Success After Graduation

In a short timeline since its creation, Good Morning Illini Alumni are finding success in television news and video production. Producers, reporters, and production are just some of the jobs these talented journalists are landing after graduation. This page highlights their success and what GMI has given to them.

Producers

Spring 2019 – Season 3

Andrea Flores

News Producer, WQAD-TV

Moline Illinois

 

 

Roger Blanco

Production, Big Ten Network

Chicago, Illinois

 

 

Mady Bunton

Leadership Development Program

BT – Dallas, Texas

 

 

Fall 2019 – Season 3

Stephen Cohn

News Producer, WISC-TV News 3

Madison, Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

Demi Ramirez

Digital Producer – WCIA 3

Champaign, Urbana

 

 

Tommy Polcyn

Editor

Chicago Illinois

Spring 2018 – Season 2

Zack Caparelli 

News Producer, KRDO NewsChannel 13

Colorado Springs, Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Ricciardi

Former producer WQAD Moline Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaolin Sewell 

News Producer, WQAD-TV

Moline, Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2017 – Season 2

Lucas Wright

 

Digital Producer

8 News Now

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

 

 

Spring 2017  – Season 1

Steffie Drucker

Windy City Live

ABC 7 WLS Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

Julia Hinders

Producer,

WCIA Channel 3,

Champaign Illinois

 

 

 

 

Dakota Karson

Digital Line Producer

KYW CBS 3

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

Kelsey Lubatkin – Graduate Student at George Washington                                                     University, Washington D.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miranda Holloway

Media Communications Specialist at Engineering at Illinois

Champaign, Ill.

 

 

 

 

 

On Air 

 

 

Erica Finke

MMJ, WSBT

South Bend, Indiana

 

 

Chris Jo

Associate News Producer

WCCU Fox,

Champaign, Illinois

 

Caitlin (McClure) Weaver

Digital Account Coordinator

Thompson & Co Public Relations

Anchorage AK.

 

 

 

 

 

Devyn Tammons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Scafidi

Morning Anchor/Reporter, 9 & 10 Michigan This Morning

Cadillac, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

Nina Florez

Assignment News Desk Editor

Univision

Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

Marissa Sulek

Multi-Media Journalist, WQAD,

Moline Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

Olivia Schmitt

Multi-Media Journalist, KWWL,

Waterloo, Iowa

 

 

 

 

 

James Boyd

Sports Reporter, The Times

of Northwest Indiana,

Munster, Indiana

 

 

 

 

Sera Olin

Mascot Handler Chicago Cubs

Monster Squad Member, Chicago Bears

Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 

 

Cole Henke

Reporter WCIA-TV Channel 3

Springfield, Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jillian Kaehler

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

Jane Lee

Production Assistant

Weiden & Kennedy

New York, New York

 

 

 

 

Anike Owoye

Kelton – Qualitative Senior Analyst

Los Angeles, California

 

 

 

 

 

Malec Caudell, Aerotek Recruiting & Staffing, Indiana

 

Malec Caudell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gwendolyn Pepin

Illinois Press Assistant – U.S. Senator

Chicago, Illinois

 

 

Kaine Walters – Master Control Operator WISH-TV Indianapolis, Indiana