Decade: 1970-79
Jeffrey M. Christian
What do you do in your current job? I am the largest shareholder and managing director of CPM Group. I created the company when I negotiated a leveraged buy-out of what was then the Commodities Research Group within the Goldman, Sachs Investment Research Department. We spun off to be independent, for a variety of reasons. … Continued
William R. Davie
What do you do? I am a professor and sequence coordinator, mass communication/broadcasting at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. How did you get your job? Application and interview following PhD program at the University of Texas at Austin. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School? Accuracy, accuracy, accuracy! What advice … Continued
Jim Berger
Gunshots ring out on a quiet street in Brooklyn, and two men fall to the pavement, bleeding and screaming. A director yells “cut,” and the actors return to their marks, ready to get whacked again. It’s a new series for Discovery featuring real hit men who’ve agreed to come out of hiding and tell their … Continued
Wayne Freedman
On a hot day in August 1977, Wayne Freedman flew halfway across the country to fight for his spot in the Missouri School of Journalism’s graduate program. Freedman, whose book is now a staple in broadcast journalism programs throughout the country, had already been denied twice because his undergraduate grades were not up to the … Continued
Wayne Freedman, MA ’78
Wayne Freedman, MA ’78, is a KGO news team reporter for ABC in San Francisco, Calif.
David L. Smith
Dave L. Smith had a conversation with his dad about his future one day. His father looked at him and asked, “What kind of job do you get with an English degree?” Smith’s father, the first person in the family to attend college, had some ideas about what a degree should do for a person. … Continued
Carol Fowler
Early Life Carol Fowler’s family talked about politics and the latest headlines when they sat down to eat dinner. The nightly TV newscasts and the papers contributed background information and other details to spark lively discussions about the issues. As co-editor of her high school newspaper, The Bulldog Barks in Jackson, Miss., Fowler learned what … Continued
David L. Smith, BJ ’73, MA ’77
David L. Smith, BJ ’73, MA ’77, is the CEO for SmithGeiger, LLC in Westlake Village, Calif.
Carol Fowler, BJ ’79
Carol Fowler, BJ ’79, is the news director/vice president for WFLD-TV in Chicago, Ill.
David Klobucar
If it were not for a fine arts credit needed to graduate high school, David Klobucar, BJ ’77, probably would be a doctor today. He had a passion for math and science and enjoyed everything from chemistry experiments to dissecting animals in biology class. During his junior year at Oak Park High School in Kansas … Continued