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News from the Cronkite School

Catch up on what’s (and who’s!) new at the Cronkite School.

Hearst Awards

Cronkite student Mikenzie Hammel and Cronkite alum Christopher Howley each placed among the top winners in the Explanatory Reporting Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism’s investigation, “little victims everywhere,”

The Cronkite School's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism was honored as a finalist in this year’s prestigious IRE Awards and won third place in the 2022 Best of the West journalism awards.

Adelaida and Barry Severson and family

Severson, owner of satellite communications company Bushtex, Inc., is a Cronkite Hall of Fame member and has been named to the Sun Devil 100 four times.

On The Clock & In the Media: Race, Hiring and the NFL. Photos by Kiersten Moss

The panel, “On The Clock & In the Media: Race, Hiring and the NFL,” covered a variety of topics associated with the NFL’s lack of diversity within its coaching ranks.

Marc Johnson, vice president of corporate communications at Meta and digital strategy pioneer, will deliver the keynote address

Marc Johnson, vice president of corporate communications at Meta and digital strategy pioneer, will deliver the keynote address at the Cronkite School Spring 2022 convocation on May 10.

immersive Indian Country Today/NAJA graduate fellowship

The Cronkite School has launched a new graduate partnership with the Native American Journalists Association and Indian Country Today.

Arizona PBS GM Adrienne Fairwell

Arizona PBS General Manager Adrienne Fairwell has been elected to serve on the board of the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA).

Fran Mallace recently took the helm of Make-A-Wish Arizona as president and CEO after a 30-year career with Cox Media.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Arizona PBS and the Cronkite School will host “Past Connections That Bind Us All: A Conversation with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” on April 30.

2022 BEA's recognition of excellence in media

The Cronkite School ranked as the top overall school in the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) first ranking of schools based on the creative achievement of their students. 

The Stanton Foundation has awarded Cronkite School a grant to research the evolving concept of journalistic objectivity in newsrooms.

The Stanton Foundation has awarded the Cronkite School a $150,000 grant to research the evolving concept of journalistic objectivity in newsrooms.

Scripps-Howard-2

The Scripps Howard Foundation will extend its support for the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at the Cronkite School and the University of Maryland.

Nonny de la Peña

Immersive journalism pioneer Nonny de la Peña received a Peabody Field Builder award, one in a new category of awards from the organization whose stamp of approval signals excellence in media.

Recent Cronkite School graduates are participating TEGNA's Producer-in-Residence program.

Cronkite alumnus Aaron Lavinsky. Photo by Aimee Jordan / M Health Fairview

Aaron Lavinsky has won some of journalism’s most prestigious awards since graduating from the Cronkite School in 2014.

Al Roker speaking during student Q&A

Al Roker shared the ups and downs of his journey, as well as career advice with Cronkite students during a Q&A session.

Al Roker and Provost Gonzales holding the Cronkite Award

Al Roker, the Emmy award-winning weatherman and popular anchor for NBC NEWS’ TODAY, received the 38th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

“FernandaSantos”

A musical co-written by Cronkite School Professor Fernanda Santos is headed to New York City to make its off-Broadway premiere. 

A new investigation by the Howard Center revealed regulators are in the dark when it comes to how much greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere.

Crystal Patriarche

Crystal Patriarche, founder and CEO of SparkPoint Studio, has been named to ASU’s Sun Devil 100 list for four consecutive years.