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News from the Cronkite School

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

Sree Sreenivasan

Sree Sreenivasan, an internationally acclaimed journalist, digital media executive and educator, will join the Cronkite School to lead a new professional education and skills training initiative.

Global Friends

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is looking for Global Friends who can help the Humphrey Fellows adjust to life in the Phoenix area and the U.S.. 

Four Cronkite students came together to cover the biggest sporting event of the year live from Los Angeles: Super Bowl LVI. 

Kiera-Riley

Cronkite senior Kiera Riley took home second place in the Feature Writing Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

020-2021 Shaufler Prize in Journalism

The winning journalists will split $20,000 in cash awards in the professional and student journalist categories. 

Arizona PBS took home two awards in the Overall Excellence category of the 53rd Annual Public Media Awards (PMAs) on January 25, 2022. The PMAs, presented by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), honor public media stations’ finest work in community engagement, content, education, and marketing/communications.

Arizona PBS won a total of three awards in two categories – including Excellence in Education, Excellence in COVID-19 Response, and Content - Arts & Entertainment. 

Alberto Mariani

Alberto Mariani won first place in the Photojournalism Features and News Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Delta Dental

The statewide campaign will boost family involvement in good oral health practices, focusing on the importance of brushing twice a day, changing toothbrushes regularly and visiting the dentist.

Arizona PBS

The station promoted Ebonye Delaney to senior director and content officer; Tiffany Khan to senior director and revenue officer; and Marisa Upham to project manager and advisor to the general manager.

Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of National Geographic and editorial director of National Geographic Partners, will join Arizona State University with a joint appointment

Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of National Geographic and editorial director of National Geographic Partners, will join the Cronkite School in early 2022.

2021 Holidays

2021 proved to be a milestone year for the Cronkite School and Arizona PBS. Here are the most popular website and social media stories for Cronkite and Arizona PBS in 2021.

2021 Fall Convocation Dean Batts

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication celebrated its Fall 2021 convocation ceremony at the Arizona Federal Theatre in downtown Phoenix.

Prince James Story

Prince James Story wants to explore the intersection of sports and culture and tell the stories of those in underrepresented communities.

Brett Kurland

Brett Kurland is an award-winning sports journalist and entrepreneur and founding director of the Cronkite News Phoenix Sports Bureau.

Jordan Spurgeon

Jordan Spurgeon will graduate this month with his bachelor's degree in sports journalism. He wants to delve deeper into the lives of athletes.

Zoha Tunio

Cronkite Outstanding Graduate Student will apply journalism skills to covering environmental justice in her native Pakistan.

2021 Cronkite School Scripps Howard fellows

The latest class of Roy W. Howard Investigative Fellows will begin yearlong, post-graduate assignments at five nonprofit news organizations with deep commitments to investigative journalism.

Arizona PBS logo

Arizona PBS is among 75 public media stations selected to participate in the Digital Transformation Program, a virtual program developed to educate, assist and coach public media leaders and staff.

NBC NEWS’ TODAY weatherman, anchor Al Roker has been chosen as the recipient of the 38th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

The Cronkite Award luncheon will take place on March 1 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.