Alumni Notes

2010 Journalism

graduated with an M.D. in 2018 and is an anesthesiology resident in Michigan. He previously wokred at a marketing firm outside New York City.

Note Posted: February 7, 2020

2011 Media Studies

now the managing editor, audience for Hearst Connecticut Media Group.

Note Posted: February 5, 2020

2009 Journalism

was honored with the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Rennaissance Awards hosted by PRSA Pittsburgh. Nominees for the award have less than five years public relations experience, which is true, since she is studying public relations in the concurrent M.A. in communications and M.B.A. program at Point Park University. There, she leads the revived Graduate Student Association as president. Federoff spent eight years as a journalist in the Pittsburgh region before becoming graduate assistant at the Point Park Center for Media Innovation. She also serves on the board of PRSA Pittsburgh as web content manager.

Note Posted: February 4, 2020

1947 Journalism

who has been retired for more than 20 years, enjoyed a varied career as a beginning reporter, news editor of the Navy's magazine All Hands, writer and editor for 14 years at National Geographic and later as public affairs officer for the National Park Service during the nation's Bicentennial celebration. Upon retirement, he and his wife traveled the nation in their motorhome as they gathered material for seven books on natural and cultural history subjects, including "A Guide to the Homes of Famous Pennsylvanians." A member of the Society for Professional Journalists, he is a longtime member and board member of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. He lives is Audubon, Pennsylvania.

Note Posted: January 30, 2020

2014 Advertising/Public Relations

is the head of advertising, marketing and public relations of the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA), which is the world's only tuition-free institution dedicated exclusively to the study of voice, and is also the world’s premier institution for training young artists as international opera soloists. She also runs a Philadelphia-based lifestyle blog, Positive Publicity, where she highlights anythign and everythign Philadelphia, and has a series called "FemFocused," where she highlights a variety of women (artists, musicians and entrepreneurs).

Note Posted: January 28, 2020

1995 Journalism

recently left Dow Jones after nearly 24 years. He is currently a China markets editor with Bloomberg and remains in Hong Kong.

Note Posted: January 27, 2020

1998 Journalism

is currently senior director of entertainment for Carnival Cruise Line. In this role, he oversees the entertainment recruitment, training and ongoing operations for our fleet of 28 ships. This includes production shows, live music and activities/parties/events.

Note Posted: January 25, 2020

2018 Broadcast Journalism

is a production assistant/producer at NASCAR Productions. She is co-producer of NASCAR's "The InField with Alex Weaver and Samantha Busch."

Note Posted: January 24, 2020

1992 Advertising/Public Relations

is area president of the Pennsylvania region of the iHeartMedia Markets Group. He has spent the past 15 years with iHeartMedia, most recently serving as area president for iHeartMedia Wilmington, Delaware, and Salisbury, Maryland. As area president, Goldstein worked closely with the programming, business and sales teams and oversaw on-air and digital programming operations as well as creating new business and revenue growth opportunities for the combined 11 brands. Prior to joining iHeartMedia, he held the position of vice president of revenue management, supervising the revenue management team in 40 markets and 192 broadcast brands, including New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Charlotte.

Note Posted: January 20, 2020

2007 Advertising/Public Relations

recently joined S&P Global's corporate communications team as their Americas communications lead for the market intelligence division.

Note Posted: January 18, 2020

1996 Advertising/Public Relations

will be celebrating 23 years at Harmelin Media, which includes many Penn Staters, in April 2020.

Note Posted: January 17, 2020

1972 Journalism

has completed his fifth and final book on the Vietnam War, an oral history, titled "Voices of the Vietnam War." Nau was drafted out of Penn State in the later rounds of 1966 and returned to school in 1968 after serving as an artillery soldier in the war. One of his books, "They Heard the Bugle's Call," triggered a $40,000 fundraising campaign that financed a Vietnam War memorial in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where Nau worked for 30 years as sports editor of the local newspaper.

Note Posted: January 16, 2020