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Our Alumni

A Powerful Network

The network of more than 18,000 Medill alumni is powerful, diverse and close-knit. When you enroll at Medill, you join a community of alumni who work at the highest levels in journalism, communications, public relations, public policy and related fields. We are proud of their accomplishments. Whether they graduated from our undergraduate or graduate programs, our alumni support each other and our students.

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Mara Brock Akil (BSJ92)

CEO at story27 productions. Writer, producer and creator of TV shows such as "Being Mary Jane,' 'Girlfriends," and "The Game"

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David Barstow (BSJ86)

Four-time Pulitzer Prize winner and head of investigative reporting at the UC Berkely Graduate School of Journalism

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Elisabeth Bumiller (BSJ77)

Assistant managing editor and Washington bureau chief at The New York Times

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Edith Chapin (BSJ87)

Acting chief content officer, senior vice president and editor in chief at NPR News

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Bethany Crystal (BSJ09)

Binding Agent, community-builder, journalist, activator at Create Connections

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Bruce Dold (BSJ77, MSJ78)

Pulitzer Prize winner and former publisher and editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune

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Lisa Gartner (BSJ10)

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, investigative editor at the San Francisco Chronicle

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Jeremy Gilbert (BSJ00, MSJ00)

Former Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Washington Post; Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy for Northwestern University Medill School

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Mike Greenberg (BSJ89)

Former co-host of ESPN's "Mike and Mike", current co-host of ESPN's "Get Up" and host of ESPN's "Greeny"

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Omar Jimenez (BSJ15)

National correspondent of CNN Worldwide at CNN

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Todd Johnson (BSJ08, MSJ09)

Chief Content Officer, theGrio

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Sheinelle Jones (BSJ00)

Host of third hour of TODAY and executive producer of "Stories We Tell: The Fertility Secret"

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Mike Mallazzo (BSJ14)

Director of Partnerships at Protocol and principal of business development and partnerships at Forum Brands

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George R.R. Martin (BSJ70, MSJ71)

Author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, adapted by HBO as “Game of Thrones.”

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Rachel Nichols (BSJ95)

Host and executive producer at Showtime Sports

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Julie Pace (BSJ04)

Executive editor at The Associated Press

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Laura Schocker (BSJ08, MSJ09)

Chief content officer at Apartment Therapy Media

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Kate Ward (BSJ07)

CEO and founder of The Dipp and chief content officer at Betches Media