Location: United States
Steve Rivkin
What do you do? I’m the managing partner of a marketing and communications consultancy, Rivkin & Associates LLC. We do marketing, positioning, naming, identity and crisis communications work for clients across the country. How did you get your job? I founded the business in 1989. Everything in my background – freelance writer, trade magazine editor, … Continued
Raegan Rinchiuso
What do you do? I am the marketing and public information specialist at Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill. I do a variety of both the advertising and public relations functions for the college, including writing press releases, making media connections, writing ad copy, making media buys, writing and editing college publications and helping with … Continued
Stephanie Hays Riekhof
How did you get your first job? I sent my resume to a select group of advertising agencies in the Lansing, Mich., area, went on several interviews, and was offered a number of positions. I chose the one that most suited me. The Foresight Group is a smaller company, but I gained valuable experience. What … Continued
Charles Ridgway
Some might call Charles Ridgway, BJ ’47, a “Disney Legend.” After serving 40 years as press agent for Mickey Mouse parks, the Missouri alumnus became a legend and friend to newsmen around the world for his enthusiastic devotion to Walt Disney’s dreams. At Walt Disney World in Florida he hosted thousands of news reporters and … Continued
Ken Reid
What do you do? I am the editor and publisher of Washington Information Source Co., a newsletter publishing firm focused on FDA compliance news. How did you get your job? I began this publishing business in 1991 after covering the FDA for a few years for other publishers. Before 1986, I was in the newspaper … Continued
Megan Reese
What do you do? I haven’t been at this job for very long, so I am still training. However, my job responsibilities so far include reviewing syndication screening reports and responding to the networks with content issues; creating new syndication guaranteed tracking sheets; and complete syndication post for all clients at the end of each … Continued
Walter Reed
What do you do? I retired from a long-time PR position in 1989 – director of public relations of the U.S. vending machine industry’s national trade association – then operated an international consulting service until 2003. For 19 years, I have been a very active Rotarian in my club and Rotary district. I am also … Continued
Kori Reed
Corporate Philanthropy: How One Journalism School Graduate Found Her True Passion Ending Child Hunger As a journalism student, Kori Reed imagined she would become the next Katie Couric, asking the tough questions in hard-hitting interviews. That is, until she found her true calling: corporate philanthropy. Reed is the vice president of Foundation and Cause at … Continued
Richard Ransom
What do you do? And what is most interesting about it? I anchor the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts. It’s always challenging to write compelling copy and to be first to tell people about developing stories. My job is different almost every day. How did you get your job? After spending eight years in … Continued
T.J. Quinn
Sometimes things don’t always go according to plan. However, with hard work and help from the right people, opportunity can appear where you least expect it. Such is the journey of T.J. Quinn, BJ ’91, who graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism with no intention of working in sports, yet today he works as … Continued