Illinois Journalism Alumni

Illinois Journalism Alumni This page is administered by and for the alumni of the University of Illinois Journalism program.

UI-7 News is the student-produced television newscast of the Department of Journalism in the College of Media at the University of Illinois. UI-7 News is the winner of the 2014 & 2016 NATAS Mid-America Crystal Pillar award for the best collegiate newscast. University of Illinois broadcast journalism students have been producing and airing weekly or bi-weekly TV newscasts since the 1950s. Until the

middle 1970s, student news programming aired on WILL-TV (PBS). With the arrival of cable television in Champaign-Urbana, student broadcasts started airing on various cable access and government channels in C-U. Starting in 1997, student newscasts have aired on UI-7, the University's cable TV channel, live from the Richmond Journalism Teaching Studio.

December 2011. Do you know these folks?
12/07/2025

December 2011. Do you know these folks?

12/05/2025

Chris Cillizza, an independent news creator who produces a daily Substack newsletter and YouTube videos on politics, joined the University of Illinois Colleg...

Former journalism faculty Jennifer Follis and Jean McDonald meet with alumni that cover the NFL before a Bears-Giants ga...
12/04/2025

Former journalism faculty Jennifer Follis and Jean McDonald meet with alumni that cover the NFL before a Bears-Giants game in Chicago. L-R: Jennifer, Michal Dwojak (Shaw Media), Charlotte Carroll (The Athletic (Giants)), Sean Hammond (Chicago Tribune), Gabby Hajduk (Chicago Bears) and Jean. Yes, Jean and Jennifer sat in the cold at Soldier Field and the Bears won! All four alumni worked at The Daily Illini.

Alumnus Elias Schuster moves to SI covering the Bulls. The 2019 graduate had been with Bleacher Nation. In college, th...
12/02/2025

Alumnus Elias Schuster moves to SI covering the Bulls. The 2019 graduate had been with Bleacher Nation. In college, the worked at The Daily Illini and WPGU’s “The Drive.”

“New journey starts now ...
Very excited to announce that I have signed on as the new lead Publisher for Chicago Bulls On SI!
That's right, I'm not escaping this team. Let's talk Bulls!”

UI Journalism alumna Taylor Rooks featured in The New York Times. Taylor is a 2014 graduate who works for Bleacher Repo...
12/02/2025

UI Journalism alumna Taylor Rooks featured in The New York Times. Taylor is a 2014 graduate who works for Bleacher Report and Thursday Night Football

Ms. Rooks, a sports journalist, starts her day with matcha and ends with W.W.E. In between? A little glam and fitness.

Congratulations to alumnus Aaron Navarro on his recent engagement in Budapest Aaron is a 2018 graduate who is a politic...
12/01/2025

Congratulations to alumnus Aaron Navarro on his recent engagement in Budapest Aaron is a 2018 graduate who is a political reporter at CBS News in Washington, D.C. In college, Aaron was involved at WPGU, Good Morning Illini and SPJ. He was an intern at WMAQ in Chicago.

Snowstorm in CU as snow accumulates at Alma. Link to LIVE Alma Cam in comments
11/29/2025

Snowstorm in CU as snow accumulates at Alma. Link to LIVE Alma Cam in comments

That UI Journalism alumna Trish Christakis https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-american-sports-journalist-trish-chri...
11/26/2025

That UI Journalism alumna Trish Christakis

https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-american-sports-journalist-trish-christakis-featured-on-esquire-magazine/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOUFsdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe8UDway15cGTfjTymazgo1F8jo1m7v4LR2k_U-F_kRixiIFCfa32N4gIinYE_aem_PUCPFTH88tKGBjwmlNqnVA

MIAMI – The popular reporter and news anchor at CBS News Miami, Trish Christakis, has turned heads after announcing her latest feature on the front cover of Esquire Magazine Greece’s fall issue on Instagram. Just last month, the renowned Greek-American sports reporter in Miami took to Instagram,

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