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College to offer five-year combined broadcasting and MBA degree

College to offer five-year combined broadcasting and MBA degree

The college has a new combined degree program tailored for students who know as undergraduates that they have interest in the business realms of electronic media.

VIDEO: Election night coverage

VIDEO: Election night coverage

All three campus media outlets — WTOP, WNYO and The Oswegonian — pooled resources to create an entire evening of election 2012 coverage Nov. 6. Learn how some 60 young journalists collaborated to produce remote broadcasts from both parties’ headquarters in Syracuse, moderate in-studio roundtable discussions and interact with the audience via social media.

David Benz ’92 most recently hosted, anchored and reported for Comcast Sportsnet in San Francisco. Last fall he became the TV play-by-play voice of the National Basketball Association’s Minnesota Timberwolves.

Longtime Sports Journalist Becomes NBA ‘Voice’

David Benz ’92 wanted to skip walking the stage for his December Commencement to make sure he wouldn’t miss his final chance to call Laker basketball.

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10×10+10: Cameron Jones ’09

Every day starts with a good morning for Cameron Jones ’09.

Cathleen Richards ’09, at left, visited campus Sept. 27 to encourage students to follow their passions as per the “Roadtrip Nation” mission. The “Green RV” travels the country hoping to inspire young people to pursue their dreams.

Alumna invites current students to join ‘Roadtrip Nation’

Cathleen Richards ’09 entered Oswego determined to be a TV broadcast director, but took “a few left turns and off ramps along the way.”

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National news veteran Garrick Utley joins faculty

Forty years ago Garrick Utley brought news of the Vietnam War to people’s living rooms on the “NBC Nightly News.” Now he is comparing the broadcast media of that era – and earlier – to the present and future of digital media with students on the Oswego campus, in his new role as senior fellow and professor of broadcasting and journalism in Oswego’s School of Communication, Media and the Arts.

Alumni Exhibit Success in All-Oswego Show

Alumni Exhibit Success in All-Oswego Show

In the fall, art department alumni spanning four decades shared their work and their stories in a special exhibit at Tyler Hall.

Backpack Journalist Traces Career Path Back to Oswego

Backpack Journalist Traces Career Path Back to Oswego

It’s quite a hike from Oswego to Denver, but Emmy-winning “backpack journalist” Kevin Torres ’06 has always kept his WTOP-TV experience close.

A dedicated alumna of Omega Phi Beta sorority and longtime community advocate, Deyadira “Betty” Diaz ’02, far right, and some fellow sisters take part in the New York PRIDE Parade each year. Betty is a supporter of NBCUniversal’s LGBT 
affinity group, OUT@NBCU, and recently revived UNIDOS, a Latino affinity group, at NBCUniversal’s Rockefeller Center headquarters.

10X10+10: Betty Diaz ’02

With her sorority and in the classroom, Deyadira “Betty” Diaz ’02 took several steps forward at Oswego. In fact, student step dancing earned her an award and spot on the national team after graduation.

Lou Borrelli Jr. '77

Newsmaker: Lou Borrelli Jr. ’77

New York City-based start-up NimbleTV has named cable and broadband industry veteran Lou Borrelli Jr. ’77 as its new chief marketing officer.