Mara Brock Akil (BSJ92)
Writer, producer and creator of TV shows such as "Being Mary Jane,' 'Girlfriends," and "The Game"
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.
Peter Alexander (BSJ98)
White House correspondent at NBC News and co-anchor of "Weekend Today"
David Barstow (BSJ86)
Four-time Pulitzer Prize winner and head of investigative reporting at the UC Berkely Graduate School of Journalism
Melissa Brotz (BSJ90)
Chief marketing and communications officer at Abbott
Elisabeth Bumiller (BSJ77)
Assistant managing editor and Washington bureau chief at The New York Times
Bruce Dold (BSJ77, MSJ78)
Pulitzer Prize winner and former publisher and editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune
Cristy Garratt (BSJ10)
Head of digital video and social media at CNBC International
Lisa Gartner (BSJ10)
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, investigative editor at the San Francisco Chronicle
Jeremy Gilbert (BSJ00, MSJ00)
Former Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Washington Post; Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy for Northwestern University Medill School
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"
Omar Jimenez (BSJ15)
CNN Correspondent
Todd Johnson (BSJ08, MSJ09)
Chief Content Officer, theGrio
Sheinelle Jones (BSJ00)
Host of third hour of TODAY
George R.R. Martin (BSJ70, MSJ71)
Author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, adapted by HBO as “Game of Thrones.”
Rachel Nichols (BSJ95)
Sports journalist
Julia Pace (BSJ04)
Washington bureau chief for the Associated Press
Laura Schocker (BSJ08, MSJ09)
Editor in chief at Apartment Therapy
