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Alumni Track: Alphabetical Directory (M - R) The Department of Communication can help prepare you for a successful future. Just ask some of our graduates. Submission Instructions A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Shane McGriffA former news editor of The Chanticleer, Shane started his career at CNN and worked with CNN Interactive . He is currently Director of Marketing Services with Stonebridge Technologies. Shane received the John C. Turner award and the Outstanding SPJ Graduate award his senior year at JSU. In October 1998, Shane was named the JSU Young Alumnus of the Year.E-mail: smcgriff@sbti.com Shannon Maddox (updated 5-04-2008)Shannon attended the 2007 Alumni Homecoming event. She enrolled at JSU in 1990 and graduated with a Communication degree in 1995. She re-enrolled at JSU in 1999 and graduated in 2000 with a Master of Arts Degree with concentrations in English, History, and Counseling.. After graduation, she accepted a job as an a preschool teacher at Jacksonville Christian Child Development Center (JCCDC) and was promoted to Curriculum Director. She resigned in 2007 and worked at Hancock Fabrics until it closed last summer. She has been published in the Anniston Star and is currently doing freelance writing, substitute teaching, and searching for permanent job somewhere. She continues to improve her writing skills as the editor of her church newsletter Everybody Loves Faith Temple . Miss Maddox also serves Faith Temple as their website administrator, church bass guitarist, and the founder and head of L.A.M.B. (Ladies About Making Blankets), a needlework ministry.E-mail: SDMadd1@juno.com Mai Martinez (updated 2-16-2008) Mai is a former Editor in Chief
of The
Chanticleer.
She also served a two-year term as secretary for the student chapter of
SPJ. Mai received the John C.
Turner Outstanding Graduate award her senior year. After completing an
internship with WBRC
Fox 6 News in Birmingham, Mai worked as a video editor. Mai was
hired in 2006 by CBS-2
WBBM-TV in Chicago. She serves as the station's general assignment reporter,
as well as an anchor for their weekend newscast. Jim Matthews
Jim works for Sparta, Inc. in
Huntsville, Ala., in multimedia design and development, audio/visual production
and 3d CAD modeling. Check out some of the web sites he has designed for
ZEUS
, ITS and for Peter
Applebome and his book, Dixie Rising. While at JSU, Jim was the Assistant
Station Manager for WLJS-FM, 1993-94, and Station Manager, WLJS-FM, 1994-95.
Michelle Martin
Michelle is managing editor at Randall
Publishing in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She previously worked as a freelance
field editor in Seattle, Wash., and was the executive editor at Vulcan
Publications in Birmingham, Ala. Michelle served as the features editor
and a staff writer with The Chanticleer,
and completed her internship at Capitol Records in Los Angeles, Calif.
Toni Merriss (added 1-22-2008) Toni graduated from the Communication
department August 2007 after doing a summer internship at Redbook magazine
in NYC. She is a member of Zeta
Tau Alpha, and was a member of Public Relations
Organization (PRO)
and the JSU Integrity Committee while at JSU. Toni served as a Features Editor
of The Chanticleer, as well as Editor-in-Chief of The
Chanticleer in Fall 2007. She received the Communication Department Leadership
Award and Communication Print Journalism Skills Award while at JSU. Her current
job is Editorial Assistant for The Knot
Wedding Magazine in Omaha, Nebraska. Scott MinceFor the past five years Scott has worked as a sales coordinator for Concord
Technology Alliance, an electronic components sales rep firm. Scott was the News Director at WZYP-FM/WVNN-AM/WPZM-FM
in Huntsville, Alabama for four and a half years the last two of which were as
News Director .While at JSU, he was a DJ at WLJS-FM
for three years, and the student station manager from 1988-1989. He now lives in
Huntsville with his wife, Liz, and 17-month-old son, Kyle
Amber Moody (now Amber Stuart) (added 1-22-2008)Amber attended the 2007 Alumni Homecoming event, and graduated from JSU in
2000 with a mass communications emphasis. She currently works as a reporter
at WHNT-TV, News Channel 19 in Huntsville, AL Amy Ledford Morgan
Amy was a member of SPJ and graduated with a
double major in communication and English. She now resides in Atlanta,
Ga., and is Marketing Operations Manager at Internet
Security Systems, a leading provider of security management solutions
for the Internet.
Craig MorrisonA
former Program Director and Music Director for WLJS,
Craig now is part of the top-rated morning show Craig & Sam in the Morning" at WMEE-FM
in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Craig and his co-host, Samantha Adams, are one
of the few married couples performing a morning show in America. Craig & Sam
were hired away from KKCS-FM in
Colorado Springs, CO, after being named 2005 Best Morning Show and 2005
Station Entertainers of the Year by the Colorado Broadcaster's Association.
Craig was also Assistant PD and Music Director
at KMAG-FM in
Ft. Smith, Arkansas, after previous stints with KBTN-FM in
Joplin, Missouri KKGB-FM in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and others. He previously
did contract work for various record companies in Europe, and was a buyer
for the Starship Peppermint
chains of record stores. In 2004 he was nominated for a Radio Music
Award for Best Country Radio Personality. Miranda MyrickMiranda is a
former staff writer for The
Chanticleer, as
well as a former senator in JSU's SGA. She earned a BA in communications with
a concentration in print journalism in 2003, as well as a Master of Public
Administration with a major in political science in 2006. Her current job is
working as a Public Affairs Specialist
in the
Public Affairs Office at
Anniston Army Depot. Tonya Morrison Parker
Tonya is a former Features Editor
for The
Chanticleer and Music Director
and air personality at WLJS-FM.
She is now a freelance writer for 5 newspapers, The Baton Rouge Advocate,
Lake Charles American
Press, Houston Chronicle, Lafayette (La.) Advertiser, and Alexandria (La.)
Town Talk, in addition to occasional contributions to Rolling Stone and
SonicNet. Tonya and her husband, Craig, have a news entertainment wire
service, The
Star Wire.
Joshua NewtonEmployed at Fox 8, Greensboro, NCE-mail: cameracowboy@bellsouth.net Kaci Smith Ogle (updated 9-8-2008)Kaci is currently the Director of Alumni Affairs at Jacksonville State University. She previously worked for the university as an alumni field representative/admissions counselor before being promoted. She began her career at CNN after completing her internship there and at the time she left, she was a chyron operator in the control room during live broadcasts. Kaci was a member of SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists) and a DJ for WLJS-FM radio.E-mail: kogle@jsu.edu Kristy Oliver
Kristy is a Production Assistant with Z-Post,
a production company in Atlanta. She previously worked at WSB-TV-2 and
WAGA-TV
Fox 5, both in Atlanta. She is also involved in freelance work at
Creativism and other production companies in the Atlanta area. Kristy was
a DJ at WLJS-FM while at JSU, and was a member of SPJ.
Carla Byram PattersonCarla is Director of Extended Learning at Floyd College in Rome, GA. While at JSU, Carla was a member of SPJ and received the John C. Turner Outstanding Communication Graduate award. She served as section editor of The Chanticleer.E-mail: carla_patterson@mail.fc.peachnet.edu Wendy Laminack Perry (added 1-22-2008)Wendy attended the 2007 Alumni Homecoming event, and is a Sr. Acct. Executive with Group Management Services in Montgomery, AL, a company that manages 7 associations. Work includes conducting education sessions, public relations, writing newsletters, maintaining web sites, managing membership directories, and coordinating board meetings and other special events. She helped begin the JSU Chattahoochee Alumni Chapter. Her graduate education included a Master of Technical and Professional Communication degree from Auburn University (May 2007).E-mail: wendyperry@bellsouth.net Jermelle "Jeh Jeh" Pruitt
Jeh Jeh was a fullback for the
1992 Div. II National Championship football team at JSU, and also served
as Sports Editor of The
Chanticleer. He is now a sports reporter and photographer for WBRC
Fox 6 News in Birmingham, Alabama. Jeh Jeh was a fullback for the 1992
Div. II National Championship football team at JSU, and also served as Sports
Editor of The Chanticleer. He is now a sports reporter and photographer for
WBRC Fox 6 News in Birmingham, Alabama. He recently appeared on the JSU campus
in March 2007 as the featured speaker for the JSU Career Day. Visit his official
FOX
6 News bio. Jeff Randolph
Jeff is currently an Associate Director with Turner
Sports. He covers live sports on TNT, TBS, Turner South and sometimes NBC.
His work includes traveling and covering NASCAR, NBA and Braves Baseball. He has
also worked on the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney on NBC and the1998 Winter
Olympic Games on TNT. Amber Reid (added 1-22-2008)Amber attended the 2007 Alumni Homecoming event, and graduated from JSU in 2003 with a dual concentration in Radio/TV Production and Public Relations. She currently lives in Atlanta where she works as an Administrator for FOXSports Network & SportSouth. She was an on-air personality with Thunder 92.7 FM WTDR previously.E-mail: kick4joy@cs.com |
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