2020s

Mitchell Banks, BAJ’20, is a reporter at the Seymour (Indiana) Tribune. (March 2021)

Jack Bassett, BA’20, is a multimedia journalist at WTVJ (ABC) in Toledo, Ohio. (July 2020)

Matt Begala, BAJ’20, is a photo trainee working for the Kansas City Royals alongside team photographer Jason Hanna for the 2022 MLB season. (March 2022)

Hannah Boufford, BAJ’20, is the newsletters and hotline manager at Block Club Chicago. (August 2020)

Kacie Brown, Cert’20, is Classical IPR's digital content manager. Brown oversees the station's online presence. (August 2022)

Kristen Cervenak, BAJ'20, is the editor-in-chief of the The Corydon Democrat and Clarion News serving Harrison County, Indiana. (July 2023)

Sydney Cohen, BA’20, won two Gold Pencils and a Merit Award in this year’s “Young Ones” One Show Competition. She is studying art direction at the Chicago Portfolio School. (July 2021)

Dustin Curl, BA’20, is an associate producer at VISTA Worldlink. (September 2020)

Sneha Dave, BAJ’20, launched a patient support and advocacy organization. She now serves as founder and executive director of “Generation Patient,” previously known as “Health Advocacy Summit.” (March 2022)

Maria Diss, BAJ’20, is a multimedia journalist at KCFW in Kalispell, Montana. (July 2020)

Cameron Drummond, BAJ’20, is a staff reporter at the Bastrop Advertiser and Smithville Times. He reports on Bastrop, Smithville and communities in Bastrop County, Texas. (October 2020)

Drew Frey, BAJ’20, is a news reporter for WFFT FOX 55 Fort Wayne. (January 2021)

Lydia Gerike, BAJ’20, is a social media producer for Fast Company (February 2023)

Maxwell Glenn, BA’20, is a sports anchor and multimedia journalist at KIEM-TV in Eureka, California. (July 2020)

Brent Hale, MA’16, PhD’20, is an assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Southern Mississippi. (December 2020)

Mary Kate Hamilton, BAJ'20, is a weekend sports anchor and reporter for CBS7 in Odessa, Texas. (July 2020)

Ellen Hine, BAJ’20, worked as an audience growth producer with The Kansas City Star from August 2021-December 2022. She is now an Audience Engagement Producer at Politifact. (August 2021)

Carly Hrubesky, BAJ’20, is a general assignments reporter for WLUK Green Kay. (July 2020)

Haley (Begay) Jordan, BAJ'20, is a sports reporter with Sports Illustrated, pre-game show host for the Indianapolis Indians, and broadcasting teacher in Indianapolis. She was crowned Miss Indiana USA 2023 at the Noblesville High School Auditorium. (July 2023)

Rylie Kyhn, BA’20, is a multimedia journalist at WXOW Television in La Crosse, Wisconsin. (September 2020)

Ann Lewandowski, BAJ’20, is the development coordinator for the International Women’s Media Foundation. Previously, she was the program assistant for the Center for International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy. (February 2022)

Macie McCallum, BAJ’20, is the public relations manager for Inventive Sleep. (December 2020)

Josie Myers, BA’20, is a digital designer at Borshoff. She most recently was a creative strategist with Radius. (August 2022)

Samuel Neidermann, BA'20, is the "Voice of the Bison" and sports director for Radio FM media and the director of operations for BISON 1660 and 92.7 FM out of North Dakota State University. He handles play-by-play duties for football and men's basketball and hosts one-hour coaches shows for radio and TV during sports seasons. While at IU, he spent two seasons as the voice of IU softball as well as called IU hoops, football, and soccer on student radio and Big Ten Network Plus (BTN+). (July 2023)

Katrina Nickell, BAJ’20, is a reporter for WDRB in Louisville. (January 2022)

Matt Rasnic, BAJ’20, is an audience engagement producer for the Charleston (South Carolina) Post and Courier. (December 2020)

Noelle Snider, BAJ’20, is communications and advocacy coordinator for Women4Change. (August 2021)

Michael Tilka, BA'20, is a reporter and producer for KWQC News in Davenport, Iowa. (May 2020)

Karli VanCleave, BAJ’20, is a multimedia journalist at WPTA Fort Wayne. (July 2020)

Kendall Yankosky, BAJ’20, is a multimedia journalist at WNEM-TV5 in Bay City, Michigan. (July 2020)

Allison Zeithammer, BAJ’20, is a multimedia journalist at ABC57 in South Bend, Indiana. (July 2020)

Caroline Anders, BAJ'21, is a researcher for The Daily 202 newsletter at the Washington Post. (February 2022)

Jack Ankony, BAJ’21, is a Sports Illustrated/Fan Nation writer for HoosiersNow.com. (May 2022)

Jacob DeCastro, BAJ’21, is senior communications coordinator for Transportation Alternatives. (September 2022)

Andrew Fish, BA’21, is a sports reporter at the Gaylord Herald Times. (August 2021)

Emily Isaacman, BAJ’21, is a digital producer for inewsource in San Diego, California. (May 2022)

Rob Kostecki, BA’21, graduated from IU with a concentration in sports media. When he was 16 years old, he started working for the Chicago Cubs in event operations. He worked up to a part-time team lead in the guest services department and was awarded Ambassador of the Year in 2017 out of 500+ employees. He worked for the Cubs overlapping his time at Indiana through 2021. He began working for IU event services as a ticket taker and eventually secured a full-time position as an assistant general manager. After nine months with IU event services, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas, where he now works for the MLB team Texas Rangers. (February 2023)

Stefan Krajisnik, BAJ’21, covers Mississippi State athletics for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. (June 2021)

Gillian Paxton, BAJ’21, is pursuing her teaching license in the Transition to Teaching program at IU’s School of Education. She is the recipient of a JEA Future Journalism Teacher Scholarship. (September 2021)

Austin Render, BA’21, is a play-by-play broadcaster for IU women’s basketball. (August 2021)

Tamar Sher, BA’21, is a sports reporter at KMOV (Channel 4) in St. Louis. (March 2023)

Meredith Struewing, BA’21, is a news assistant for PBS “Newshour.” (August 2021)

Peter Talbot, BAJ’21, is a reporter for the Tacoma (Washington) News Tribune. (September 2021)

Sophia Casati, BAJ’22, is a communications intern with State Rep. Jerry Torr (R-Carmel) and his fellow members of the Indiana House of Representatives during the 2023 legislative session. (April 2023)

Kaeley Geschke, BAJ'20, MA'22, is the first graduate of Indiana University's master's program in food studies. She worked alongside IU Dining for her capstone project "Weigh the Waste" to examine the amount of food waste generated and suggest ways to reduce it. (May 2023)

Leighton Howard, BA’22, is a copywriter for Inspire Brands' in-house advertising studio, Maverick Studios. Inspire is a restaurant holding company founded in 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia, owning Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' Donuts, and Baskin-Robbins. She is on the digital/performance marketing team writing content for the company websites, marketing emails, push notifications, socials, and web banners. (February 2023)

Tristan Jackson, BAJ'22, is the deputy sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's sports department. He began as a copy editor and page designer. (May 2023)

Jackson Kinney, BA'22, is an associate producer for SiriusXMNASCAR. (October 2022)

Lexi Porigow, BA’22, is a programmatic account executive at the New York Post & Post Digital Network. (February 2023)

Saab Sahi, BA'22, joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in September 2022. Sahi covers local government, education, business, nonprofits, transportation, and more in these communities. Prior to CI, Sahi served as a reporter for A-Town Daily News and the Indiana Daily Student. (October 2022)

Madison Smalstig, BAJ'22, is a reporter for the Santa Rosa (California) Press Democrat. (May 2023)

Katy Szpak, BAJ'22, is the digital news/multimedia journalist for WFIU/WTIU, her first career job after graduating. She began working in news at the Indiana Daily Student and became the creative director while also building hand-coded web pages on the Digital team. She also worked under The Media School's marketing team as a graphic designer. (August 2023)

Evan Gerike, BA'23, is the high school sports reporter for the Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network. He worked for the IDS while attending IU, where he covered IU football, soccer, softball, and basketball. (September 2023)