Ernest Rollins
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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.…
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Students’ Participation In 2024 IACS Summit Helps ‘Demystify’ Research Process
A research team from the School of Journalism and Media traveled to Los Angeles over spring break to present at the annual Summit on Communication and Sport, organized by the International Association for Communication and Sport. For doctoral student Ariel Newell, her favorite part about the latest research project she is involved in is getting…
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HGTV Editor Jessica Yonker Named School Of Journalism And Media 2024 Alumna Of The Year
HGTV Digital Content Editor and 2024 School of Journalism and Media Alumna of the Year Jessica Yonker (’12) poses in an HGTV pumpkin outside the Discovery Offices. Alumna Jessica Yonker (’12) first learned about a potential job opportunity at HGTV from a fellow student. During her senior year, she applied for a summer digital internship…
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The Daily Beacon Earns Regional Journalism Accolades At SEJC
The Daily Beacon Editor-in-Chief Abby Ann Ramsey and Managing Editor Bella Hughes accepting the second place award for the Beacon at the 2024 Southeast Journalism Conference. The Daily Beacon won multiple awards last month at the 2024 Southeast Journalism Conference, including placing top three in the best sports writer and best newspaper categories. The annual…
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40 Under 40: Alumnus Josh Ward Uses Radio Career To Build Community Connections In His Hometown
Alumnus Josh Ward (’07) was recently inducted into the Volunteer 40 Under 40 Class of 2024, which recognizes alumni under the age of forty who have excelled personally and professionally since completing their degree. Play No. 1. Several Tennessee Vols fans can recall this iconic play from the 1995 game at Neyland Stadium when Peyton…
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40 Under 40: Alumna Heather Melton Lives the Volunteer Creed Every Day
Alumna and Volunteer 40 Under 40 Class of 2024 inductee Heather Melton (‘06) works as the executive director of the Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area helping hundreds of individuals. Pictured from left to right are foundation staff members Genna Parker, Kirbee Hutchins, Melton, and Susannah Shaver. For more than a decade, alumna Heather…
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Tarwater, WVLT Wins Emmy® Awards For Documentary On Clemency For Cash Scandal
School of Journalism and Media Assistant Professor of Practice Brittany Tarwater (‘09) won Midsouth Regional Emmy® Awards for her work on the WVLT News Original Documentary, A Tennessee Waltz: Ray Blanton’s Last Dance School of Journalism and Media Assistant Professor of Practice Brittany Tarwater (‘09) isn’t sure what made her take author Keel Hunt’s book…
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Doctoral Student’s Research Seeks to Improve Health Information Messaging in Rural Communities
Doctoral student Kristin Schrader won first place for best doctoral student research presentation at the 46th Annual College of Communication and Information Research Symposium on Feb. 8. While rates of colon cancer are pretty similar across rural and urban areas, research shows rural residents typically find the cancer at a much later stage. This can…
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40 Under 40: Alumna Erin Exum Finds Passion and Success Through Sports Communication
As a child, alumna Erin Exum (‘10) dreamed about becoming a sideline reporter. This dream brought the Florida native and fervent Tennessee Vols fan to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to study journalism. However, not long after, she realized being a reporter was not her calling after all. But, that didn’t deter her from finding…