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Submit News [+]Larry Doyle wins Thurber Prize
Posted by: Kit Donahue on 2008-10-08 09:03:57Larry Doyle, a former TV writer-producer for "The Simpsons," was named the winner Monday of this year's Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was cited for the novel "I Love You, Beth Cooper." Read More >>
Tribute to Ponz in Gil Thorp comic strip
Posted by: Kit Donahue on 2008-09-04 12:09:21Jeff Ponczak was a fan of the Gil Thorp comic strip and he was recently added into the strip as a new character.
Here is the link:
Click here to see Gil Thorp comic strip
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Emma Johnson MSN Money column launches
Posted by: Emma Johnson on 2008-07-18 15:35:49Emma Johnson's multimedia personal finance column recently launched on MSN Money. The series focuses on people in their 20s and 30s, and includes video, audio, graphic and text elements. Read More >>
proudly introducing... jean lachat photography
Posted by: Jean Lachat on 2008-07-17 22:48:52I happily launched my own home-based photo studio this summer, specializing in documentary portraiture and pretty much anything that is not immoral or illegal! (or at least not that much!) Read More >>
Reporting Contest for College Students and Professionals!
Posted by: Adriana Colindres on 2008-07-17 22:13:52Journalism organization Capitolbeat has separate reporting contests for college students and for professionals, as well as a conference open to all. Contest deadline is Aug. 1 for professionals and Sept. 10 for college students. Read More >>
Most recent new members:
Mike Bass, Chris Benson, Ty Bekiares, Nolan Larson, Alan Mutter, Ryan Ricker, Andrew Mason, Susan Rosenbaum, jay shatz, Natalie Rende,Most recent donors:
Mike Bushman, Dana Dejanovich Maragos, Mary VanDeVelde Unseth, Kenneth and Kathleen Graesser, John David Reed, Channing Brown, Jean M. Franczyk, Cathy Martin Hall, Bill Choslovsky, Paul E. Veith,Thanks for your help!
Posted on: 2007-03-08 15:54:30
Thank you for your generous donations to our "Back to the Heart" campaign. Your support will allow the future students of Illini Media to continue the proud traditions you helped create.
Click here to see CAMPAIGN DONATIONS AND PLEDGES to date
In addition to your generous monetary donations, many of you have donated your time, your talents and your professional expertise to help us out this past year so we wanted to extend our sincere thanks. Here are a few of the things our alums have helped us with this past year....
HALL OF FAME WEEKEND, September 2007
Keynote Speakers
Rich Archbold
Dave Eggers
Dane Placko
Alumni Roundtables
Jim Armsey
Morris Beschloss
Ron Cohen
Bob Crawford
Jordan Dziura
Bob Epstein
Jomarie Fredericks
Bob Hedrick
Marcia Kramer
Jean Lachat
Ann Malaker
Sean McCumber
Dane Placko
Carl Schwartz
Roger Simon
Book Readings and Signings
Kevin Davis
Larry Doyle
Dave Eggers
Rick Kaempher
Paula Kamen
Robert Loerzel
Robert Novak
Kim Strickland
Peter Zelchenko
Photo Exhibit
Matt Grotto
John Hanson
Adam Jadhav
John Kim
Jean Lachat
Marianne Mather
Carlos T. Miranda
Matt Stensland
Ryan Suffern
Beatrice Tetteh
ILLINOIS COLLEGE PRESS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, February 2008
Jonathon Berlin
Jordan Dziura
Dave Parro
Lisa Smith Parro
ILLINOIS PHOTOGRAPHERS PRESS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, March 2008
Matt Grotto
Brian Johnson
John Konstantaras
Melinda Miller
Steve Warmowski
DAILY ILLINI DIGITAL LIBRARY LAUNCH, April 2008
Vanessa Faurie
Carl Schwartz
TOM THOMAS MEMORIAL AWARD Founders, May 2008
Ed Sackley
Lauri Thomas
Tom Thomas, Sr.
JEFF PONCZAK MEMORIAL AWARD Founders, June 2008
Michelle Latimer
Jean Lachat LiVigni
Lydia and Leo Ponczak
2008 HALL OF FAME SELECTION COMMITTEE, June 2008
Steve Contorno, Daily Illini Editor in Chief, 2008-09
Mary Cory, Illini Media Publisher and General Manager
Kit Donahue, Illini Media Alumni Club Director
Jordan Dziura, Daily Illini 1989-95, Committee Chair
Jomarie Fredericks, WPGU 1981-84
Kurt Greenbaum, Daily Illini 1983-85
Jean Lachat, Daily Illini 1985-89
Rich Martin, Illini Media Board of Directors
Jim McKellar, Illini Media 1993-2000
John David Reed, Daily Illini 1961-64
Ed Sackley, WPGU 1972-76
NOTE: If your name was inadvertently omitted from any of these lists, we sincerely apologize. Please let us know so we can correct our mistake. alumni@illinimedia.com