Decade: 1970-79
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.
Beth Pike, BJ ’86, and Stephen Hudnell, BJ ’73
Beth Pike, BJ ’86, and Stephen Hudnell, BJ ’73, both Emmy award-winning journalists from Columbia, won first place in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the China Academy Awards Documentary Film for “Deadline in Disaster.” The story shares the The Joplin (Mo.) Globe’s response to a violent EF-5 tornado that devastated the southwest Missouri … Continued
Bud Jones, BJ ’70
Bud Jones, BJ ’70, died Jan. 12 in Kansas City, Mo. He was an insurance agent and worked for the Lexington (Mo.) News for many years until moving to Odessa, Mo., in 2000 to work for The Odessan as the news editor.
Carol (Davis) Frey, BJ ’71
Carol (Davis) Frey, BJ ’71, writes: “In 2006, I retired with 35 years in newspaper journalism. When I finally decided to go for a master’s degree, Mizzou had to turn to the archives for my transcript! Fortunately for me, North Carolina State University accepted me into a master’s of liberal studies program. Over my three … Continued
Richard Tapscott, BJ ’70
Richard Tapscott, BJ ’70, died Dec. 1, 2013. He worked for several newspapers during his career, including the Washington Post, the Des Moines Register, and other newspapers in Wilmington, Del.; Kansas City; Wichita, Kan., Oklahoma City; Fayetteville, N.C.; and Trenton, Mo. He retired from the newspaper business in 2007 and began teaching at Drake University. … Continued