Careers
Turn on any major network news channel and you'll see our graduates at work. ESPN, CNN, FOX, NBC, BET, CBS, ABC — it's an alphabet soup that spells out success. Flip on the television in New York, Philadelphia, Hong Kong, Charlotte, Atlanta, Amsterdam, Denver, Tampa and other major cities — we're there, too. You'll also be part of a powerful network that includes colleagues at National Geographic, the Harlem Globetrotters, NFL films and almost every television station in the Southeast. Here are just a few of our alumni making their mark in the field.
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Eva Pilgrim, '04
Correspondent, Weekend Co-Anchor, ABC News
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Kenneth Moton, '04
National Correspondent, ABC News
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Ainsley Earhardt, '99
Co-host, FOX and Friends
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Rosalyn Durant, '99
Senior VP of Operations, Walt Disney World
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Andy Pierrotti, '03
Investigative Reporter, 11Alive, WXIA Atlanta
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Emily Keown, '10
Writer/Producer, Good Morning America
Classes
As a student, you'll learn to report and narrate stories, shoot and produce video and practice play-by-play and public speaking. While you're still in school, you'll get to work at big news events as part of your class schedule, like the students who got a front-row seat to history during the presidential primary campaigns. Learn more about the classes you will take as a broadcast journalism student in the academic bulletin. But here are some which may be of particular interest to you.
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Carolina Insider
Carolina Insider is a news “cut-in” created by SJMC students learning the craft of producing. Airing twice a week, these short newscasts feature the work of students in Intermediate Reporting and Power Producing.
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Learning from the Pros
We launched a new sports media concentration in 2020, and courses are taught by seasoned sports media professionals.
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SJMC student classwork racked up big wins in national competitions
In 2023, our students brought home hardware in the Hearst Journalism and the Broadcast Education Association Competitions.
Capstone Experience
As a senior, you'll cap off your school career on the team that produces a daily live television newscast airing on campus and local cable stations. You can stream the broadcasts from our Livestream channel. And you can see their work on the Carolina News and Reporter website. Check out the packages these students created in senior semester and see where they are working now as new graduates.
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Ward Jolles, Reporter, WKOW, Madison, WI
Five Points takes a hit
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Rebecca Fair, Reporter, WSOC Charlotte, NC
Shop small
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Ross Mashburn, Producer/WACH, Columbia, SC
Snow in Columbia
In the News
We don't just report the news — our students, alumni and faculty also make the news. Here are some of their recent headlines.
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Chandler Mack named 2023 Sportscaster of the Year
The South Carolina Broadcasters Association named Chandler Mack, Broadcast '18, the 2023 Sportscaster of the Year. He is the sports anchor for WLTX in Columbia.
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Alyssa Lang is a rising star at ESPN
The State newspaper spotlights 2015 J-school alumna Alyssa Lang who is making a name for herself in sports broadcasting.
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Broadcast senior wins first place in BEA hard news contest
Ward Jolles tied for first place in the Broadcast Education Association’s Faculty Festival of Media Arts in March.
Internships
Want to see what it's like to work in the big leagues? We'll help you. We find you internships in major television markets, with professional sports teams or even in your hometown, if that's what you are dreaming of. And these are just some of the many opportunities for our students.
Advanced Study
As a broadcast journalism student, you also have an opportunity to gain a solid foundation for graduate study. Further your writing and reporting skills and understanding of advanced communication techniques with graduate-level courses through our accelerated master’s plan. Select from strategic communications management or multimedia journalism and complete two degrees in as little as five years.
Faculty
You’ll study with real pros like Rick Peterson, a TV veteran who still works for NBC News Channel on weekends and in his spare time, and Kevin Hull, a former television sports broadcaster who has reported live from the Super Bowl, Stanley Cup Finals and various other big (and small) sporting events. Meet more of the journalism faculty»
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