Entering Temple University with dreams to become a famous actress and leaving with a spot at Harvard Law School was not the journey that Lorielle Pankey, KLN '00, had anticipated. But one of the skills she learned at Klein College of Media and Communication was how to adapt. Now, she serves as an associate general counsel and the designated agency ethics official for the United States Federal Trade Commission. Without the space for self-discovery provided to her at Temple University, she may be trekking a different path.Pankey grew up nearby in the Maryland suburbs of...
Julia Prevost, a senior media studies and production major and a Temple University honors student, recently completed an extended summer and fall internship with the home shopping network QVC. Though the experience helped her determine in what direction to take her future media career, Klein College of Media and Communication gave her the preparation she needed to make the most of the position.Prevost's interest in media stems back to her childhood. The West Chester native grew up close to QVC's headquarters and used to make videos for YouTube as a creative outlet. She decided...
Klein College of Media and Communication Global Opportunities (Klein GO) offers a half-semester course that includes a five-day excursion to the imminent 2020 New Hampshire Democratic Primary. Twenty-six students will travel to New Hampshire as a part of the class from Feb. 7 to Feb. 11. to attend rallies, interview constituents and meet with journalists, politicians and campaign teams.Dr. David Mindich, chair of the Journalism Department, is teaching the course, titled Media...
Kadija Sow, a junior communication studies student, is a recent transfer to Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication from Delaware Technical Community College. Yet she has already made her mark on Klein College by taking advantage of the resources the school has to offer, especially extracurricular experiences. Most recently, Sow interned at the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) conference, which is held annually in Miami, Florida, where she networked with television professionals and gained insight on what it takes to become...
Lauren Bullock, assistant professor of instruction in Klein College of Media and Communication's Public Relations Department, is bringing leadership education to earbuds everywhere with The Leadership Educator Podcast. Along with co-host Dan Jenkins, department chair of leadership studies and associate professor at the University of Southern Maine, Bullock explores topics that leadership educators talk about in public and private discussions. The show is expected to launch its second season in early February and is supported by the Association of Leadership Educators (ALE) and...
A robust lineup of speakers has been announced for this year's PRSSA Mid-Atlantic District Conference, which is set to take place on March 13 and 14. Hosted by Temple University's chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) right here on Main Campus, this year's theme is "PRogress Through Tech." Lunchtime keynote speaker Dr. Rod Wallace will discuss the importance of digital technology in the ever-changing world of interpersonal communication. Following Wallace, Louis Cointepas of Signal AI will take conference attendees through an interactive artificial...
According to research by the nonprofit New American Economy, the Philadelphia metro area boasts more than 46,000 immigrant entrepreneurs. But despite these business owners' ambition, they still face challenges that U.S.-born entrepreneurs will never have to endure. Enter the Philadelphia startup Eat Up The Borders, which offers support for immigrant-owned businesses and specializes in marketing and event planning. Cindy Ngo, KLN '17, is one of the co-founders of Eat Up The Borders and a communication studies graduate of Klein College of Media and Communication, where she...
The Media Studies and Production Plus One program is one of Temple University's accelerated degree programs, giving Klein College of Media and Communication students the opportunity to earn both their undergraduate and graduate degrees on a fast-paced, five-year path. Zach Jaworski, an MSP Plus One student who has just begun his final year of graduate studies after finishing his undergraduate degree last spring, took a semester off from the program to apply the skills he learned in his classes to real life. As the drummer for the alternative-rock indie band Twin Beds, he went...
David Boardman, dean of the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University, has been recognized by a major national business publication as a NewsPro Noteworthy Journalism Educator for 2020.The nomination is awarded by a committee from Crain Communications' NewsPro trade publication. Boardman joins nine other notable media educators who use their expertise to help promote effective journalism.Boardman's nomination speaks to the dedication he has shown throughout his decades in the media industry. Before coming to Temple in 2013, he was executive editor and...
Emily Deyo, a sophomore communication studies student at Klein College of Media and Communication, was recently featured in Milk Makeup's 2019 holiday campaign. The cruelty-free, vegan and paraben-free cosmetics company is located in New York City, where Deyo traveled to shoot the campaign over the summer. Deyo, who transferred to Temple University from Drexel University to study communication studies on the policy, regulation and advocacy track, has strong interests in writing and activism. She considers herself a freelance model who utilizes many communicative processes to...
Temple University alumni are taking the local news world by storm. Waterman Broadcasting has more than its fair share of alumni at two of its television companies in Fort Myers, Florida: WZVN-TV, an American Broadcasting Company affiliate and WBBH-TV, a National Broadcasting Company affiliate. Currently, there are five alumni of Klein College of Media and Communication between the stations, with one more on the way. The influx of Temple alumni has led them to dub the Waterman stations "Temple South."Peter Jaroff, executive producer and faculty advisor for Temple Update, Update...
Amanda Brown, KLN '19, knows how to make her dreams come true. After graduating in the spring, the advertising major with a concentration in account management applied to nearly 70 jobs. Through her perseverance, she stuck out the job search and earned a position with The Walt Disney Company as an advertising operations associate. Along the way, she was guided by the principles of hard work and dedication that she honed at Klein College of Media and Communication.Brown grew up in New Jersey and always wanted a career in New York City, where she was born and where much of her...
Michael Carey, KLN '19, is living a fairly accurate version of his childhood dream. Growing up, the broadcast journalism graduate of Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication wanted to become a NASCAR driver. Although he is not on the race track behind the wheel of a car, he is there on the sideline reporting on the action with FOX Sports and NBC Sports. The skills he developed through Klein College helped him reach this point of success, but he also tapped into his lifelong enthusiasm for NASCAR and broadcasting.Carey was introduced to Temple early in his...
Charlie Dawes, a senior advertising major on the art direction track, attended the 2019 Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles, California. The three-day annual event featured notable keynote speakers, informative breakout sessions and plenty of inspirational projects to observe. However, Dawes believes that as a student, the most helpful part of the conference was having the opportunity to speak with and learn from professionals in creative fields. Dawes began her time at Temple University as a marketing major in the Fox School of Business, but she realized before the completion...
Amanda García, KLN '10, was recognized with a Community Builders Awards at the 2019 Cynopsis Top Women in Media Awards held in New York City. The awards, hosted by Cynopsis Media and sponsored by Turnkey Search, a talent recruitment firm, highlight trailblazing women in the media industry. García, the director of CBS Interactive Partnerships, believes that her time at Temple University and the faculty at Klein College of Media and Communication helped her gain the confidence to share her valuable industry insight with others.García did not plan on working in the media industry...
On Nov. 14, 18 media studies and production students on the audio and music business track visited Rock Lititz campus, a production community that brings together industry leaders in the live events industry, for their inaugural Live Events Exploration Career Day. Along with students from 25 other schools, Klein College of Media and Communication students were introduced to representatives from the community's companies such as Yamaha and Clair Global and learned about various paths to success in the industry. Hosted by the Live Events Association of Pennsylvania (LEAoP), of...
Making the move from the University of Maryland to Temple University was not the direction Paul Frendach expected his college journey to take, but the redshirt sophomore believes in where it is leading him. Since starting in August as a communication studies major, he has developed a love for his new soccer team, Philadelphia and Klein College of Media and Communication.
Frendach grew up in rural Maryland and spent his time working on his family farm. He created his own fun by spending time alone, with his family or even with the horses on the farm. Without the close...
Over the summer, Klein College of Media and Communication student Sam Trilling completed an internship with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) in Bosnia. As a senior majoring in both journalism and political science, Trilling is making it his mission to learn more about investigative journalism and international affairs with the remainder of his time at Temple University and in his future career.Trilling did not realize his love for journalism until some time after he started at Temple. He entered college with the expectation of continuing as a physics...
Nancy Barnes, senior vice president of news and editorial director for National Public Radio (NPR), will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2019 winter graduation ceremony for Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication. "Nancy Barnes is one of the smartest, most energetic, most respected people in the world of journalism," said David Boardman, dean of Klein College. "She has worked successfully across forms of media to produce content that enriches lives and elevates our democracy. We are so fortunate to have her here to inspire our graduates."Barnes' media...
