Scripps College of Communication Stories

John Damschroder
Alumni

Career in news, marketing, PR and political communications began at WOUB

John Damschroder’s (BSC ’78) communications career has spanned a variety of positions in news, marketing and politics.

WOUB student awards BEA 2025
Student Success

Students win excellence awards for work produced at WOUB

Five Scripps College of Communication students working at WOUB Public Media received Awards of Excellence in the national Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts competition.

WOUL tower
WOUB

Upgrades to FM tower and facilities in Ironton provide increased sound quality, reliability and emergency services to region

FM radio listeners in the Ironton/Lawrence County region may have noticed a significant difference in sound quality and reliability recently.

Ohio University's Athens Campus is shown on January day with snow in the trees, on the ground and covering several residence halls
Student Success

Building the future: Student capstone project enhances University network architecture

Enriching the student experience through real-world collaboration.

Rachel Hoops Linden
Alumni

Working at WOUB helped News Managing Editor Rachel Hoops Linden find her path

When Rachel Hoops Linden (BS ’12) came to Athens from Napoleon, Ohio, she wasn’t really sure what she wanted to do with her life.

President Jimmy Carter - Photo by Ben Gray '93 Viscom at Ohio University
OHIO Alumni

Behind the lens: An OHIO graduate's rare and intimate look at Jimmy Carter's life, legacy and farewell

For nearly 25 years, Ohio University alumnus Ben Gray, BS '93, has photographed the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter—from public engagements to private moments in Plains, Georgia. When the former president was laid to rest, Gray was chosen as one of the Carter family’s official photographers, capturing the funeral from an intimate perspective. With exclusive access, this OHIO grad and accomplished photojournalist documented a moment of national remembrance, preserving Carter’s farewell for history. Here, he tells his story.

2025 Ohio University Music Industry Summit graphic, displaying the March 25-27 event dates.
Music Industry Summit

7th annual Ohio University Music Industry Summit to feature keynote artists Julien Baker and DJ Premier

The Music Industry Summit is the premier music industry conference in the Midwest and offers something for everyone from seasoned industry professionals to high school students and everyone in between. The highly anticipated event is scheduled for March 25-27, 2025.

ECT mentorship program
Alumni

Decade-long ECT Mentorship Program yields great results for students and alumni

As the retired vice president of infrastructure delivery at Nationwide Insurance, Jim Gay (BS ’73) knows the importance of networking and connections in the IT industry - literally and figuratively.

Students in front of Cinderella's castle at Disney
The OHIO Experience

Unlocking the magic: Disney adventures bring storytelling to life

The renowned Storytelling in Theme Parks class brings storytelling to life as students immerse themselves in Disney World, experiencing its magic firsthand and capturing it through their own creative lens.

Collin Black
OHIO Alumni

OHIO alumnus lands finalist spot in Super Bowl fan favorite, Doritos ad creation contest

Collin Black, BSC '20, is game to take his directing and visual effects skills to a whole new level: a Super Bowl ad.

VR cancer care education
Virtual Reality

Scripps graduate student’s virtual reality project tackles cancer care education

A project led by a Scripps College graduate student is addressing cancer care education through the use of virtual reality (VR), in collaboration with the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

BHM Great Migrations
Black History Month

WOUB to participate in sixth annual Athens School District Black History Month event with screening of PBS’ “Great Migrations”

WOUB to partner with the Athens City School District, the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center and Southeast Ohio History Center to celebrate Black History Month with a screening of "Great Migrations."

A man with glasses and a black shirt smiling.
Podcast

Making great Super Bowl ads: Our expert talks strategy, pressure and innovation

Advertising expert Chuck Borghese joins our Ask the Experts podcast to discuss the strategy, creative process and high stakes behind Super Bowl commercials.

Fall beauty
Academic Achievement

OHIO announces fall semester 2024 student academic achievement lists

Ohio University is proud to recognize and celebrate the academic achievements of more than 10,900 students who qualified for the President’s, Provost’s or Dean’s Lists, across all of OHIO’s campuses, for fall semester 2024.

Women conference 2025
Women's Conference

Celebrate Women conference is a labor of love for two Lancaster Campus Communication Studies faculty

With just under two months to go, Pam Kaylor and Candice Thomas-Maddox are in the thick of it preparing for this year’s 19th Celebrate Women conference that’s held annually on the Lancaster Campus.

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