By Emma Lewis Rob Peeters, B.A.J. ’18, has been covering motorsports since 2015, most recently reporting on the Indianapolis 500 for Motorsport Illustrated and IndyStar and the Verizon 200 At The Brickyard for his new employer, WTHR Channel 13. Peeters previously worked for IndyStar and for Gannett/USA TODAY Network, but was laid off in 2022. In June, …
Read MoreLeighann Strollo, who studied sports journalism at IUPUI and graduated in 2018, is the manager of marketing and communications of at Indy Fuel Hockey Club, Indianapolis’s minor league men’s hockey team. She fell in love with hockey in middle school when her little brother started playing the sport. We asked Strollo about her journey to her …
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By Emma Lewis Each year, IUPUI Journalism and Public Relations students and alumni take part in events surrounding the Indianapolis 500 – whether it be reporting on the race, working for a racing team, or creating social media posts for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway through IUPUI’s Event Social Media Team. We spoke with students and …
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SYDNEY – Owen Kaelble and Sarah Lounsbury, graduate students in the Sports Capital Journalism Program at IUPUI, will cover the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup here starting today. Their stories will appear on USAB.com, the official website of USA Basketball, and the Sports Capital Journalism Program website. The United States is attempting to win its …
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By Madeleine Pape, IUPUI senior Pairing his first-hand experience in the sports realm as a college basketball player with his educational background, Zachary Powell, M.A. ’22, recently landed a sports editor job at The Express, a newspaper in Lock Haven, Penn. Powell began his college career at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Penn., and pursued further …
Read MoreAfter Becky Harris graduated with a Bachelor’s in both Journalism and Spanish in 2016 and a Master’s in Sports Journalism from IUPUI in 2017, she moved to Spain to work as a teacher. Five years later, she’s still abroad and teaching 3rd and 4th grade EFL – English as a foreign language – but she …
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This week, IUPUI will serve as host for the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) annual Summer Conference, which runs from June 15-18. Sports Capital Journalism Program students are busy writing preview articles about conference sessions for the APSE website, and the students will volunteer at the conference. They will also cover events as they happen …
Read MoreAfter graduating with his bachelor’s in journalism degree in 2015, James Howell Jr. landed a job as a sports editor at a newspaper. Navigating the pandemic in 2020, he transitioned from print journalism to marketing, and now works in the broadcasting world as a digital content producer at WRTV, Indianapolis’ ABC affiliate. We asked Howell …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble Owen Kaelble is a sports journalism graduate student who works at the Ruth Lilly Medical Library helping IU School of Medicine researchers. I started pursuing my Master’s in Sports Journalism at IUPUI in Fall of 2020. Then, in August 2021, I landed a job at the Ruth Lilly Medical Library at the …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Master’s in Sports Journalism student Owen Kaelble is one of 16 students who covered March Madness 2022. Here, Kaelble describes his six days and six nights covering the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, including the responsibilities, challenges, surprises, and meals that created special memories for him: I knew I was in for a …
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