A day in the life of senior public relations major Angelina Ruiz, who Regularly juggles classwork, an internship with Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality (EMDH), and a director position at the student radio station, WZND.
Katy Winge ’15 is a reporter, host, and analyst for Denver-based regional sports network Altitude TV. She is in her sixth season covering the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and will be in the building when the team makes its first-ever appearance in the NBA Finals.
The School of Communication’s media outlets of The Vidette, TV-10, WGLT, and WZND have earned many more awards in 2022.
Join WZND to relive the glory days on-air as Illinois State University’s student radio station celebrates 35 years with students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
This year Illinois State alum Zach “Remy” Hoesly and his on-air partner, Mason, got the promotion of a lifetime—the opportunity to host their own morning show on a new Chicago country station.
All three Green siblings are working in the TV news business, a shared passion that started inside Fell Hall at Illinois State University and now fuels three promising young careers in broadcasting.
Starting April 5, Illinois State alum Mark Grote’s relationship with the Cubs will come full circle when he joins the Cubs radio broadcasting team on Chicago’s WBBM.
When WZND student director Kim Crouse selected Joe Scrima as part of the promotions team based on his qualifications, she had no idea he would also be all she was looking for in her future husband.
Chris Rongey ’99, M.S. ’01, isn’t easily ruffled. For the last eight seasons as the radio host of the Chicago White Sox pregame and postgame shows, he has answered the calls of impetuous fans whose hopes, complaints, and delusional trade demands originate from a fan base that has witnessed its 2005 World Series team fade to also-rans.
Illinois State alum Richard Roeper has his dream job—all three of them. With a regular column in the Chicago Sun-Times, a gig as a national movie critic, and a radio show on WLS, this media giant is living his dreams.
