By Shelby Storm, Schieffer Associates 2024 Joel Anderson is a writer and podcaster who lives in the Bay Area of California. He graduated from Texas Christian University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree journalism. Since then, he has had a fast-growing career working for The Associated Press, Shreveport Times, Tampa Bay Times, BuzzFeed, ESPN, Slate,… Read more »
By Lauren Westrick, Schieffer Associates 2024 Omar Villafranca ’00, a Schieffer College alumnus and CBS News journalist, shared his journey from San Antonio to the national journalism stage. In this Q&A, Villafranca discusses his time at TCU, the challenges of breaking into the industry and the lessons he learned along the way. He highlights the… Read more »
“Welcome to TCU News Now.” Patty Zamarripa ’10, associate professor of professional practice in journalism, encourages her “Advanced News Production” students to think creatively. The course features the weekly live newscast TCU News Now, covering campus, local and national news produced entirely by the students. “The ‘Advanced News Production’ class is one of my favorites… Read more »
Many students dream of standing on the sidelines of a game, being up close with the action for the wins and losses. Ethan Love ’24 and Lys Marquez ’24 have made it a reality. Over the past year, both Love and Marquez have worked together with TCU 360 to help cover Horned Frogs across… Read more »
Dia Wall, a journalism graduate, spoke with TCU Alumni about her career from Dallas Cowboys, to Kansas City and now back in DFW as an anchor for WFAA. Learn more about our incredible journalism alumni and what they are doing in the field.
Congratulations to Joel Anderson ’00 on his Ambie Award win for Podcast of the Year for his work on “Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas” from Slate! Since graduating from Schieffer College, Anderson has worked across the industry as a reporter and writer for the Associated Press, the Tampa Bay Times, Buzzfeed and ESPN. Over his… Read more »
Graduation is an end for most students, but not Charles Baggerly ’23. Charles has continued to cover TCU baseball for TCU 360, the student-produced news website, as the regular season ended, and the team swung through the post-season. Now, he’s on the road to Omaha to cover the team’s run in the College World Series…. Read more »
Student Media staff and contributors were honored at the Jay & Gail Milner Distinguished Student Journalism Awards. Director of Student Media Jean Marie Brown presented, with help from alumni Elizabeth Campbell ‘18, a field producer for CBS News; Cristian AruetaSoto ‘21, a reporter at Fort Worth Report; and Shane Battis ‘18, a communications representative for… Read more »
The Bob Schieffer College of Communication celebrates Dean Kristie Bunton, Ph.D. Her 2021 book Having Their Say: Athletes and Entertainers on the Ethics of Speaking Out has been named an “Outstanding Academic Title” by Choice editors. Choice is the publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, and is an authoritative source used… Read more »
As part of the 19th Annual Investment Strategies Conference at the Neeley School of Business, Bob Schieffer ’59 interviewed former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Schieffer asked Ryan about topics ranging from economics to politics. It wouldn’t be a visit with Schieffer at TCU without a mention of his purple socks. Ryan told Schieffer… Read more »
