Linda Polach (COM ’78), WGBH News’ award-winning Executive Managing Editor, was recently honored with the Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter. The NATAS Silver Circle Awards recognizes veteran television professionals who have made significant contributions to their field for 25 years or longer. After beginning… Read More
As an undergraduate at BU, Brendan Fletcher (CGS’10, COM’12) planned to become a screenwriter. He graduated with a degree in film and television and took a shot, but eventually, Fletcher’s first love—music—won out. The New Jersey native had formed his first band with his brother when he was 12, after learning guitar. By early this year, he… Read More
Vanity Fair recently published its annual “New Establishment List,” a ranking of 100 “Silicon Valley hotshots, Hollywood moguls, Wall Street titans, and cultural icons,” and among the names are three BU alums. Leading the trio is Discovery Communications president and CEO David Zaslav (LAW’85), who came in at 45th. Bonnie Hammer (CGS’69, COM’71, SED’75), chairman of NBC Universal Cable… Read More
Tonight, Alexandra Shadrow is introducing her fashion business UNItiques to three million people. The recent BU alum is featured on this season’s Project Runway eight-episode spin-off, Project Runway: Fashion Startup, and in tonight’s episode, she will pitch her clothing website to investors from Birchbox, Rebecca Minkoff, the Hildun Corporation, and Gwynnie Bee. The Lifetime series,… Read More
WTBU was the first radio station to hire host Howard Stern, and last month, Stern (CGS’74, COM’76) reciprocated by welcoming the station’s current e-board to his New York City studios for a visit. The group met the host of the eponymousHoward Stern Show and toured his studios and the entire SiriusXM complex, looking for ideas about how… Read More
Alumna Andrea Taylor (’68) challenged Boston University’s College of Communication Class of 2016 to look way in the future and decide what they want their legacy to be. A BU trustee and president and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Taylor spoke at the school’s undergraduate Convocation on May 13. “Today…we gaze into a… Read More
Google wants to play a leading role in VR through technologies such as Cardboard, which was released in 2014. And it’s part of Nooka Jones’ job to figure out how to make that happen. Jones (’10) is marketing manager and team lead at Google Creative Lab, a think tank in the company’s marketing division. His… Read More
Monday was a good day for three COM alumni, who took each home the most celebrated award in journalism — the Pulitzer prize. Jessica Rinaldi (’01) of the Boston Globe won the feature photography prize for “The Life and Times of Strider Wolf,” a kindergartner born to poverty in rural Maine and nearly beaten to… Read More
Former Boston University forward John Holland (COM ’11) from the Canton Charge signed a two-year deal with the Boston Celtics Tuesday, with a second year non-guaranteed. Holland was the America East Conference player of the year in 2011 when he led BU to an NCAA Tournament appearance. While at BU, he earned Most Outstanding Player… Read More
Krista Vernoff’s (CFA’93) film, “Stars,” took first place in the alumni short film category at the L.A. Redstones April 7. The film features woman who, haunted by the traumas of her own childhood, makes a powerful decision regarding her daughter. Vernoff’s other projects include Grey’s Anatomy (Executive producer, Co-Executive producer, Supervising Producer), Charmed (Co-Producer, Producer), Shameless (Co-Executive… Read More