
Mara Brock Akil (BSJ92)
Writer, producer and creator of TV shows such as “Being Mary Jane,” “Girlfriends” and “The Game.” CEO at story27 productions.
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Writer, producer and creator of TV shows such as “Being Mary Jane,” “Girlfriends” and “The Game.” CEO at story27 productions.
Chief White House correspondent at NBC News and co-anchor at Weekend TODAY
Publisher of Vox Media and co-founder of Vox.com
Reporter and Engagement Editor or WJCT Public Media. Reporter and producer at WMMT/The Ohio Valley Resource
Associate Producer at Laylow Pictures, Director and Creator at Black Southern Woman Project
Writer, Communicator and Freelance Journalist
PR content development manager and contributor to Writer's Digest
Pulitzer Prize winner and former publisher and editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune
Editorial Producer with Major League Baseball and Adjunct Instructor for Northwestern University Medill School
Former Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Washington Post; Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy for Northwestern University Medill School
Former co-host of ESPN's "Mike and Mike", current co-host of ESPN's "Get Up" and host of EPSN's "Greeny"
Chief Content Officer, theGrio
Sports reporter at WPRI-TV and sports director at WSFA 12 News
Statewide indigenous communities reporter at Lee Enterprises
Product Manager at Slalom Build and Technical Program Manager of Cybersecurity and Culture at Slalom Consulting
Author of "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, adapted by HBO as Game of Thrones
Current host of NPR's "Embedded" and former host of "All Things Considered"
Senior correspondent on Tech Features at Business Insider and adjunct faculty at New York University
Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, formerly of The New York Times
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism," "Fixes" columnist for the New York Times and co-founder of Solutions Journalism Network
CBS News Correspondent and author of "Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran"
Chief content officer at Apartment Therapy Media
Co-host of ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption"
North America social brand manager at Nike
Founder of Yurus Management & Counsel