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Veteran Journalist Eric Mansfield Joins 91¿´Æ¬Íø As Executive Director, University Media Relations
WKYC-TV anchor and reporter Eric Mansfield will become 91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s new executive director for university media relations. The award-winning journalist and Akron native begins his new position with the university on June 1. Mansfield will lead the media relations team in the University…
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2012 Mcgruder Lecture and Awards Luncheon Takes Place March 26
91¿´Æ¬Íø’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will honor Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity, at an awards luncheon and lecture on Monday, March 26, on the Kent Campus. The award, from th…
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91¿´Æ¬Íø Honors Cleveland’S Plain Dealer Editor With r 2012 Mcgruder Award for Media Diversity on March 26
Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at 91¿´Æ¬Íø University. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media professionals who enco…
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Cleveland’s Plain Dealer Editor Named 2012 McGruder Award for Media Diversity Winner
Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at 91¿´Æ¬Íø University. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media profess…
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91¿´Æ¬Íø Professor to Fly 1,670 Miles to Fund Annual Scholarship
This spring, two Piper J3 Cubs will set out on a journey to the place where aviation began. It will be the first flight to Wright Brothers Airport via all of Ohio's 88 counties and will honor the 75th anniversary of the airplane that taught nearly a half-million pilots to fly. Joe Murray, Ph.D., …
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91¿´Æ¬Íø Student Named Top Finalist in National Awards Program
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation awarded a 91¿´Æ¬Íø University broadcast journalism student the top television finalist award, along with a $2,600 scholarship. Jeannette Reyes, a 91¿´Æ¬Íø senior and TV2 reporter and anchor, submitted two of her broadcast stories to the Journalism Awards…
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Faculty Members Open Stores in Acorn Alley II
The College of Communication and Information (CCI) family can be found many places in Kent, from campus to downtown. CCI faculty members are bringing their entrepreneurial skills to Acorn Alley II, a new hot spot for small business owners. Tree City Coffee & Pastry Evan Bailey, operations ma…
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Cleveland’s Plain Dealer Editor Named 2012 McGruder Award For Media Diversity Winner
Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media professionals who encourage diversity in the fie…
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