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CI Alumnus Completes Sportscaster Bucket List
Michael Eaves, a 1994 journalism graduate, has spent over 25 years reporting on the sports world. From creating short clips in the local WKYT newsroom, to anchoring for ESPN in Los Angeles and Bristol, Connecticut, his decorated career in sportscasting is ever-growing. And this month when he starts hosting ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” Eaves will have crossed off the last and most important item of his career bucket list.
CI, Gatton Alumni Make Bourbon History
Tia Edwards, a 2001 integrated strategic communication graduate from the College of Communication and Information, entered the world of spirits by helping found a bourbon distilling company. In 2017, she started Fresh Bourbon with her husband, Sean Edwards, a business management graduate from the UK Gatton College of Business and Economics. Together the Kentucky natives are hoping to put a new spin on a local tradition while also reaching some historic milestones.
Wildcat Wednesday: UK Alum Angelo Henderson, 1st Black Journalist to Win Pulitzer for The Wall Street Journal
To commemorate Black History Month, University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications is highlighting alumni from the UK Alumni Association’s Pioneer Project throughout the month of February. Be sure to check UKNow each "Wildcat Wednesday" this month to learn more about a UK alum who left an important legacy at our university. On this “Wildcat Wednesday,” UK honors the late Angelo Henderson — the first Black journalist to win a Pulitzer for The Wall Street Journal.
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