an independent filmmaker has garnered him much recognition, but the School of Media Arts and Studies audio production major wasn’t always pursuing a career in film.
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