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News from the Cronkite School

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

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.

News Co/Lab Managing Director Kristy Roschke talking to a student.

Wick Communications is partnering with the Cronkite School on a project supported by Google to research strategies for facilitating healthy online discourse. 

Cronkite PR Lab students

The Cronkite PR Lab has won numerous industry awards throughout the years while competing against professional public relations agencies and Fortune 500 companies.

The Cronkite Public Relations Lab took home two top prizes at the annual MarCom Awards

The Cronkite Public Relations Lab took home two top prizes at the annual MarCom Awards.

Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards

Arizona PBS and the Cronkite School swept up a total of 10 Emmys® and Student Production Awards at the Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards.

NBC Nightly News Anchor Lester Holt

Lester Holt, NBC Nightly News anchor and award-winning journalist, broadcast the network’s evening news show from the rooftop of the Cronkite School.

William Rhoden Cronkite Visiting Professional 2021 National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame inductee

William C. Rhoden, an award-winning national sports writer and visiting professional at the Cronkite School, will deliver the keynote address.

Cronkite captures eight EPPY awards in collegiate division

Cronkite students took home eight awards in the collegiate division of Editor & Publisher magazine’s prestigious national 2021 EPPY Award contest. 

Musicians on stage with "Playlist 48: ARIZONA PBS" graphic.

Arizona PBS will launch a new digital music show “Playlist 48” to spotlight local artists and bands of all genres with connections to Arizona, the 48th state.