BG NEWS ALUMNI BLOG

By Caitlyn Petty | BG Falcon Media intern After their many years of devoted time and hard work, our BG Falcon Media seniors are parting ways to continue their careers outside of Bowling Green State University (BGSU). These seniors have taken the time to deliver...

By Caitlyn Petty | BG Falcon Media intern BG News alumna Lisa Halverstadt has been working in the ever-evolving landscape of journalism for many years. During her time at BGSU, she held many positions with the BG News including Editor-In-Chief, City Editor,...

The School of Media and Communication brought everyone together April 12 to celebrate students and alumni. You can check out more than 50 photos here: Among the honorees, Duane Pohlman ('87) was named to the Journalism Hall of Fame. In addition to his ongoing work as...

There are so many ways to say thank you and show appreciation but none of them seem to be enough to express our gratitude for the outpouring for BG Falcon Media during BGSU's One Day online giving event. For the first time, we eclipsed four figures as more than 40...

From left: Blake Pierce (News Content Director), Alivia Hartpence (current BG News Managing Editor, next year's Editor-In-Chief), Lucas Kleimeyer (current Sports Production Director, next year's Falcon Media Sports Network Director). For the first time in the...

By Caitlyn Petty | BG Falcon Media intern Lena Zielke (left) and Claire Sant in the Falcon Radio studio. On the heels of a total rebrand, the Falcon Media Sports Network continues to grow with members putting in long hours to create content highlighting BGSU...

By Caitlyn Petty | BG Falcon Media intern Bowling Green State University's One Day is the single biggest fundraising event of the year and an important one for Falcon Media. The event officially takes place April 3rd and 4th though "early giving" is available now -...

Lucas Kleimeyer (left) and Steve Iwanek lead the Falcon Media Sports Network. By Caitlyn Perry | BG Falcon Media intern Bowling Green State University (BGSU) has many different opportunities for all majors and careers. For example, take two of our fantastic members of...

1988 alum Ron Fritz (right), enjoying lunch at Campus Polleyes in BG (where else?) with former student media director Bob Bortel (back) and Falcon Media manager Karl Smith (left). By Caitlyn Petty Many students fear what they will become after college or will spend...

I'm writing this on the Monday after December commencement and to no one's surprise, the campus is a ghost town. Where just last week scores of students criss-crossed campus, some on their way to final exams others taking graduation photos on the University Hall steps...

We've been working hard this semester to keep you up to date with everything that's happening with Falcon Media as well as sharing some updates on some of our alumni and events like Homecoming. Most of the content came to you thanks to the hard work of one of our...

By Megan Rowe As the fall semester comes to an end, we are excited to add new faces to the Falcon Media alumni family.  Drake in action at a BGSU football game Drake Hartlett is in the Visual Communication Technology (VCT) program and works as a sports photographer...

Drinking beer, wearing a kilt, traveling the world - it's a tough job, but someone has to do it. That someone is Falcon Media alum Kurt Sima. By Megan Rowe For Falcon Media alumni Kurt Sima, craft beer is more than a drink. It's a chance to travel around the United...

By Megan Rowe | Falcon Media According to the 2022-2023 Nielsen DMA Rankings, Toledo ranks #80 out of 200 local television markets. At the front of this media scene, you'll find plenty of talented individuals who have at least one thing in common – a degree from...

By Megan Rowe | Falcon Media BG24 is the student-produced newscast at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), airing weekly 10 times each semester on Thursday nights. BG24 is a great way to stay up to date on the latest news and events happening on campus and around...

By Megan Rowe | Falcon Media In the constantly changing world of media and communications, Bowling Green State University (BGSU) alumna Nancy Nussbaum steadily climbed the ranks to become a Senior Director of Global Customer Communications at none other than the...

From left: Falcon Media Manager Karl Smith (representing Kyle Nelson), Live & Loud's Ben Ferda, BG24 director Olivia Ross, photographer/videographer Drake Hartlett, and BG24 advisor Jasmine Crighton (representing Steve Iwanek). A great night at the Press Club of...

Between the retirement of a faculty member and the COVID-19 pandemic, it's been a while since Bowling Green State University played host to a regional high school journalism workshop. As of October 9, 2023, we're back in the game. Nearly 70 students from four area...