Archive for August 25th, 2006

At One Year: Volunteers Remember

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Sean Reilly is communications manager for the City of Overland Park, Kan., and one of about 50 city employees who trekked to the Gulf Coast to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Bob Sigman, opinion page editor at the Johnson County Sun, recently interviewed Reilly on his recollections of his trip to the Gulf Coast and the coffee table book published by The Sun Herald that brought all the memories back.

USM Grad Takes Lead at Zap2It

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Rebecca Baldwin has been named general manager of the Zap2it network, an entertainment information network owned by Tribune Media Services. Baldwin holds a degree in journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Lauded Journalist to Teach at MVSU

Friday, August 25th, 2006

From The Clarion-Ledger: Journalist George E. Curry is a distinguished visiting professor at Mississippi Valley State University, bringing more than 35 years of journalism experience to the classroom.

Curry, a syndicated columnist, TV and radio commentator, and editor in chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service, which provides news coverage to more than 200 African-American newspapers, will teach two journalism classes and work with print and broadcast students in the Department of Mass Communications, said Samuel Osunde, chair of the department.