Advice From Fellow Alumni

From Your Fellow ForeverBuffs
  • Kelly Graziadei (Advert’97)Founding Partner, F7 Ventures
  • Rick Reilly (Jour'81)Sportswriter and Author
  • Wisdom Amouzou (Comm'13)Executive Director, Empower Community High School
  • Savannah Sellers (Jour'13)Correspondent, NBC News and MSNBC
  • Kim Christiansen (Jour'84)Anchor, 9News KUSA
  • Abby Chin (Jour'03)Courtside Reporter, NBC Sports
  • Heidi Wagner (Jour'86)SVP, Global Blood Therapeutics 
  • Ariana Freeman (Jour'18)Journalist, CBS News
  • Christopher Bell (PhDMediaSt'09)Director of Graduate Studies, UCCS
  • Tom Costello (Jour'87)Correspondent, NBC News
  • Genesis Samayoa (Jour, Span'11)Journalist and Producer, NBC Universal
  • Baker Machado (MJour'11)Anchor, Cheddar
  • Chris Fowler (Jour'85)Anchor and Sportscaster, ESPN
  • Tom Garfinkel (Comm'91)CEO, Miami Dolphins
  • Rich Khleif (MJour '99; PhDMediaSt'07) Senior Director, Oracle 
  • Andrew Woodruff (Advert'09)VP, TBWA\WORLDHEALTH
  • Norm Shearer (Advert'97)Partner and CCO, Cactus 
  • Audrey Rodriguez (Jour'18)Social Media Specialist, LA Lakers
  • Laurie Cantillo (Jour'80)Deputy Director of Communications, NASA JPL
  • Kevin Corke (Jour'88; MJour'02)White House Correspondent, FOX News
  • Jim Gray (Advert’81)Sportscaster at Showtime, FOX and Westwood One Radio

Our CMCI alumni are always excited to welcome a new group of graduates. This year, especially, we received an outpouring of support from decades of alumni offering well wishes and advice. From the personal to the professional, they're sharing insights earned throughout their careers in media, communication and information.

Keep this network of alumni in mind as you chart your own careers and remember, you've got this! 

Advice From Alumni

Wisdom Amouzou (Comm'13)

[video:https://youtu.be/U-Lg2_48i04]

Christopher Bell (PhDMediaSt'09)

[video:https://youtu.be/TefxfU47A08]

Laurie Cantillo (Jour'80)

[video:https://youtu.be/PJH2EfZDyFg ]

Abby Chin (Jour'03)

[video:https://youtu.be/-aGX3LndQII]

Kim Christiansen (Jour'84)

[video:https://youtu.be/wWTpSEHgSws ]

Kevin Corke (Jour'88; MJour'02)

[video:https://youtu.be/FWmDTwVvxBo ]

Tom Costello (Jour'87)

[video:https://youtu.be/OBjXcVxFa2Y ]

Chris Fowler (Jour'85)

[video:https://youtu.be/AfrnRRSdEjs]

Ariana Freeman (Jour'18)

[video:https://youtu.be/uQfVq-iENq8 ]

Tom Garfinkel (Comm'91)

[video:https://youtu.be/JX-UjV4V1AY ]

Jim Gray (Advert’81)

[video:https://youtu.be/7RZVN6qvz_A ]

Kelly Graziadei (Advert’97)

[video:https://youtu.be/oG64WNTfdBo]

Rich Khleif (MJour '99; PhDMediaSt'07)

[video:https://youtu.be/TycrOUKosmI ]

Baker Machado (MJour'11)

[video:https://youtu.be/HBPaALXqfzU ]

Rick Reilly (Jour'81)

[video:https://youtu.be/wV8_f2jCff8 ]

Audrey Rodriguez (Jour'18)

[video:https://youtu.be/Cl-2O0kZcgI ]

Genesis Samayoa (Jour, Span'11)

[video:https://youtu.be/3ngNXx2IoKA ]

Savannah Sellers (Jour'13)

[video:https://youtu.be/-__K6fKL4VU ]

Norm Shearer (Advert'97)

[video:https://youtu.be/UhD8CaT-T¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ ]

Kirk Siegler (Jour’00)

[video:https://youtu.be/QN2F0I66_J4 ]

Heidi Wagner (Jour'86)

[video:https://youtu.be/Dv7UnTSoAyg ]

Andrew Woodruff (Advert'09)

[video:https://youtu.be/0_cXm_Du1IE ]

Marshall Zelinger (Jour’02)

[video:https://youtu.be/YYTJA9tfLg4]

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