Alumni Notes

2010 Advertising/Public Relations

is a merchant for The Home Depot

Charity worked on behalf of The Coca-Cola Company, MARS-Wrigley and Subway Restaurants during her time working in New York City for various media agencies. After relocating to Atlanta, she joined The Home Depot to work in their marketing department, driving sales for the largest home improvement retailer in the United States.

She has since moved into Home Depot's merchandising department, as an associate merchant focusing on buying products and identifying strategies to drive sales via e-commerce.

Note Posted: October 10, 2022

2016 Advertising/Public Relations

is an account director for BerlinRosen.

Since graduating from Penn State, she has worked in public relations roles across industries including media, technology, sports, cities, higher education and real estate. Currently at BerlinRosen, a public relations agency, she works with clients shaping the future of cities and higher education.

Previously, she worked at DKC and Meredith Corporation (for Entertainment Weekly and Food & Wine magazines).

Note Posted: October 10, 2022

1992 Broadcast/Cable

started working as an information specialist at the Manatee Chamber of Commerce, the largest chamber in the Tampa Bay region, on Jan. 3, 2022.

Note Posted: October 6, 2022

1981 Journalism

was been named the winner of one of the top awards in the 30th annual Football Writers Association of America Best Writing Contest. He is sportswriter for the Reading Eagle.

Scarcella received first place in the feature category for his profile of former Penn State player Adam Taliaferro, who recovered from a spinal cord injury to lead the Nittany Lions onto the field a year later in their 2001 season opener. “An emotional then-and-now look at a success story against the odds,” the judge commented.

It’s the fifth time Scarcella has been recognized in the FWAA contest but the first time he’s been named a first-place winner.

Scarcella also has been recognized many times in writing contests conducted by the Associated Press Sports Editors, the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors and the Keystone Media Awards.

He started covering Penn State football for the Reading Eagle in 1989 and is in his 34th season on the beat. His coverage appears in seven other MediaNews Group publications in the Philadelphia region.

David Ubben of The Athletic placed second in the feature category and David Hale of ESPN.com was third.

Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com took first place in the game story category, Dave Wilson of ESPN.com for column writing and Tom Shanahan of TomShanahanReport.com for enterprise.

Founded in 1941, the FWAA consists of the men and women across North America who cover college football.

Note Posted: September 30, 2022

2013 Journalism

works as a marketing and business development specialist for the Walz Group, a CPA firm in Lancaster, Pa.

Note Posted: September 26, 2022

2011 Print Journalism

was promoted to assistant product manager at IG Design Group Americas.

Note Posted: September 25, 2022

2000 Broadcast Journalism

is the vice president, content and programming, for Townsquare Media in New York City.

In that role he works with leaders and talent in 75 U.S. cities, representing 350 radio stations, sites and apps to create content that entertains and informs people across multiple platforms.

Note Posted: September 23, 2022

2003 Telecommunications

was promoted to director II at ESPN. He's the lead director of all Baseball Tonight coverage for the third year, including MLB All-Star, Draft and World Series coverage.

Note Posted: September 22, 2022

2014 Journalism

joined WFTV in Orlando, Florida, as sports anchor.

He covers UCF, Florida, the Orlando Magic, Orlando City (MLS), the Orlando Pride, Daytona, the PGA Tour and a bit of NFL from time to time in Tampa.

After graduation in 2014, Alex worked as a sports anchor at KCAU-TV in Sioux City, Iowa. He also worked as a sports anchor at WITN-TV in Greenville, N.C, before moving to the Bluegrass State to work as a sports anchor for WKYT-TV in Lexington, Ky., prior to EFTV.

Note Posted: September 19, 2022

1984 Journalism

wrote her first book, “Heartbeat from Heaven,” about her teenage son’s miraculous recovery after having no heartbeat for 30 minutes when he suffered a cardiac arrest. It's available on Amazon in paperback and as an ebook.

Note Posted: September 13, 2022

2014 Journalism

known as Alex Walker on TV, joined WFTV-TV in Orlando, Florida, as a sports anchor on Sept. 12, 2022.

The position is his first in a top-20 TV market. He previously worked at WKYT-TV in Lexington, Ky., WITN-TV in Greenville, N.C., and KCAU-TV in Sioux City, Iowa.

Note Posted: September 13, 2022

2023 Advertising/Public Relations

was promoted from managing director to partner at a boutique management consultancy, CRA admired Leadership. She has worked as a strategic, change,and leadership communication consultant for the past 14 years.

Note Posted: September 5, 2022