University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Liz Koh

Reporter, WAFB-TV

Baton Rouge, La.

John Livesay

Speaker, author

‘The Successful Pitch’

Drew Griffin

Peabody-winning reporter

Died in December 2022 at age 60

Maisie Sparks

Writer/editor/project manager

The Sparks Group

Kent Politsch

Ret. public affairs chief

USDA Farm Service Agency

Lise Dominique

Broadcaster, author

HarveyDoodle Productions

Marko Tomic

Production coordinator

Bravo Media

Russ Mitchell

Automotive tech writer

Los Angeles Times

Chris Malcolm

Director, digital content

Big Ten Network

Erin Carlson

Editor in chief

The Nob Hill Gazette

Monique Carswell

Director, NBCUniversal

Corp. Social Responsibility

Lauren Lee

Market manager

FanBank, Inc.

Katie Foody

Denver-based reporter

The Associated Press

Kim Tan

South editor

The Boston Globe

John Schippman

Director of studio content

NBC Sports Chicago

Melanie Zanona

Political reporter

The Hill

Paul Merrion

Senior correspondent

White House Watch

Andrea Darlas

Anchor/reporter/host

WGN Radio, Chicago

Jeremy Hobson

NPR co-host

‘Here and Now’

Cris Graves

Producer/writer

Primetime Emmy winner

Ben Bain

D.C.-based reporter

Bloomberg LP

Mike Bushman

Author

Former DI editor-in-chief

Brent McDonald

Senior video journalist

The New York Times

Sabrina Santucci

TV reporter

NBC Chicago