The Media Center
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Students Produce Documentary On Red Dead’s History, Popular UT Class, Book
Students and faculty advisors with Lumos Media Services and Land Grant Films pose for a group photo following Red Dead Redemption series actors Roger Clark and Rob Wiethoff after they surprised students in one of Associate Professor Tore Olsson’s Red Dead History course this past spring. Alumnus and Lumos Media Services advisor Austin Orr (’22,’24) …
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‘Chronicling History’: Alums, Students Document Tennessee Baseball First National Title
The Daily Beacon released a special issue to commemorate Tennessee baseball winning its first Men’s College World Series title in June. After the Tennessee Vols defeated Florida State University to advance to the championship game at the 2024 Men’s College World Series Finals, it started to sink in for The Daily Beacon sports editor Caleb…
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WUOT, JEM Faculty Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Jacqui Sieber remembers watching the synchronous fireflies in her backyard as a kid. But, the All Things Considered host and WUOT 91.9 FM reporter had never heard about a lottery to watch them, such as the one the Great Smoky Mountain National Park Service holds annually. She thought there was a story there and pitched…
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Ten Howard School Graduates Obtain Full Scholarships to UT After Tombras School Visit
Going to college can seem unattainable to those who live in marginalized and underrepresented communities, but the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations is working with high schools across the state to make sure every high school senior knows they are welcome at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and can see themselves one day…
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Land Grant Films, East Tennessee PBS JobPop! Series Wins Four National Telly Awards
Alumnus Seth Reynolds filming Tennessee Valley Authority’s robot dog Spot fora JobPop! video on becoming a programmer. Land Grant Films and East Tennessee PBS won four national Telly Awards for JobPop!, an innovative video series targeted at third through sixth graders and aimed at workforce development. Land Grant Films is a documentary production program in…
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WUOT, The Daily Beacon, JEM Faculty Win Big At East Tennessee SPJ Awards
CCI media outlets and college alums won big at the East Tennessee Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ (ETSPJ) Golden Press Card Awards this past May. From the left: Professor Mark Harmon, WUOT reporter Jacqui Sieber, CCI graduate student Alexis Bishop, graduate student Nick McNeese, Beacon photographer Edward Cruz, Knoxville News Sentinel reporter and…
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Graduating Tombras School student and Army National Guard Soldier Accomplishes Academic Goals
Army National Guard Soldier and nontraditional student Logan Korn is a senior at the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations. He transferred to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, from Pellissippi State Community College where he studied business, economics, and history. Faculty in the Tombras School describe him as hardworking and a go-getter but he…
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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…