Decade: 2000-09
Jason Rosenbaum, BJ ’06
Jason Rosenbaum, BJ ’06, is a staff writer at the St. Louis Beacon. He married Lauren Todd, MLS ’11, in March 2012 in St. Louis.
Marlene Neill, MA ’07
Marlene Neill, MA ’07, completed her doctoral degree in advertising at the University of Texas at Austin on Aug. 13, 2012. She is a full-time lecturer at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Dugan Arnett, BJ ’06
Dugan Arnett, BJ ’06, a reporter for the Kansas City Star, is one of five outstanding young journalists to receive an Award of Merit from the Missouri Press Association. Winners of the award have demonstrated excellence in the field of journalism and maintained the quality, ethics and standards of The Journalist’s Creed, written by Walter … Continued
Emily Younker, MA ’09
Emily Younker, MA ’09, is one of two journalists selected to receive the Missouri Outstanding Young Journalist award from the Missouri Press Association. She is a reporter for The Joplin (Mo.) Globe. Winners of the award have demonstrated excellence in the field of journalism and maintained the quality, ethics and standards of The Journalist’s Creed, … Continued
Kelly Peery, BJ ’07
Kelly Peery, BJ ’07, has joined the University of Missouri System as a marketing communications specialist in the department of research and economic development.
Sarah Ashworth, BJ ’04
Sarah Ashworth, BJ ’04, is the news director of New Hampshire Public Radio, effective May 7, 2012. Most recently she directed and produced Morning Edition for Minnesota Public Radio. Prior to working at MPR, she was a producer for The Diane Rehm Show.
Justin Heckert, BJ ’02
Justin Heckert, BJ ’02, was named “Writer of the Year” during the 27th Annual National City and Regional Magazine Awards competition. He is a freelance writer based in Indianapolis. Heckert has written for Atlanta magazine, ESPN the Magazine, Esquire and Men’s Journal. This is the second time he has won the award. [See Related]
Gwendolyn Heasley, MA ’09
Gwendolyn Heasley, MA ’09, is the author of “A Long Way from You,” which will be available on June 5. A companion novel to her first novel, “Where I Belong,” the book is the story of a country girl, Kitsy Kidd, living in the big city.
Amber Lyon, BJ ’04
Amber Lyon, BJ ’04, a reporter for CNN, is a finalist for the 2011 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. The Livingstons, the nation’s largest all-media, general reporting prizes, award three $10,000 prizes for local, national, and international reporting to journalists under the age of 35. The winners will be announced on June 6, 2012.
Ben Poston, MA ’07
Ben Poston, MA ’07, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is a finalist for the 2011 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. The Livingstons, the nation’s largest all-media, general reporting prizes, award three $10,000 prizes for local, national, and international reporting to journalists under the age of 35. Poston was also a finalist in 2009. … Continued