Location: United States
Paul Courter
What do you do? I am the vice president of the Golf Digest Tournament Planner, an online tool for nonprofits and organizations to set up and execute golf events. There are 1.5 million charity golf events, and we developed the first online application in partnership with Golf Digest. How did you get your job? I … Continued
Jon Cook
Jon Cook, BJ ’93, named CEO and President of VML, Inc., a global digital marketing agency.
Tanya Collins
Why did you choose the Missouri School of Journalism? I wanted to be a journalist when I graduated from high school in Japan. My dad said to choose the best school for journalism. That’s how I wound up at Mizzou. What was your first job, and how did you get it? I applied to three newspapers … Continued
Max Cole
New York Radio Personality Max Cole, 90 60 years of continuous broadcasting on the airwaves in New York Ernest Max Cole passed away on July 16, 2006, after a short battle with lung cancer. He was 90 years old. Born on Oct. 20, 1915, in Topeka, Kan., Cole grew up in Springfield, Mo. He graduated … Continued
Damen Clow
What do you do? I am a secondary history teacher and a freelance writer. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School? Have faith in experience, and listen to what those who know have to say. No matter how good you think you are, there’s always someone out there, in your newsroom … Continued
Chris Clayton
What do you do? I’m an agriculture and farm-policy reporter for DTN in Omaha, Neb. How did you get your job? I was an agriculture reporter for the Omaha World-Herald before coming to DTN. I met the editor of DTN at a farm reporters’ event and stayed in contact with him until an opportunity came … Continued
Michael Choy
What do you do? My job includes being a producer, writer, reporter, videographer, and video editor. I’m currently responsible for producing topical and image promotion for the station’s Creative Services Department. But in more than a decade here, I’ve done everything from produce newscasts and manage website content to lead the production of a local … Continued
Charles Choi
What was your first job? How did you get that job? I started off as and still am a freelance reporter. I’ve written for The New York Times, Scientific American, Newsday, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Science magazine and others. What advantages did a Missouri journalism degree give you? The most important thing I got from … Continued
Shirley Staples Carter
What do you do? I am a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, teaching public relations management to undergraduate and graduate students, advising honor student projects, and conducting research on women and leadership and multicultural images in advertising. Previously, I served a five-year term as the founding director of the School from … Continued
Carol Carter
In 1966, Carol (Werneck) Carter, BJ ’70, joined older brother Allen during his senior year at the University of Missouri. She wasn’t exactly sure what she wanted to do. During her first semester, her degree took a short detour through the theater department. Theater sounded fascinating, and it brought her back to her junior high … Continued