Entries from July 2008

July 7, 2008

Save the Dates: Nov. 6 and 7, 2008

The 50th anniversary Silver Em Award will be given at a reunion gala on Nov. 6, 2008. The gala will be the first of a series of events that will take place Nov. 6 and 7. The Journalism Department Advisory Board will have its annual meeting at 9 am on Friday Nov. 7. [...]

July 7, 2008

J-Grad Wins Edward R. Murrow National Broadcast Award

Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) was honored with two 2008 Edward R. Murrow Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Network Radio News. MPB Reporter Sandra Knispel (J-Dept. grad) won in the hard news category with her story “Emmett Till Apology.” In the feature category, MPB Arts Reporter Ron Brown won with his story “Kids Write the [...]