Decade: 1970-79
Catherine Soete, MA ’72
Catherine Soete, MA ’72, has published her first novel, “Grave Secrets,” with Mill City Press. The mystery is set in a fictional Iowa town, during the summer of 1973, when Senate Watergate hearings riveted the country. Reporter Carol Hagan, newly minted from the Missouri School of Journalism and eager to start her career on a … Continued
John Planchon, MA ’75
John Planchon, MA ’75, associate professor of commerce and business at Rhodes College, was honored with the 2014 Jameson M. Jones Award for Outstanding Faculty Service at the college’s opening convocation on Aug. 22. The award honors a current faculty member who has rendered exemplary service and provided leadership to the Rhodes community. Planchon joined … Continued
Scott Mulford, MA ’77
Scott Mulford, MA ’77, was appointed editor of Catholic Times, the official newspaper of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, effective July 1, 2014. Mulford joins Catholic Times from the Office of the Illinois Attorney General where he served as press secretary in the Springfield office. Prior to that, Mulford was public information officer at … Continued
Miles Corwin
Miles Corwin began his career as a student reporter for the Columbia Missourian. He was drawn to covering the stories that were not being told by anyone else. There were stories about prisoners at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City. Corwin also remembers a feature he wrote to illustrate how physicians were treating terminally ill patients. His interview with a dying woman made a lasting impact on him.
Mike Deeson
By Lauren Flaker Investigative reporting isn’t for everyone. The hours are long. There are constant barriers to information. Sources don’t always want to talk. Mike Deeson, BJ ’70, however, thrives on the excitement of these challenges. The investigative reporter for WTSP News in Tampa, Florida, approaches every story with the same vigor he did when … Continued
Mark Godich, BJ ’79
Mark Godich, BJ ’79, recently published his first book. “Tigers vs. Jayhawks: From the Civil War to the Battle for No. 1” is based on the 2007 football game between Missouri and Kansas, when both teams went from unranked at the start of the season to playing for No. 1 in the country on the … Continued
Rosemary D. White, BJ ’74
Rosemary D. White, BJ ’74, died Feb. 22, 2014, after a yearlong struggle with bile duct cancer. She studied radio-television journalism while in school. White started her career as a TV news reporter in Laredo, Texas, before moving on stations in Tucson, Ariz.; Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia; Providence, R.I.; and, finally, to WCVB Channel 5 in … Continued
Howard Price, MA ’73
Howard Price, MA ’73, died Feb. 27, 2009.
Bradley A. Martin, BJ ’78
Bradley A. Martin, BJ ’78, is in his 28th year as editor of the weekly Hickman County Times in Centerville, Tenn. He has won reporting and writing awards at the local, state, national and international levels, most recently a first place for Editorials in the 2013 University of Tennessee-Tennessee Press Association press contests. Martin is … Continued
Paula Herbst Melvin, BJ ’72, MA ’78
Paula Herbst Melvin, BJ ’72, MA ’78, is a technical writer for Allied Technology Consulting as a contractor for the U.S. Army in Frederick, Md.