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Eric Jackson and his daughter Kaitlin Shayotovich side hug in Neyland Stadium with the field and seats in the background behind them.

Alumni Father and Daughter Duo Bond Over Shared School and Profession

November 21, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Kaitlin Shayotovich (’18) resisted following in her father’s career footsteps, but it seemed like every time she took a step forward, she was doing just that. Like him, she chose a major from the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations, and like him, she now works at an advertising agency. As for her father, Eric […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, News, School of Advertising and Public Relations

Gene Wojciechowski wears a suit and orange and white tie as he walks onto the Neyland Stadium football field by a corridor of football fans decked out in Tennessee organe and holding up signs.

Award-Winning Sports Writer and Broadcast Journalist Gene Wojciechowski Joins CCI Faculty

November 15, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Award-winning sports writer and broadcast journalist Gene Wojciechowski (’79) has returned to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, numerous times during his nearly 26-year career at ESPN. He typically makes time to stop at the College of Communication and Information—where he developed the foundational skills that propelled his career in journalism—to offer students career advice and […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Faculty News, School of Journalism & Media

Chris Grabenstein and Joe Mazer, both in suits and ties, smile broadly while they both hold the Hileman Award given to Grabenstein in 2023.

Author Chris Grabenstein Receives Donald G. Hileman Distinguished Alumni Award

November 6, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Chris Grabenstein (‘77) has been an actor, an improv comedian, a bank officer, an advertising executive, and most recently, a best-selling author.  To honor his storied career and service as a Volunteer, the College of Communication and Information has named him as the 2023 recipient of the Donald G. Hileman Distinguished Alumni Award.  Grabenstein can […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, News, School of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Journalism & Media

Eric Haag sits in the driver's side of an orange and white Volkswagen van while Tyra Haag stands outside of it with her arm on his.

Alumni Eric and Tyra Haag Embrace the Volunteer Spirit in Their Work and Beyond

November 1, 2023 by Hillary Tune

There are Vols For Life and then there are spouses Eric (’03, ’04) and Tyra Tucker (’04) Haag, who, along with their three children, sleep, eat, and breathe Tennessee orange. While Tyra is an inductee into the Big Orange fandom, Eric was the one who pulled her into the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, fold. Both […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, News, School of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication Studies

Pam Schmidt and another MP&F employee stand behind a table full of swag at the 2022 Communication and Information Career Fair

Alumni Assist with CCI’s Annual Career Fair

October 3, 2023 by Hillary Tune

It was an internship that led to Pam Schmidt’s current job at MP&F, where she’s worked for a total of 25 years since she graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. It’s no wonder that, as director of human resources and talent development, she’s an avid proponent of students getting internship experience before they graduate. […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Events, Featured Story, News, School of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication Studies, School of Information Sciences, School of Journalism & Media, Student News

Alumni Lelan Statom in a suit and an orange and white striped tie, smiling, in front of Channel 5's newsroom.

Nashville Broadcast Meteorologist, CCI Alum Lelan Statom Recognized with Alumni Professional Achievement Award

September 26, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Lelan Statom (‘86) has always been a weather nerd. When he was in middle school, he never missed a forecast, and he had his own weather station in the backyard. Fast forward a few decades, and Statom was honored by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Alumni Board of Directors with an Alumni Professional Achievement Award […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, News, School of Journalism & Media

CCI alumni Peyton Manning and Barry Rice stand together in an office

CCI Alum, VFL Film’s Barry Rice Retires After 34 Years

September 8, 2023 by Hillary Tune

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s football team has been recording games since the 1920s to scout and evaluate performances. They started by using 16mm film but in 1989 a decision was made to switch to video—which posed a bit of a problem, since no one knew how to use the video editing equipment that had […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, School of Journalism & Media

In this black and white photo, Daily Beacon editor Jeff Copeskey interviews a football player on the field.

Alum Creates Endowment for the Daily Beacon Staff

August 31, 2023 by CCI

Jeff Copeskey’s (‘82) first journalism class at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, changed the trajectory of his future. Copeskey had been studying business at UT before switching majors in 1979 and entering the College of Communication and Information. His basic reporting class was sent to cover the aftermath of a fire on The Strip on […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Impact Stories, School of Journalism & Media, Student Experience Stories

Students listen as Peyton Manning joins Associate Professor John Haas in the Communication Studies capstone course class.

Peyton Manning Joins First Class as CCI Professor of Practice

August 28, 2023 by Hillary Tune

After the recent announcement that Peyton Manning (’97) was named a professor of practice for the College of Communication and Information, the CCI alumnus dipped his toes into his new profession as teacher and joined a Communication Studies class for a Q&A session with his former instructor and advisor, Associate Professor John Haas, Monday.  The former […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Faculty News, Featured Story, News, School of Communication Studies, Student Experience Stories

Headshot of ADPR master's alumna Amanda Andrews

Master’s Alum Finds Success in Communications at Y-12

August 17, 2023 by CCI

Chancellor’s Professor Suzie Allard knew Amanda Andrews would find a way to achieve her career goals no matter what hurdles stood in the way.  Andrews was a student in Allard’s data science class while pursuing her master’s degree in advertising and public relations from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Communication and Information. “Amanda […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, CCI Research & Innovation Center, Featured Story, News, School of Advertising and Public Relations

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