Decade: 1970-79
Alan H. Fallick
What do you do? I am the daytime copy chief at Newsday on Long Island, N.Y. Besides the usual print regimen, my responsibilities also include supervising the flow of print copy to Newsday.com and ExploreLI.com and teaching editors how to code Web stories. I helped create and supervise our live Google spreadsheet that provides information … Continued
Don Etling
What do you do? I’m a senior vice president/senior partner at Fleishman Hillard, leading internal communications for AT&T as an embedded contract employee. I co-founded our agency’s internal communication practice in 1993. The practice helps companies align employees behind their goals and strategies by engaging them, creating a dialogue with them on issues that matter … Continued
Sieghart Eisele
What do you do? Freelance consultant to different scientific institutes like Fraunhofer, et al. How did you get your job? Years of experience in newspaper management and television productions. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School? Never give up! What advice do you have for current students? Work hard, listen to … Continued
Walt Denny
What career steps did you take before opening your own ad agency? I started as a copywriter for Western Auto Supply at their home office in Kansas City. I worked there for three years before going to a mid-size agency, Barkley & Evergreen, also in Kansas City. There, I worked as a copywriter and worked … Continued
Mike DeArmond
What do you do? On Feb. 11, 2012, I covered my last athletic event for The Kansas City Star after 41 years with that newspaper either as a correspondent or a full-time reporter/editor. After filing my story on Missouri’s basketball victory in Columbia, Missouri, over Baylor, I officially retired, having covered high schools for one … Continued
Carol Daus
What do you do? I am the editor of Patio & Hearth Products Report, a Los Angeles-based trade publication covering the home furnishings/remodeling industry. I am also a freelance writer and wrote a book that was published in 1999: Past Imperfect: How to Trace Your Family Health History. How did you get your job? From … Continued
Doug Crews
What do you do in your role as Executive Director of the Missouri Press Association? The Missouri Press Association is a trade association of Missouri newspapers. We have about 300 member newspapers. I’ve been executive director since 1990, and I worked here 11 years prior to that as assistant director. I’m in charge of what … Continued
Paul Courter
What do you do? I am the vice president of the Golf Digest Tournament Planner, an online tool for nonprofits and organizations to set up and execute golf events. There are 1.5 million charity golf events, and we developed the first online application in partnership with Golf Digest. How did you get your job? I … Continued
Carol Carter
In 1966, Carol (Werneck) Carter, BJ ’70, joined older brother Allen during his senior year at the University of Missouri. She wasn’t exactly sure what she wanted to do. During her first semester, her degree took a short detour through the theater department. Theater sounded fascinating, and it brought her back to her junior high … Continued
Dave Busiek
Can you describe what a typical workday is like for you? I get up early in the morning and start my day reading the online news. Then I watch the 5 a.m. morning newscast. I arrive at the station at 8:45 a.m. We have a 9:30 a.m. story meeting in the conference room where we … Continued