Decade: 1980-89
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
Lisa Durbin-Harrison Hester
What do you do? I am a partner and senior vice president of Foxhole Technology, Inc., a service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Fairfax, Va. We provide net-centric solutions for cyber security and cyber intelligence to empower, protect and support today’s warfighters and peacekeepers. In my role, I am responsible for recruiting, … Continued
Carol Badaracco Padgett, BJ ’86, MA ’88
Carol Badaracco Padgett, BJ ’86, MA ’88, content director for Production Media in Raleigh, N.C., sends news that two of the company’s publications – Church Production Magazine (April 2013) and Worship Facilities Magazine (June 2013) – were finalists in the 2013 Folio: Eddie Awards. Both received honorable mentions.
Steve Wieberg, BJ ’80
Steve Wieberg, BJ ’80, is a member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. A former college football writer for USA Today, he now is a writer/editor in the public affairs department of the Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library.
Steve Liewer, BJ ’88
Steve Liewer, BJ ’88, is a military writer for the Omaha World-Herald and Omaha.com. Most recently, he had worked for three years as a media instructor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Previously, Liewer had been a military writer at the San Diego Union-Tribune and Stars and Stripes, … Continued
James Muench
What do you do? I am an author, free-lance writer and instructor. I teach journalism at Mizzou and English at Columbia College and Lincoln University. How did you get your job? Each one is different. The writing developed over many years of experience. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School? Professional … Continued
Terry Stanton, BJ ’82
Terry Stanton, BJ ’82, is senior science writer at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Rosemont, Ill.
Paul Keep, MA ’83
Paul Keep, MA ’83, marked his 30th year in journalism on June 6. He has worked at five newspapers in Michigan (all part of Advance Publications) since obtaining his master’s degree. Keep was the top editor at four of those newspapers. He is now the director of print for MLive Media Group, which is based … Continued
Steve Bennish, MA ’87
Steve Bennish, MA ’87, a reporter at the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, is the author of “Scrappers: Dayton, Ohio and America Turn to Scrap.” The photojournalism book profiles people who collect discarded scrap metal to sell to recyclers by the pound.
John Mark Eberhart, BJ ’83
John Mark Eberhart, BJ ’83, died on March 19 after a fight with cancer. During his career, Eberhart served as the reader’s advisory coordinator for the Johnson County Library in Overland Park, Kan. He was a former book review editor for The Kansas City Star, poet and regular “Book Doctor” on KCUR-FM in Kansas City.