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Mara Brock Akil (BSJ92)
Writer, producer and creator of
TV shows such as “Being Mary Jane,” “Girlfriends” and “The Game”
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The network of more than 16,000 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 and the way they support each other and our students.
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Peter Alexander (BSJ98)
White House correspondent and co-anchor of "Weekend Today" at NBC News
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Melissa Bell (MSJ06)
Bell is the Publisher of Vox Media and co-founder of Vox.com
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Kai Bird (BSJ75)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author
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Christine Brennan (BSJ80, MSJ81)
Sports columnist, USA Today
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Carten Cordell (MSJ11)
Senior Technology Reporter, FedScoop
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Bruce Dold (BSJ77, MSJ78)
Pulitzer Prize winner, publisher and editor-in-chief at the Chicago Tribune
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Erica Duecy (MSJ03)
Editor-in-chief of SevenFifty Daily
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Jeremy Gilbert (BSJ00, MSJ00)
Director of strategic initiatives at The Washington Post
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Mitch Goldich (MSJ14)
NFL and Olympics producer at Sports Illustrated
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Mike Greenberg (BSJ89)
Former co-host of ESPN's "Mike and Mike" and current co-host of ESPN's "Get Up"
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Clara Jeffery (MSJ93)
Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones Magazine
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Todd Johnson (BSJ08, MSJ09)
Editorial Manager, NBC BLK
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Sheinelle Jones (BSJ00)
Weekend anchor, NBC "Today Show"
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Katherine LaGrave (MSJ11)
Senior digital editor, Condé Nast Traveler
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Hannah Levitt (MSJ17)
Banking Reporter at Bloomberg
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George R.R. Martin (BSJ70, MSJ71)
Author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, adapted for HBO's “Game of Thrones”
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Kelly McEvers (MSJ97)
Current host of NPR's "Embedded" and former host of "All Things Considered"
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Catherine Ngai (MSJ11)
Energy markets reporter, Bloomberg LP
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James Risen (MSJ78)
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, formerly of The New York Times
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Tina Rosenberg (MSJ82)
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
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Roxana Saberi (MSJ99)
CBS News Correspondent and author of “Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran”
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Kevin Schmidt (MSJ18)
Associate Producer at CBS Newspath
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Laura Schocker (BSJ08, MSJ09)
Editor in Chief at Apartment Therapy
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Meena Thiruvengadam (MSJ12)
Success Manager at Parse.ly, formerly with Bloomberg and Business Insider
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Noor Wazwaz (MSJ15)
Producer at NPR's "Morning Edition"
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Gillian B. White (MSJ13)
Senior editor at The Atlantic
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Michael Wilbon (BSJ80)
Host, ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption”
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Lauren Young (MSJ93)
Money editor, Thomson Reuters
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Matt Yurus (MSJ15)
Digital anchor, CBS