SIUE Mass Comm alum finds success with The Westminster Kennel Club

With more than 35 years of experience in dog sports as a handler, trainer, spokesperson and now as the face of the Westminster Kennel Club, Gail Miller Bisher serves as analyst for the iconic Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on FS1. Bisher, a 1991 graduate of the Arts & Sciences department (Mass Comm TV/R), is now … More SIUE Mass Comm alum finds success with The Westminster Kennel Club

SIUE Mass Comm. professor emeritus Jack Shaheen featured in Los Angeles Times

Dr. Shaheen contributed to a weekend release of an article named, “Exploiting fear of Muslims? The far right has nothing on liberal Hollywood”. The article shows how Hollywood productions have capitalized on the fears of the mainstream public by portraying Muslims as terrorists. By using this fear, Muslims are viewed by the public as religious … More SIUE Mass Comm. professor emeritus Jack Shaheen featured in Los Angeles Times

St. Louis Blues Announcer John Kelly to Appear on WSIE’s Segue

St. Louis Blues broadcaster John Kelly will appear on WSIE-FM’s Segue program at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Greg Budzban, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, hosts the weekly public affairs program on FM 88.7, The Sound. An SIUE Department of Mass Communications alumnus, Kelly (’82) discusses his career … More St. Louis Blues Announcer John Kelly to Appear on WSIE’s Segue

Dewayne Staats, Alumni Hall of Famer, visits campus with new “Position to Win”

Mr. Dewayne Staats, Mass Comm cougar alumni and SIUe Hall of Famer, stopped by SIUE on Thursday, October 29th to give SIUE students and staff the V.I.P. treatment by signing copies of his new book, Position To Win. Mr. Staats signing copies of his book, Position to Win, before he paused for a photo with … More Dewayne Staats, Alumni Hall of Famer, visits campus with new “Position to Win”

Alumni, Bragga, to be on campus for Hall of Fame induction & coffee hour

Mass Comm Alumni, Rick Bragga,  will be on campus this Friday, October 2, 2015, for his Alumni Hall of Fame induction. There will also be a coffee hour at 10:30 am in Peck Hall 3117. Rick Bragga, BA Mass Comm / TV-Radion ’77 and MS Mass Comm ’82, is the president of Philanthropy 1, a philanthropic … More Alumni, Bragga, to be on campus for Hall of Fame induction & coffee hour