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Election guides from Columbia Missourian and KOMU help local community prepare for April 8 elections
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 4, 2025) — The Columbia Missourian and KOMU-TV have published comprehensive election guides on their websites, allowing community members to read about the candidates and issues in the upcoming municipal elections. The guides each offer different emphases, in keeping with the collaborative, community-focused ethic that guides the Missouri News … Continued
Two Missouri School of Journalism students dominate Hearst Awards Television competition
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Jan. 8, 2024) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Nathan Lee and senior Hunter Walterman placed in the top five in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Television I — Features competition, with Nathan Lee taking home first place. The top finishes honored stories aired on KOMU-TV, the School’s professional NBC-affiliate … Continued
Jann Carl, accomplished journalist and former ‘Entertainment Tonight’ anchor, joins Missouri School of Journalism faculty
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 19, 2024) — Jann Carl, BJ ’82, a master storyteller with more than a decade of award-winning experience in local broadcast news and 14 years at the height of entertainment news as an anchor of “Entertainment Tonight,” is joining the Missouri School of Journalism as an assistant professional practice … Continued
KBIA-FM, KOMU-TV students, staff earn 14 awards from Missouri Broadcasters Association
The KOMU 8 team displays the plaques awarded for their wins at Missouri Broadcasters Association awards ceremony on June 1. By Nate Brown Osage Beach, Mo. (June 5, 2024) — NPR-member station KBIA-FM and NBC affiliate KOMU-TV, both working labs for students at the Missouri School of Journalism, won a total of 14 awards from … Continued
Stacey Woelfel wins 2024 Bliss Award, capping 35-year career at Missouri School of Journalism
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 15, 2024) — Stacey Woelfel, a professor emeritus and former news director at KOMU-TV — the Missouri News Network’s NBC affiliated TV station — has received the highly prestigious Edward L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Education. The award is presented by the Association for Education in Journalism … Continued
Three students at Missouri School of Journalism score top 10 finishes in Hearst Journalism Awards
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 18, 2024) — Three students at the Missouri School of Journalism have earned top ten finishes in recent Hearst Journalism Awards competitions, adding to a growing number of honors from the prestigious program to Mizzou journalism students. In the Television News Competition, senior John Murphy earned third place — … Continued
Kristen Davis and Ellie Newberry-Wortham join Missouri School of Journalism in crucial administrative roles
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 16, 2023) — Two new staff members have joined the Missouri School of Journalism, where they are filling important roles supporting students both in the classroom and in the newsroom. As business support specialists, Kristen Davis and Ellie Newberry-Wortham help guide students through essential processes related to their education … Continued
A Texan Tiger
Not even the snow kept southerner Kristina Essig from deciding to attend the University of Missouri By Madalyn Murry Contact: Deidra Ashley, ashleyde@missouri.edu As a senior in high school, Texas native Kristina Essig was enamored — and a tad unprepared — during her first visit to the University of Missouri. On that January day in … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism to recognize 84 students at Dec.16 graduation ceremony
The program will begin at 2 p.m. in Jesse Auditorium The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize 84 students at the 2 p.m. commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16, in Jesse Auditorium. Seating is open and no tickets are required. A link to a live stream of the ceremony will be available on the MU Graduation … Continued
Kara Edgerson named digital director for One Newsroom at Missouri School of Journalism
By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 21, 2022) — Kara Edgerson, an experienced journalist with more than 15 years in the news industry, has joined the Missouri School of Journalism as digital director for the One Newsroom and assistant professional practice professor. As of Aug. 1, Edgerson oversees and seeks to further unite the digital … Continued