Category: Class Notes

Larry Bleiberg (BSJ84)

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Larry Bleiberg was recently elected president of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW.org), the world’s oldest and largest group of travel communicators. It has nearly 1,000 members, including staff writers, editors, book authors, photographers and website owners, along with public relations professionals. His term lasts through 2021.

Bleiberg, an eight-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Journalism Awards, is former travel editor of The Dallas Morning News and Coastal Living magazine.

He has freelanced for the last decade, with his writing appearing in BBC.com, National Geographic books, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Better Homes and Gardens, AARP, Afar, CNN, Delta Sky and Atlas Obscura, among many outlets and publications.

He is also the founder of CivilRightsTravel.com, an online guide to visiting sites from the historic civil rights movement. He is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

1980s Class Notes

Lisa Keefe (BSJ84, MSJ85)

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Post date January 21, 2020
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Lisa Keefe has been promoted to editor-in-chief of Meatingplace, overseeing all its editorial operations including its business wire service, magazine, multimedia and social media efforts, and new product development. Previously she was editor of the magazine.

1950s Class Notes

Chuck Remsberg (BSJ58,MSJ59)

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Post date January 22, 2020
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Chuck Remsberg had an award for lifetime achievement named in his honor by the National Law Enforcement Officer Hall of Fame. He writes a monthly column for two police training websites and has authored four books on police tactics that are widely used in officer training.

1970s Class Notes

Philip Lentz (BSJ72)

Philip Lentz was recently named Director of Speechwriting for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He had an award-winning journalism career before moving into government. He was a political reporter for a number of publications, including the Philadelphia Bulletin, the Chicago Tribune and Crain’s New York Business. In politics, he served as press secretary for Paul Tsongas during his 1992 presidential campaign, and for NY Lt. Gov. Stan Lundine. He also served as a public relations executive for government agencies and New York University. As Director of Speechwriting, he oversees a five person team responsible for all of the governor’s public remarks.

Class Notes

Philip A. Andrews (BSJ74)

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Post date January 22, 2020
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Philip A. Andrews has been recognized for legal excellence and client service by the 2020 legal ranking guide, The Best Lawyers in America. Phil received top ranking for his work in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Government Relations Practice. Phil is a business litigator, procurement lawyer, and Chairman of the law firm Kramon & Graham in Baltimore, Maryland.

1970s Class Notes

Allan Gold (BSJ 77, MSJ78)

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Post date January 22, 2020
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Allan Gold retired from McKinsey & Company after 22 years in the firm’s editorial and publishing group. He served on the board of editors and as editor-in-chief of the McKinsey Quarterly, the firm’s flagship publication. He also edited the McKinsey quarterly website, and worked as an executive editor in the firm’s publishing group. He plans to stay in the thought leadership business on a project basis, and has also joined Chicago-based firm Leff Communication as a senior advisor.

1980s Class Notes

Laura Guilfoyle (BSJ80)

Laura Guilfoyle has gathered her favorite short stories and poems about teaching fifth grade for a recently released book, “Survivin’ da Heights: Tales from the Schoolyard.” She has shared these stories with her students over the years and they are fan favorites.

1980s Class Notes

Karen Williams (MSJ81)

Karen Williams is creator and co-host of the new classic soul music podcast The Back Cover. The podcast, which provides new episodes weekly, explores topics related to music, production and the business behind classic soul music of the 60s, 70s and 80s. New episodes of the podcast will load every week. It can be found on Stitcher, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Apple podcast, Spotify and at http://backcover.libsyn.com.

1980s Class Notes

John P. Miutz (MSJ82)

John P. Miutz was awarded the North America State and Provincial Lottery’s 2019 Powers Award for Performance Excellence for his 27 years of service as Advertising/Marketing Manager for the Michigan and Virginia Lotteries.

1980s Class Notes

Lori Waldon (MSJ83)

Lori Waldon is President and General Manager of KOAT TV, ABC affiliate in Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico. In her role as President and General Manager she oversees an award-winning station with a strong reputation for journalistic excellence and outstanding community service.

Lori was promoted to her current position after serving as Regional Director of News for Hearst. She was also news director of KCRA/KQCA in Sacramento, California, where she led a nationally-recognized news operation. Under Lori’s leadership, the channel earned two prestigious national Edward R. Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence and Breaking News; six consecutive regional Murrows for Overall News Excellence; three consecutive Emmy Awards for News Excellence; and Emmys for Breaking News and Best Newscast.

Before joining KCRA, Lori was the news director at WISN 12 News in Milwaukee. Lori joined WISN-TV from Sacramento duopoly CBS 13/CW31, where she served as assistant news director. She previously spent 13 years in news management roles at KPIX-TV in San Francisco, serving as managing editor, executive producer and news producer. Prior to KPIX-TV, Lori worked as a news reporter at stations in Charlotte, North Carolina; Mobile, Alabama; and Peoria, Illinois.

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