Alumni Notes

2011 Advertising/Public Relations

serves as the event coordinator for the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University in her hometown of Ithaca, New York. She previously taught English for a year in Spain as she and her husband traveled around Europe. Before that, she spent five years as an event and tradeshow account manager for G&S Business Communications in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Note Posted: January 16, 2020

1997 Telecommunications

has founded Car Show Life (carshowlife.net), which creates cars show displays, t-shirts and logos for car enthusiasts. The project allows him to pursue his passion for automobiles in a non-mechanical avenue. He's working alongside builders and collectors in a creative capacity. Bottegal (aka Drake Donovan) previously spent 20-plus years in radio broadcasting. He continues to offer creative services for radio and television and does some voice-over work (drakedonovan.com).

Note Posted: January 16, 2020

2000 Telecommunications

develops web systems for the Pennsylvania Department of Edcation to manage its needs in the area of special education.

Note Posted: January 16, 2020

2010 Advertising/Public Relations

recently launched her own PR firm, Brittany Sykes PR (www.brittanysykespr.com), based out of Los Angeles where she specializes in everything consumer and lifestyle.

Note Posted: January 15, 2020

2015 Broadcast Journalism

writes scripts for Fox News affliates across the nation in New York City.

Note Posted: January 15, 2020

1989 Broadcast Journalism

will mark her third anniversary as weekend host on SiriusXM Classic Vinyl in February 2020. Boyd's classic rock show broadcasts live across North America on SiriusXM Radio, Channel 26, and around the world on the SiriusXM App. SiriusXM has more than 33 million subscribers. Boyd broadcasts live each weekend from the studio is the heart of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Fans are invited to stop by the Rock Hall and watch her in action Saturdays and Sundays from 12-6 p.m. She can also be followed on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @KatBoydRocks.

Note Posted: January 15, 2020

2019 Media Studies

distinguished visiting professor of journalism at LCC International University (Lithuania), organized a one-of-a-kind website for the student press. The student-run site (iuconline.com) is the only faith-based, English-speaking, student-run news site in Europe that uses a North American-style of education. In addition, Smith recently addressed journalists in Ukraine and met with the press secretary for Ukrainan president Volodymyr Zelensky (photo).

Note Posted: January 15, 2020

2016 Broadcast Journalism

joined Fox News as a general assignment reporter. She previously worked for WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and WTAJ-TV in Altoona, Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate, her report about human trafficking earned an award from the College/University Producation Awards, the equivalent of a regional Emmy, from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Born and raised in Switzerland, Hogan is multilingual and has lived in Spain, Israel and seven states across the United States.

Note Posted: January 13, 2020

1958

launched J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company in December 2019.

The company conducts revivals of Broadway shows, with its first season featuring "Seesaw," "No Strings" and "A Class Act."

Jimirro — the creator and founding president of The Disney Channel and Walt Disney Home Video, and who revived the National Lampoon brand — serves as executive producer and co-founder of the musical theater company.

Jimirro, who earned the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Penn State Alumni Association in 1985, is a longtime supporter of Penn State and the Bellisario College.

In 2018, Jimirro endowed a $1 million professorship in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. His gift created the the James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects, further positioning Penn State as a leader in the study of the impact of media messaging and communication technologies on the way individuals consume and process information as well as the way they think, and, ultimately, behave.

James Jimirro Oral History, 2015 (audio only)

Note Posted: January 10, 2020

2019 Advertising/Public Relations

was hired as an associate at Hill+Knowlton Strategies in New York City.

Note Posted: January 2, 2020

2003 Advertising/Public Relations

was promoted to VP of media relations with the Pittsburgh Penguins. She is in the midst of her 14th season with the team.

Note Posted: December 30, 2019

1995 Broadcast Journalism

was named primary news anchor at WOWK-TV (CBS) in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia, in September 2019. He was previously primary anchor at KLFY-TV (CBS) in Lafayette, Louisiana, from 2014-2019.

Note Posted: December 18, 2019