Ernest Rollins
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J&M Students and Faculty Win Broadcast Education Association Awards
Sophomore Eliza Noell had never touched a professional camera until her freshman year, when she joined the documentary production unit Land Grant Films at the College of Communication and Information (CCI). “I was a complete beginner. It was really neat to be able to walk in and have this opportunity to try it out and…
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Former Voice of the Vols Bob Kesling Receives J&M Alumni of the Year Award
Former “Voice of the Vols” Bob Kesling honored for his retirement during the game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics Alumnus Bob Kesling (‘77) can still recall when he sat behind the mic for the first time as the new lead…
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UT Student Journalists win regional SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
Student journalists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, won several first-place and finalist awards at the annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 12 Conference last month. Award-winning work included stories covering Hurricane Helene and the 2024 presidential election campaign. Senior journalism and media major and The Daily Beacon Editor-in-Chief Shelby Wright said she is…
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Senior Helene Burch Presents Research on Female Athletes’ Perceptions of Their Sports Uniforms at IACS Conference
Graduating senior Helene Burch knew accepting School of Journalism and Media Assistant Professor Guy Harrison’s invitation to help with his research last year was a good opportunity. But she never predicted the impact it would have on her academic career. Last month, she presented her own research at the International Association for Communication and Sport…
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Living East Tennessee Host, Mental Health Advocate Embodies Volunteer Spirit
Growing up, Amber Lynn Carroll (‘13) knew she wanted to do something that honored her inner performer. She also loved to write. So, when the School of Journalism and Media alumna discovered there was a career path combining both passions, she wanted in. She joined her high school TV station and started covering sports. It…
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Graduating Senior Griffin Hadley Proud To ‘Carry The Torch’
Griffin Hadley and Kate McCarville the Tennessee men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams receiving the Torchbearer award at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in Knoxville, TN. (Photo By Kyndall Williams/Tennessee Athletics) School of Journalism and Media Professor Erin Whiteside met graduating senior Griffin Hadley for the first time during an informational session for students…
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Land Grant Films Team Produces Award-Winning Short Documentary on Blind Woodworker
Senior Carter Moore interviewing Greenville, Tennessee native and woodworker George Wurtzel for the Land Grant Films short documentary “Carving The Creative Vision”. In small-town America, there always seems to be that person everyone knows who perfectly reflects what that community is all about. This phenomenon is what prompted Nick Geidner, School of Journalism and Media…
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Thatcher, Durben Selected for 2025 Carnegie-Knight News21 Project
Juniors Gracyn Thatcher and Alexa Durben, both journalism and media majors, will represent the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, this summer at the 2025 Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellowship at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Two School of Journalism and Media students have been selected to participate in a prestigious…
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The Election Project, Student Journalists Win Big at 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference
Students in the School of Journalism and Media earned several awards for their reporting coverage including Best Public Service Journalism for The Election Project and Best TV Station at the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference The Election Project won “Best in the South” in public service journalism at the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC). A collaborative…
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Alumnus’ Paralympic Coverage Earns Top 10 Spot in Hearst Journalism Awards Competition
School of Journalism and Media alumnus Lukas Vysniauskas’ (‘24) with US Paralympian Carson Clough in Paris. School of Journalism and Media alumnus Lukas Vysniauskas’ (‘24) reporting on US Paralympian Carson Clough at the 2024 Paralympic Games has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Vysniauskas finished ninth in the 2024-25 Hearst Multimedia Narrative Video…