Medill School of Journalism - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

The school publishes a Medill Hall of Achievement.

• J.A. Adande, Los Angeles Times columnist and ESPN personality
• Peter Applebome (M.S.J. 1974), reporter at The New York Times
• Jabari Asim, columnist, The Washington Post
• David Barstow, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times
• Sy Bartlett, author and Hollywood screenwriter
• Roger Bell, former Vice President of News at KCBS-TV and KABC-TV in Los Angeles and Executive Producer of News for WNBC-TV in New York
• Steve Bell (M.S.J. 1963), former correspondent for ABC News
• Naftali Bendavid, Congress reporter Wall Street Journal
• Scott Bergen, CEO Pizza Hut
• Ira Berkow (M.S.J. 1964), Pulitzer Prize nominated (1988) and winning (2001) sports reporter, columnist and features writer, The New York Times
• Ari Berman, writer for The Nation and author of Herding Donkeys
• Kai Bird (M.S.J. 1975), Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist
• Kevin Blackistone (B.S.J. 1981), ESPN contributor, Around the Horn; Dallas Morning News sports columnist
• David Boardman (B.S.J. 1979) executive editor, The Seattle Times
• Valerie Boyd (B.S.J. 1985), author of Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston; former Atlanta Journal-Constitution arts editor
• Christine Brennan (B.S.J. 1980, M.S. 1981), sports columnist, USA Today
• Hal Buell, former head of photography service at the Associated Press
• Elizabeth Brenner (B.S.J. 1976), publisher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times reporter, former White House Correspondent
• Ben Burns (B.S.J. 1934), founding editor of Ebony and Jet
• Jackie Calmes, White House correspondent for The New York Times
• Joie Chen, CBS News Correspondent
• Cindy Chupack, Executive Producer and writer of Sex and the City
• Lester Crystal, (B.S.J. 1956, M.S.J. 1957) Emmy Award-winning news producer, former President of NBC News and Executive Producer of the PBS NewsHour
• Paul Dana (1975–2006), Indy Race Car driver
• Jonathan Eig, reporter, editor, author
• Rich Eisen, NFL Network anchor
• Robin Fields, investigative reporter ProPublica
• David T. Friendly, film producer (Little Miss Sunshine)
• Jack Fuller, Pulitzer Prize-winner and former editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune
• Joshua Green, (M.S.J. 1998), senior editor, The Atlantic
• Mike Greenberg, sports broadcaster for ESPN
• Jon Heyman, senior baseball writer for Sports Illustrated, and MLB Network insider
• Stephen Hunter, Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for The Washington Post and novelist
• Michael Isikoff, investigative reporter, Newsweek
• Jeff Jarvis, media executive, blogger, professor and author
• Clara Jeffery, editor of Mother Jones magazine
• Sherry Jones (M.S.J. 1971), senior producer, Frontline
• Clinton Kelly, (M.S.J. 1993), co-host of TLC's What Not To Wear
• Hank Klibanoff (M.S.J. 1973), former managing editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation
• Michelle Kosinski, a correspondent for NBC News
• Vincent Laforet, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for The New York Times
• Nicole Lapin, an anchor for CNBC
• Frank Main, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for Chicago Sun Times
• Garry Marshall, writer, director, producer, and actor (Happy Days, Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries)
• George R.R. Martin, science fiction and fantasy author (A Song of Ice and Fire)
• Luke Matheny (B.S.J. 1997), Academy Award-winner, actor, writer, and director (God of Love)
• Brent Musburger, sports broadcaster
• Vinita Nair, former co-anchor of ABC World News Now
• Rachel Nichols, ESPN and The Washington Post reporter
• Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief, USA Today
• Barry Petersen, foreign correspondent, CBS News
• Neal Pollack, satirist, journalist and author (Alternadad)
• Seth Porges, technology writer, television commentator, Popular Mechanics editor
• James Risen, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, The New York Times
• David Ropeik, international consultant in risk perception
• Tina Rosenberg, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist
• Darren Rovell, CNBC sports journalist
• Roxana Saberi, Freelance journalist jailed in Iran on accusations of espionage
• Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior Football Reporter
• Anatole Shub, journalist for The Washington Post and The New York Times, author*
• David Sirota, contributing writer for Salon.com, radio host
• Jane Skinner, former anchor for Fox News Channel
• Evan Smith, editor in chief of Texas Monthly magazine
• Margaret Sullivan, editor, The Buffalo News
• Lynn Sweet, Washington, D.C., bureau chief and columnist, Chicago Sun-Times
• Diane S. Sykes, federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Judy Baar Topinka, former Illinois State Treasurer and Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate
• Howard Tyner, former editor, Chicago Tribune
• Julia Wallace, editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Nicolle Wallace, former White House Communications Director, best-selling author, and senior adviser to McCain-Palin campaign
• Laura S. Washington, Chicago journalist and editor
• David Weigel, Slate journalist and msnbc.com contributor
• Jonathan Weisman, Congress correspondent for the The New York Times
• Gary Weiss, author and investigative reporter.
• Steve Weissman, ESPN SportsCenter anchor
• Michael Wilbon, ESPN analyst (Pardon the Interruption) and The Washington Post sports columnist
• Lois Wille, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner, former editorial page editor of Chicago Daily-News, Chicago Sun-Times, and Chicago Tribune