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Hawkeye Spotlight
UI grad living dream producing ‘Pat McAfee Show’
As a University of Iowa student, Ty Schmit made a play in 2017 to join Pat McAfee’s fledgling media enterprise as an intern. Now he produces the popular daily sports show on ESPN.
The Hawkeye you’ll hear during halftime
University of Iowa alumna Virginia Wangechi Muturi feels especially connected to the message in Iowa’s new “halftime commercial,” and not just because she provides the voice-over.
Hawkeye lands role as a top storyteller for the NFL
Kimmi Chex says she shot for the stars and landed on them. The popular NFL on-air personality and analyst says what she learned at the University of Iowa helped get her there.
Student podcast shines spotlight on public health
The “From the Front Row” podcast allows UI College of Public Health students an opportunity to hone their communication skills, meet thought leaders in the field, and educate the public on important topics.
Iowa, Yemen, and an Oscar nod
Scheuerman, a 1988 University of Iowa graduate, retired from his longtime career in information technology in 2018 and co-produced Hunger Ward, a documentary about the humanitarian disaster and famine caused by the brutal six-year civil war in Yemen. The film is one of five nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony
Hawkeye’s NFL gig is about more than a game
As the social content intern for the Denver Broncos, 2020 University of Iowa graduate Cole Cooper is combining his creative skills with his marketing education to help build the professional football team’s brand.
Iowa: Nation’s next hotbed for jazz
Faculty are determined to establish the University of Iowa as a national powerhouse of jazz studies, preparing students for whatever they want to do next, from life as a working jazz musician to continuing on with academic study.