Ernest Rollins
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UT APSE Chapter Students Finish Top 10 in Annual Student Journalism Contest
Assistant Professor Shannon Scovel (center) celebrates with recent graduates and APSE chapter co-presidents Caleb Jarreau (left) and Gabriel Jackson (right) during the College of Communication and Information Send-Off in May. Jarreau and Jackson recently finished in the top 10 of the 2025 APSE student contest. Recent School of Journalism and Media graduates Caleb Jarreau (‘25)…
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Rocky Top Business Award Alumni Feature: Cindy Brewer (’91), Co-Founder of LEO Events
Leo Events was recognized with a Rocky Top Business Award. Pictured from left to right are: Spencer Broocks, VP of Finance, Kevin Brewer, Co-Founder and Partner, Cindy Brewer, Co-Founder and Partner, and David Kenyon, Senior Vice President of Production. College of Communication and Information alumna Cindy Brewer (’91) believes exceptional professional communication is the most…
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CCI Doctoral Student Earns GWAA Scholarship, Attends U.S. Open Golf Championship
Golf Writers’ Association of America (GWAA) inaugural Herbert V. Kohler Jr./GWAA Scholarship recipients CCI doctoral candidate Aman Misra and Penn State’s Amanda Vogt overlooking the famous Church Pew bunkers on Oakmont Country Club’s third hole at the 2025 US Open. When Aman Misra was 16 years old, he stayed up five nights in a row…
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Students Learn About British Sports Culture in the UK
School of Journalism and Media major Alex Carpenter could not help but get emotional while walking the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, this summer. The historic golf course is considered the birthplace of modern golf. Carpenter loves the game and has fond memories of golfing and watching tournaments with his grandparents. “Tiger Woods, Jack…
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Students Win Telly Awards for Paralympics Coverage, Documentary Work
School of Journalism and Media students won five national Telly Awards for their coverage of the 2024 Paralympic Games. The awards program honors the best work created in television and video. The program receives more than 13,000 entries globally each year from some of the most respected companies in television, advertising, filmmaking, and online content.…
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Julie Andsager Named Professor Emerita at the School of Journalism and Media
School of Journalism and Media Director Amy Jo Coffey (left) and College of Communication and Information Dean Joe Mazer (right) present Julie Andsager (middle) with an award to celebrate her retirement and being named Professor Emerita. After more than three decades of teaching—10 years at the School of Journalism and Media— Professor Julie Andsager was…
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Professor Barbara Kaye Retires After 24 Years At UT
Professor Barb Kaye talks to the crowd after accepting a recognition for her retirement after 24 years from CCI Dean Joe Mazer. To mark her retirement, Professor Barbara Kaye painted her nails Tennessee orange with white letters spelling out “retirement” across all 10 digits. “It is with gel nail polish, so I can’t change my…
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Land Grant Films, WBIR Partnering To Share Student- Produced Documentaries On Station’s Streaming Platform
School of Journalism and Media students Carter Moore and Eliza Noell on set with WBIR anchor Brittany Bailey to discuss the Land Grant Films’ documentary Carving the Creative Vision on May 20, 2025. Land Grant Films and WBIR Channel 10 are partnering to air student-produced documentaries on its streaming platform. The first documentary—Carving the Creative…
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UT Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society Initiates New Members
Twenty-five students from the School of Journalism and Media and the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations were initiated into the UT Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society on May 6. Founded in 1910, KTA is the only national organization honoring scholarship in the fields of journalism, advertising, and public relations. Friends and family gathered…
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Graduating Senior Grey MacNicoll Views Experience on Rocky Top As ‘Second to None’
Grey MacNicoll was initially going to decline Assistant Professor of Practice Brittany Tarwater’s invitation to enroll in her Advanced Television News Reporting and Producing course. But MacNicoll’s parents encouraged her to reconsider. “Professors don’t say that to anybody. You should take advantage of whatever she is seeing in you that you don’t see in yourself,…