Decade: 1970-79
Jess Bunn
True Tiger Uses His Newsroom Skills to Develop Boardroom Solutions When Jess Bunn, MA ’77, reflected on his choice to become a newspaperman, he borrowed a quotation from Mike Royko, the famous Chicago newspaper columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner. “The true appeal of this job is that I can do it while I’m sitting. The … Continued
Richard Buckley
What do you do? Director of communications and marketing, Greater Missouri March of Dimes. How did you get your job? Through networking. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School? Be thorough. What advice do you have for current students? Take a double major and/or get another degree in something in addition … Continued
Tim C. Bryant
Small-Town Ambitions Born in Warrensburg, Mo., between Kansas City and Columbia, Bryant got his first start in journalism as a high school sports correspondent for his hometown newspaper, The Daily Star-Journal. It would be eight years before he returned to Warrensburg to work there again. After graduation, Bryant left the small town of 13,000. He … Continued
Barry Bronson
How long were you at your previous job? I left Ashland Inc. and Valvoline after 21 years. I am now a PR consultant and freelance writer, a part of what Tina Brown calls “The Gig Economy.” What did you do? Valvoline is a marketer of automotive products and services. It’s best known for its motor … Continued
Gary Belis
Gary Belis, BJ ’77, proudly showcases a letter from Donald Trump on his kitchen wall. After he wrote a review of Trump’s first book in 1988 for Fortune magazine, describing Trump as “the finest example we have of materialism, ambition, and self-love among the baby boomers,” Trump let him know that he thought it was … Continued
Randell Beck
Randell Beck, BJ ’79
Christopher Abel
What do you do? I am a certified financial planner and personal/business growth coach running a company based in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, that helps hundreds every year achieve their financial, fitness, family and business goals. My company both educates and motivates using proven techniques often overlooked as individuals get lost in the mainstream of life. … Continued
Jonathan Murray, BJ ’77
Jonathan Murray, BJ ’77, is the chairman and president of Bunim-Murray Productions, Inc. in Van Nuys, Calif.
Judith Anne Horn, MA ’79
Judith Anne Horn, MA ’79, of Greensboro, N.C., retired as coordinator of community relations after 21 years of service with College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill. She and her husband are now owners/innkeepers at the Troy-Bumpas Inn bed and breakfast in Greensboro.
Ellen Jaffe Jones, BJ ’76
Ellen Jaffe Jones, BJ ’76, is a personal trainer, coach, cooking instructor and author of “Eat Vegan on $4 a Day: A Game Plan for the Budget Conscious Cook.” She also is a two-time Emmy-winning television investigative reporter, a Smith Barney financial consultant and breast cancer activist.