Ernest Rollins
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Master’s Student, Lady Vol Swimmer Katie Mack Finds Calling On Rocky Top
For College of Communication and Information master’s student Katie Mack, the decision to attend the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was life-changing. It was on Rocky Top that the Lady Vol swimmer found her calling for sports communications and media and aspires to turn that into a career after she graduates this May. “I had no…
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Graduating Senior Ben Slotnick Finds a Home After Transferring to Rocky Top
An internship with the Tennessee Smokies may have brought graduating senior Ben Slotnick to Knoxville, but it was the Tennessee Vols culture that made the area feel like home. Slotnick applied for the internship on a baseball coach’s recommendation, and for the past two years he has been a studio host and play-by-play commentator for…
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Graduating Senior Madisun Richardson Pursuing Career in Strategic Communications
Graduating senior Madisun Richardson enjoys working on projects highlighting University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students. Richardson works as a social media intern for the Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM) generating content for the university’s social media pages. She has been with the office since September 2022. Working at OCM has been one of her favorite…
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UT Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society Initiates New Members
Nine students from the School of Journalism and Media and the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations were initiated into the Willis C. Tucker chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society on Monday. Friends and family gathered in the College of Communication and Information lobby on Monday to celebrate the newest cohort of students…
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Graduating Senior Tucker Harlin Grateful For Hands-On Experiences In Journalism
Graduating senior Tucker Harlin (left) at the 2023 BlueCross Bowl in Chattanooga with Fox Sports Knoxville. Harlin helped broadcast the games live. Graduating senior Tucker Harlin always had an interest in sports. Not so much playing sports, but rather a fascination with what goes into covering sports. His interest led him to get involved in…
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Graduating Senior Ainslee Raasch Named CCI’s First TEGNA Producer-In-Residence
First-generation graduating senior Ainslee Raasch and her family regularly tune in to watch WBIR-TV, Channel 10. So, when she shared that she will work at the station this summer as a producer, they were overjoyed. “It was super, super exciting when I got the call that I had gotten this job with WBIR,” Raasch said.…
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Student Media Organizations Announce Leadership Teams For 2024-2025 Academic Year
Junior Kylia Berry in the studio at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Student media organizations at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have announced their student leadership teams for the 2024-2025 academic year. The incoming student leaders for Ablaze magazine, The Daily Beacon, Lumos Media Services and The Volunteer Channel (TVC) were recently selected following a…
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Lumos Media Services, GSMNP Partnering To Create Videos Highlighting National Park
Lumos Media Services student videographer Edward Cruz capturing video in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last summer. Last summer, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) sought a video production company to collaborate with on making a training video for park employees and volunteers. Park volunteer and College of Communication and Information alumnus Steve…
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Lady Vol Rylie West Named University of Tennessee Torchbearer
Senior Rylie West is surprised with a 2024 Torchbearer Award in the Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Breven Walker/University of Tennessee.) Senior Rylie West never had any intention of moving across the country to play softball. The Eastvale, California, native wanted to visit an SEC school, just to keep her…
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Beacon Editor Abby Ann Ramsey Named University of Tennessee Torchbearer
Senior and The Daily Beacon Editor Abby Ann Ramsey was named a University of Tennessee Torchbearer. Going to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was a last-minute decision for Abby Ann Ramsey. The Knoxville native and UT senior with a double major in journalism and media and religious studies grew up immersed in Tennessee Vols culture.…