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Broadcast pioneer Lew Klein, 91, namesake of Temple’s Klein College of Media and Communication

Lew Klein, the television pioneer who spent more than six decades teaching at Temple University and mentored innumerable broadcast professionals throughout his career, died Wednesday, June 12. He was 91. Klein was honored several times at Temple for his service to the university, his support of education in media and communication, and his extraordinary career, culminating with the university's School of Media and Communication being renamed the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication in March 2017.  "Lew Klein has left an indelible imprint on the lives of countless Temple...
by Dylan Coyle

Alumna Debra Silimeo works as a change agent in people’s lives

Klein College of Media and Communication alumna Debra Silimeo, KLN '78, spent decades in the spotlight of the communications field, winning numerous awards over that span. What drove her was not the awards but the chance to make a difference in people's lives. Silimeo is currently the executive vice president of the public relations firm Hager Sharp, which specializes in strategic communication for nonprofits as well as government programs including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We only do work for clients that want to make a difference in people's lives," Sil...
by Morgan Slutzky

Students present their research at Temple University’s Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity

On April 11, Temple University held its annual Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity (formerly known as TURF-CreWS), an event where students are given the opportunity to present their original research and creative work to colleagues, faculty, family and friends. The symposium consisted of four sessions with six panels running concurrently during each session. Panel topics ranged from sports and society, to humanitarian crises and economics, all the way to histories of gender in cross-cultural perspectives. Every college at Temple was represented among those presen...
by Morgan Slutzky

Temple Update and OwlSports Update win awards at national college broadcasting festival

Temple Update and OwlSports Update were among the selected university media programs nationwide to be recognized in 2019's BEA Festival of Media Arts. The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) hosts an annual media competition culminating in their festival of media arts which awards the best faculty and student creative works in a number of categories. Temple Update won first place in the category for television newscasts that broadcast three or less days per week. OwlSports Update won third place in the television sports feature category, as well as two television sports anchor...
by Morgan Slutzky

MSP major Erin Steffe founds new student organization for women in sports media

One of Klein College of Media and Communication's newest student organizations is the Sports Media Society for Women, which was founded this spring semester by senior media studies and production major Erin Steffe. Steffe first came across the idea of starting an organization like this when she was a freshman and attended a networking event held by the Association of Women in Sports. At the event Steffe was inspired by the network of encouraging women she met. The first general interest meeting was held on April 18. Plans for future meetings include guest keynote speakers, infor...
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