Alumni Here are some of our many alumni who work in the sports industry.
Marty Aronoff, ESPN/Fox Sports Ashley Leavens, NFL Films Mark Ashenfelter, ESPN Meghan Loder, Washington Redskins Blake Berson, CBS Sports Network Ashley Magosin, Air Force Academy Rob Biertempfel, The Athletic Tony Mancuso, New York Jets Hannah Biondi, DAZN Karisa Maxwell, The Sporting News Todd Blackledge, ESPN/ABC John McGonigal, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mark Brennan, 24/7 Sports Matt Millen, Big Ten Network Cathy Bongiovi, University of Akron Nate Mink, Syracuse Media Group Judson Burch, ESPN Mike Missanelli, 97.5 The Fanatic Jim Buzinski, Outsports Sweeny Murti, WFAN/SNY Paul Casella, MLB.com Doug Nelson, Learfield IMG College Alyson Cohen, Chicago Cubs Dana O’Neil, The Athletic Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ali Nicastro, MLS Melanie Collins, CBS Sports/Golf Channel Will Pakutka, New York Daily News Dustin Dopirak, The Athletic Alisa Petercuskie, Kraft Sports Group Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Marisol Renner, Baltimore Ravens Robert Feagans, CBS Sports Digital Jennifer Ridgley, Pittsburgh Penguins Sean Fitz, 24/7 Sports Michael Robinson, BTN/NFL Network Kalyn Flockhart, ESPN Rob Roselli, Rutgers University Matt Fortuna, The Athletic Rich Russo, Fox Sports Shannon Furman, NFL Films Lisa Salters, ESPN Deb Gelman, CBS/Creative Spark Productions Linsey Shea, NBC Sports/NFL Network Pete Gergely, New York Yankees Michael Signora, NFL Morgan Giannone, NASCAR Audrey Snyder, The Athletic Amanda Gifford Lockwood, ESPN Daniel Solomon, Learfield IMG College Meghan Hartley, Los Angeles Rams Wayne Staats, Turner Sports Ryan Hockensmith, ESPN Larry Tiscornia, Major League Soccer About the Center Scott Horner, Octagon Brian Tripp, Penn State Athletics The John Curley Center for Sports Journalism explores issues Pete Jensen, NHL.com Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated/Fox Sports/MLB Network Kimberly Jones, NFL Network Jenny Vrentas, Sports Illustrated/The MMQB and trends in sports journalism through instruction, programming Sheil Kapadia, The Athletic Michael Weinreb, Author/Journalist Emily Kaplan, ESPN Robbie Weiss, NASCAR and research. The Curley Center complements its core courses Rob King, ESPN Mark Wogenrich, Allentown Morning Call with an emphasis on internships and hands-on experience.
“We’re committed to providing opportunities that help prepare the next generation of aspiring sports communication and journalism professionals. With the resources at Penn State, the support of our alumni, the commitment and expertise of our faculty and the support of the Knight Foundation and others, we’re Contact uniquely positioned to leverage our resources and John Affleck serve students individually.” Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Director of the Curley Center — John Affleck, Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society [email protected] @psuaffleck 814-865-0926 and director of the Curley Center bellisario.psu.edu/sports @PSUCurleyCenter Experiences and Opportunities Awards With 31 varsity sports at Penn State and exciting projects outside Happy Valley, Curley Center sports documentaries Curley Center students are perfectly positioned to hone their sports journalism have been screened and won awards skills. Our undergraduates report, write, photograph, produce video and even from southern California to England. create documentaries. Since it’s creation in 2003, the Curley Center has grown Individual students are consistently to become one of the largest programs of its kind and is open to students from recognized as top finishers at regional all majors at Penn State. and national competitions. Students participate in countless campus media opportunities, including CommRadio, The Daily Collegian, and student-led TV programs. They also have access to state-of-the-art facilities. Penn State Athletics offers valuable internships, and additional off-campus opportunities are available with media outlets, teams, leagues and more. The Curley Center’s partner- ships with professional news organizations such as The Associated Press, USA Today Sports Network, Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association and other outlets, have landed student work in prestigious publications from The Washington Post to the Miami Herald, the Sports Business Journal, and hundreds of others. Students regularly travel far beyond campus to cover major sporting events. Curley Center-supported students have covered events in Ireland and Cuba. They’ve been to the Olympics in London and the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. They’ve covered the NFL Draft for over a decade, and traveled to cover the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Senior Bowl and the Super How To Apply Bowl. They have covered the Little League World Series, the U.S. Open Golf Students interested in the Curley Center’s academic programs must tournament, and NASCAR at Pocono Raceway. be in good standing with the University and have completed the prerequisite classes before applying to take Curley Center courses.
Scholarships Course Topics Several scholarship funds earmarked Sports Writing specifically for students studying Sports Broadcast sports journalism provide support for Sports Information dozens of students in the Curley Covering Sports Business Center. Students may apply for In the Game / Sports Video support annually. Sports Journalism Projects