BG NEWS ALUMNI BLOG

By Megan Rowe | Falcon Media intern BGSU’s School Media and Communications offers its students many resources, most recently a pilot program connecting students with alumni on specific projects. The fledgling mentorship program produced an article in a recent edition...

Welcome! Waiting on our crew Falcon Media t-shirts were available. So great to partner with the school. Faculty, alumni, and a trustee - great conversations. Falcon Media legends: Harold Brown, Max Filby, and Tyler Buchanan (who also doubled up as a FMB alum). Great...

Jason Hibbs joined the faculty in August of 2023. By Megan Rowe The School of Media and Communication welcomes a new member to our faculty, Jason Hibbs. With his strong background in media and communication, Jason will help guide our students towards success in this...

For most students, the weekend before classes begin mixes the effort of moving in with the excitement of connecting with new friends and reconnecting with old friends. For Falcon Media executives, it also meant getting to work. We spend a good portion of Saturday and...

We recently shared the story of an Italian road trip that brought two former BG Newsers back together. Well, this takes it a bit further. You see, not only did Karl Smith and Mizell Stewart work in various parts of what is now Falcon Media back in the '80s (the BG...

By Karl Smith | Falcon Media Manager You want the cliche lead? Here goes - It's the best of times, it's the worst of times. How about something more straightforward? Try this - student media may be facing a watershed moment. No matter how you start the story, it...

One of my favorite questions after people learn I work at a university: How do you like having summers off? Answer: If that ever happens, I'll let you know. In years past, a healthy number of students were on campus taking classes and student media produced a summer...

By Bailey DickLast summer, I visited Kuhlin Center to choose my faculty office. There were several options, given some shuffling done thanks to graduate students leaving. The School of Media and Communications’ interim director, Al Gonzalez, along with Dana Watson,...

Bruce Springsteen in Italy? Why not? After all, he did pen a song about the "ties that bind."These two BG News alums certainly soaked in all Italy had to offer. By Dina Horwedel ('86) and Marcy Grande ('86)  Dina: Back in the nascent days of the Internet, I co-founded...

Since you're reading this, you likely fall into one of two categories - you're a veteran of BGSU student media who returns to campus on a somewhat regular basis or you're a veteran of BGSU student media who hasn't been back for quite some time. Whichever group you...

One of the few downsides to working with student media at Bowling Green State University is saying goodbye to our students turned alumni. From designers like Isabella White (pictured at right) and Taylor Petersen (pictured at left) to dedicated newsies like Nia...

All too often while in the midst of doing a lot of great work and making progress, we lose sight of how far we have come and what we have accomplished. It's important to take a moment to reflect and celebrate, so that's exactly what we did on the last day of the...

By Kelsi Case, Falcon Media intern With the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic fading away, in-person summer camps are returning to the Michael and Sara Kuhlin Center. “We’re offering two distinct but related workshops this summer, one focused on the practice of...

Several times a semester, local musicians enter the Stanton Audio Recording Studio in the Michael & Sara Kuhlin Center to play a three-song set. The result is the totally student-produced show, "Live & Loud" which livestreams on Falcon Radio and YouTube but...

Interviewed by Falcon Media intern Kelsi Case Meet this upcoming semesters BG News editor-in-Chief Makenna Flores. Flores, a third-year Public Relations major from Genoa, Ohio gives us a look into her life at Falcon Media, and what she hopes to do in her new title....

The School of Media and Communications held its annual Journalism and PR Awards ceremony via Zoom last week. Among the highlights were the winners of the annual Goodman Scholarships and '86 alum Phil Masturzo's induction into the Journalism Hall of Fame. As you...

BGSU's One Day online giving event is just around the corner and a handful of journalism alums have set out a challenge. If more than 50 people donate during the One Day, they will present a $5,000 gift to the Fund for the BG News, which supports all of Falcon Media...