Decade: 1980-89
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.
William Cremins
What do you do? I am a trial lawyer practicing workers’ compensation, injury, and family law in Knoxville, Tenn. I speak and write for those who can’t speak and write for themselves, lending a voice to those who would otherwise be voiceless. Most often, I help folks who are hurt at work, or elsewhere, recover … Continued
Nancy J. Jenkins, BJ ’82
Nancy J. Jenkins, BJ ’82, writes, “After years in business journalism, and living 10 years in South Florida, I returned to the Midwest and worked five years at Fleishman-Hillard in Kansas City. During that time, I received a master’s degree in marketing communications from the University of Kansas. I also received the Silver Anvil award, … Continued
Brian Smith
Brian Smith’s best-selling book for portrait photographers, Secrets of Great Portrait Photography: Portraits of the Famous and Infamous shares his stories from 30 years photographing portraits of the famous and infamous. His book Art & Soul: Stars Unite to Celebrate and Support the Arts, photographed in partnership with The Creative Coalition and Sony, pairs Smith’s … Continued
Major Garrett, BJ ’84
Major Garrett, BJ ’84, has recently been named Chief White House Correspondent at CBS News. He will report to all of the station’s broadcasts and platforms and will occasionally substitute as Anchor of “Face the Nation.” Garrett also will continue to contribute to National Journal as a correspondent-at-large and write a weekly column.
Robert Picard
Robert Picard, PhD ’83, has spent the past three decades investigating how economics and policies affect the media industry and what to do about it. He now carries out that work as a professor at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at University of Oxford. Now considered a founding father of the field … Continued