Selected alumni working in print and broadcast journalism
Ken Woodward '57 (English), contributing editor, Newsweek.
As a student: editor and business manager, Scholastic;
writer, The Dome; contributor, The Juggler
Mark Shields '59 (Philosophy and History), television political
analyst (PBS, CNN), syndicated columnist. As a student: didn't
work in the student media.
Don Criqui '62 (Communication Arts), play-by-play announcer,
The NFL on CBS. As a student: game announcer and commentary,
WSND.
Bill Dwyre '66 (Communication Arts), sports editor, Los Angeles
Times. As a student: writer, The Observer.
Tom Bettag '66, (Liberal Arts), senior executive editor, Nightline.
As a student: news editor, Scholastic.
John Twohey '66, (Communication Arts) vice president, Editorial
and Operations, Tribune Media Services, Chicago. As a student:
editor, Scholastic; editor, The Leprechaun humor
magazine.
Robert Sam Anson '67 (English), free-lance writer; contributor,
Vanity Fair. As a student: news editor, WSND; news editor,
Scholastic; creator and editor; The Observer.
Don Wycliff '69 (Government and International Studies), public
editor, Chicago Tribune. As a student: writer, Scholastic.
Ernie Torriero '76 (Economics), reporter, Chicago Tribune.
As a student: sports writer, The Observer.
L. Franklin Devine '75 (Theology), producer, 60 Minutes.
As a student: WSND nightly talk-show host; theater reviewer, The
Observer.
Tom O'Neil '77 (English), senior editor, In Touch Weekly.
As a student: editor-in-chief, The Observer.
Anne Thompson '79 (American Studies), correspondent, NBC News,
New York. As a student: sports writer, The Dome.
Bryan Gruley '79 (American Studies and English), Chicago bureau
chief, Wall Street Journal. As a student: features writer
and editor, The Observer; published short story in The
Juggler.
Melinda Henneberger '80 (American Studies), contributing editor,
Newsweek. As a student: morning news show host, WSND,
Observer contributor.
Dan Le Duc '83 (American Studies), deputy national editor, The
Washington Post. As a student: writer, The Observer;
news director, WSND.
Hannah Storm '83 (Political Science and Communications), co-anchor,
CBS's The Early Show. As a student: deejay, news reporter
and sports talk-show host, WSND; intern, sports reporter, WNDU-TV;
stage director, Metro Sports Notre Dame football telecast.
Jack Obringer '87 (American Studies), Emmy Award winner, producer,
ESPN SportsCenter. As a student: production assistant,
WNDU.
Jesse Pesta '88 (Communication and Theatre), editor, Asian
Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong. As a student: manager of
WSND.
Kelly Tuthill '92 (American Studies), reporter and anchor, WCVB-TV,
Boston. As a student: writer and editor, The Observer.
Monica Yant Kinney '93 (American Studies), columnist, The
Philadelphia Inquirer. As a student: reporter, copy editor,
editor-in-chief, The Observer.
Steve Duenes '93 (Art Design), head of graphics department, The
New York Times. As a student: editorial cartoonist, The Observer.
George Dohrmann '95 (American Studies), Pulitzer Prize winner;
staff writer, Sports Illustrated. As a student: sports
writer and editor, The Observer.
Rob Finch '98 (History), photographer, Oregonian newspaper;
2003 National Press Photographer's Association Photographer of
the Year. As a student: photographer, The Observer.
(April 2005)
