Media & Arts
ISU alumni in media and the arts...
Terry Anderson (’74 journalism and pol sci), former Middle East Bureau Chief, The Associated Press
*Robert Bartley (’59 journalism), former editor, The Wall Street Journal, and 2003 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Ann K. Cooper (’71 home ec journalism), former foreign correspondent, National Public Radio
Jacqui Jeras (’92 journalism), weather anchor, CNN
Jerry Knight (attended, ’70 journalism), retired Washington Post business writer
Tom Knudson (’80 journalism), two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
Ted Kooser (’62 English and speech), U.S. Poet Laureate (2004-2006) and Pulitzer Prize winner
*Robert Kowalski (’66 journalism, MS ’67 ag journalism), best-selling medical author
Sean McLaughlin (’88 journalism), Emmy-winning television meteorologist
Christine Romans (’93 journalism and French), CNN anchor and reporter
Jeffrey Saad ('89 hotel, restaurant, and instit mgmt), Food Network and Cooking Channel host/chef
*Hugh Sidey (’50 journalism), presidential biographer and former White House columnist, Time
Paul Shirley (’00 mech engr), blogger and author
*Lauren Soth (’32 ag journalism, MS ’38 ag econ), Pulitzer-prize winning editorial writer
*Randall Wreghitt ('78 journalism), Broadway producer
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