REC Philly is opening a new 10,000 square-foot space in Center City's Fashion District in November. The creative facility houses resources to assist creators, artists and entrepreneurs in developing the skills necessary to sustain and maintain their independence. Located at 9th and Market Streets, the space will have the capacity to serve over 3,000 members and creators.David Silver, KLN '13, is the co-founder and CEO of REC. He began to conceptualize REC, which stands for "Resources for Every Creator," when he was an undergraduate at Temple University. As an advertising major...
When Jerome W. Harris, KLN '09, enrolled at Temple University, he was fairly certain of what he wanted to do."I just liked to make images, not necessarily fine arts but more visual communications," he says. "So when I got to Temple, in my head the logical thing to do was to study advertising, which is why I ended up in [Klein College of Media and Communication] in the advertising program."Harris, who grew up in New Haven, Connecticut and spent time drawing and designing images on his family computer, did not know that his interest was called "graphic design." After about a year...
Rachel Berson, a junior communications studies and political science double major, and Grace Rogers, a junior communication studies major, will both present their undergraduate research at this year's National Communication Association convention. The Klein College of Media and Communication students, who are close friends, are both previous student participants in Temple University's Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity (formerly TURF-CreWS) and DePauw University's National Undergraduate Honors Conference for Communication and Theatre.Berson's research interests...
Students and faculty involved with Temple University Television have been nominated for 13 production honors in this year's Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards, sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. In addition to the 12 student production nominations, Temple University has received its first professional Mid-Atlantic Emmy nomination.
The nominated student projects, guided by several Klein College of Media and Communication instructors, range from classroom ventures such as the Philadelphia Neighborhoods on...
Cherri Gregg, KLN '12, is this year's recipient of the Journalist of the Year for Broadcast/Online award from the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. As the community affairs reporter for KYW Newsradio, Gregg hosts the award-winning radio show Flashpoint with Cherri Gregg and works on investigative stories. Getting to where she is now was not easy, but her time at Klein College of Media and Communication gave her a strong start.
A native of the D.C. metropolitan area with a background in communications and law, Gregg moved to Philadelphia to work in law. But she...
Last year, Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University received the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Equity & Diversity Award. Following the win, David W. Brown, public relations & advertising professor, was appointed diversity advisor to the Office of the Dean. In an effort to make diversity and inclusion even more of a priority at Klein College, Brown is working with Temple's Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT) and the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership (IDEAL) through a...
This year's MTV Video Music Awards were held in Newark, New Jersey and featured many celebrity guests and performers. Two Klein College of Media and Communication graduates were also in attendance to report on the festivities. Tennyson Donnie Coleman, KLN '16, and Zoe Moore, KLN '17, put skills they learned at Temple University to work and took on the challenge of the high-profile red carpet.While at Temple, Coleman and Moore met through their Media Performance class taught by Klein College professor Amy Caples. Working at media internships and participating in student...
Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication has received a grant of $2 million to help local news organizations successfully meet the challenges of the digital age. The grant, from the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund and the Facebook Journalism Project, will enable Klein College to launch a new program called News Catalyst, providing tools, technology and expertise to news leaders.Aron Pilhofer, the James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation at Klein College and a former digital-news executive for The New York Times and The Guardian, will lead...
Luisa Suarez and Thomas Hernandez want to see more Latinx presence in media. Personally contributing to that goal, the sophomore Klein College of Media and Communication students serve as the co-presidents of the Latinx Media Association. The organization aims to elevate the voices of Latinx media students while giving them the professional skills to thrive in an increasingly competitive media landscape.The association was started by adjunct instructor Rafael Logroño, who spearheads many other Latinx initiatives at Temple University. When he passed leadership on to Suarez and...
Vanessa Gaie, KLN '19, graduated from the Klein College of Media and Communication communications studies program with a desire to dive deeper into the world of media. This led her to the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, one of the nation's top-ranked journalism schools. And while she credits her time at Klein College for helping her develop the drive necessary to take her skills to the next level, she also draws on the love for media she has had since middle school.
"I used to always just watch interviews all day on...
Sydney Umezurike, a senior media studies and production student in the Klein College of Media and Communication, always wanted to work at ABC's Good Morning America. Growing up, she spent mornings watching the news program with her family, but she especially loved watching the effect the show had on her older brother who has cerebral palsy."Whenever I would turn it on and [GMA anchor] Robin Roberts would start talking, he would go ballistic. And it was just like 'Wow, I would love to make somebody feel like that and start their day off right.' And that's really what inspired me...
The Montes de María region of Colombia, found on the country's northern Caribbean coast, is one of the most biodiverse areas in the world. But the ecosystem faces a major complication: human interference. Clemencia Rodríguez, Temple University professor and director of the Klein College of Media and Communication's Media Studies and Production Master of Arts program, knows all too well about the unique struggles of the area. Along with Patrick Murphy, associate dean for Research...
John Newman, KLN '20, recently began a fall semester production internship with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The position is backed by the Lew Klein Scholarship, an award exclusive to undergraduate Klein College of Media and Communication students.
The Lew Klein Scholarship is awarded to students to support an internship, independent study or international study role. Dennis Johnson, scholarship administrator at Klein College, notes that funds are raised to benefit the scholarship through Klein College's annual Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Awards luncheon...
When Tamron Hall, KLN '92, first arrived in Philadelphia from her small Texas hometown to attend Temple University, she had a feeling the move would prepare her for greatness. But her parents, not accustomed to the urban environment, were worried."My mother was like 'What? Nope! Pack up and let's go'," Hall says. "And I remember my dad and my mom crying because this was so different."Now an Emmy award-winning journalist and accomplished television host, Hall's new daytime talk show Tamron Hall, premiering nationwide on September 9, allows her to come full circle by giving...
The Philadelphia chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design, hosts the Philadelphia Design Awards to recognize outstanding work by local designers every two years. Among this year's winners is Kathy Mueller, TYL '14, assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at Klein College of Media and Communication and owner of Kathy Mueller Design. Two of her submitted designs, Cocktails Against Cancer 10th Anniversary Commemorative Poster for the nonprofit Cocktails Against Cancer and Juice Cleanse Packaging for Sip-N-Glo Juicery, received...
Natasha McCombs, KLN '19, said a master's degree from New York University will enable her to achieve her goal of becoming a leader of a university advocacy and diversity office.
The strategic communication major, who graduated this past May, will be studying higher education and student affairs in New York City as well as working as a graduate intern at Pace University's LGBTQ and Social Justice Center.
"I realized I wanted to go into education, especially on college campuses because I had so much fun here," McCombs said. "I want to do something that helps people...
Jake Tapper, anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN, will be honored for his work by Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication this fall.
Tapper, anchor of the weekday program, "The Lead with Jake Tapper," and the Sunday morning show, "State of the Union," will receive the Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award on Oct. 4. He the 19th recipient of the award, bestowed at a luncheon ceremony at which six distinguished Klein College alumni will also be honored. Proceeds from the event go to student scholarships.
Tapper grew up in the Queen...
Two Klein College of Media and Communication 2019 graduates, Evan Easterling and Anh Nguyen, were chosen to represent Temple University in paid internships at Tthe New York Times and Los Angeles Times, respectively, through the Dow Jones News Fund.The Dow Jones News Fund Internship program, co-founded and directed by Temple University journalism professor Dr. Edward trayes, places exceptional journalism students in newsrooms as copy editors, but not before taking a crash-course editing bootcamp at one of the few Centers for Editing Excellence across the country.Easterling, who...
According to Marissa Pina, KLN '15, the process of making the documentary "Black Girl Church" was one where all the pieces just fell into place. From originally being approached with the idea by her co-creator Audrey Williams, to starting production in September, and having her documentary covered in Teen Vogue, Pina said that the making of this documentary was an incredible experience."I'm just so excited and honored that it's been doing so well and received so well," Pina said."Black Girl Church" takes a look at black beauty, the connection between black women and their hair...
On Saturday, March 30, Dr. Larissa Mann celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim by DJ-ing at a party in New York City. Every year, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, a social justice organization, throws a party in observance of Purim. This was the fourth year that Dr. Mann, a professor in the Department of Media Studies and Production at Klein College, has been invited as a musical guest."Not only do we celebrate the holiday, but we also celebrate the spirit of local communities and retell the story of Purim in relation to modern social justice movements," Mann said. "It's a...
