Spring 2002 - Humboldt State University

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Sandoval returns to roots
for Mexico City beat
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By Bennett Barthelemy
icardo Sandoval, the
son of Mexican migrant farm workers,
writes to right the wrongs migrant
workers have endured. In 1998
Sandoval and his wife, Susan
Ferriss, published “The Fight in
the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the
Farmworkers’ Movement.” The
book was a companion to the
PBS movie of the same title. Sandoval interviewed civil-rights and
migrant-labor leader Chavez on
several occasions for the project.
For the last five years Sandoval has worked as a correspondent for The Dallas Morning News
in Mexico City, where he writes
features and covers immigration
and narcotics trafficking.
Sandoval, Ferriss and their
3-year old daughter live in Coyoacan in the southern
end of the city. Sandoval and his wife make a powerful team. Ferriss was an award-winning Latinoaffairs reporter for the San Francisco Examiner
and is now serving as correspondent for the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, also in Mexico City.
Sandoval stays busy. In early February of
this year Sandoval spent eight days in Colombia
covering the peace talks and their near collapse. In
January, after much research,
Sandoval published a story
regarding the 1940s debt owed
to WWII Mexican farm workers in the United States. “Ten
percent of their wages had been
taken and put into a fund to be
given them when they returned
to Mexico and has since never
been returned,” said Sandoval.
Sandoval said he is confident
that because of their research
and reporting efforts, it is proven the money had been taken
and will now find its way back
to the families eventually.
Sandoval was born in
Mexico, but soon moved to
San Diego. He grew up speaking both English and Spanish.
In 1978 Sandoval graduated
from junior college in San Diego with plans of being
a journalist. “I turned down a modest scholarship to
USC because I found HSU provided a more intimate
learning environment, with just 10 to 15 students per
class,” said Sandoval.
The journalism department chairman at the
time, Pete Wilson, personally gave Sandoval a tour
of the department and campus.
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Notes From the Chair
reetings to you all!
This column is all
about gaining perspective. First, the world’s recent
events have transformed us all,
including the way we teach and
learn. Our students
and faculty have responded in many different and creative
ways since 9-11 to
address emotional
and intellectual issues in our changing
world.
HSU’s President Alistair McCrone is retiring this
summer after almost
30 years of service.
He’s the only campus
president I’ve known
since I arrived in 1975. We’re
interviewing four presidential candidates this month and are excited
about the prospects of change.
Prof. Mac McClary has also
officially joined the “early retirement” ranks as of last summer,
but will continue teaching one
semester for up to four years. That
officially leaves me as the “old
guy” — the only person remaining
out of the full-time faculty present
when I was hired (which also included Sherilyn Bennion, Howard
Seemann and Pete Wilson).
I am also choosing to step
down as department chair after
17 consecutive years of “heavy
lifting...” (for more on that, see
by Mark Larson
insert). I’m finally confident I can
pass the many chair-related tasks
on to my faculty colleagues — and
the only way they’ll learn how to
do these tasks is if I stop doing
them! I’m going to enjoy heading
back into the
classroom full
time, though
first I plan to
take next fall
semester off
on leave for
some quality
time with my
photography,
writing and
travel.
My years
as department
chair have included a lot of
fun, some professional challenges
and also sadness. I will never
get over the unexpected death of
Wayne Miller, an alum and longtime part-time instructor for us.
For five long years, we shared our
concerns and hopes that Alann
Steen would be released from
his hostage captivity and then
we welcomed him back with an
incredible home-coming event
(music provided by The Marching
Lumberjacks!).
The biggest challenges have
involved recruiting and hiring
faculty to replace the likes of
Bennion, McClary, Seemann and
Wilson! Thankfully, we have also
recruited and hired some wonder-
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ful part-time instructors to help
bridge the gap between retiring
faculty and the hire of their fulltime replacements.
The best part of this job includes spring banquets, graduation
ceremonies and regular contact
with so many alumni! We pride
ourselves on maintaining a quality
journalism major and graduating
so many alumni every year
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Editor
John Estey
Managing Editor
Eileen McGee
Alumni Files Editors
Meghan Powell
Ivonne Castillo
Staff Files Editor
Mary Cruse
Copy Editor
Karen Wilkinson
Photographer
George Estrada
Adviser
George Estrada
Staff
Bennett Barthelemy,
Katie Block, Jeff Gielow,
Memry Hamik, William Kelvin,
Philip Maynard, Rebecca Preston,
and Nathan Rushton
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HSU grads
converge at
newspaper
By Memry Hamik and Rebecca Preston
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he San Diego UnionTribune, the secondoldest newspaper in
Southern California, is home to
seven HSU journalism graduates.
The Union-Tribune’s most
recent HSU alumni addition is
Greg Magnus, a 1999 graduate,
who joined the daily metro staff
a year and half ago. He is the
principal content producer for
the newspaper’s online version,
SignOnSanDiego.com. Magnus
enjoys the variety of subject matter of the online version, which
ranges from sports to the city
council beat.
The Lumberjack veteran,
who served the HSU student-run
newspaper as editor in chief, copy
chief and online editor, credits the
advising of faculty and the Lumberjack experience for his preparation for the “real” world.
“Don’t underestimate the
power of a Lumberjack clip to impress them (potential employer),”
Magnus said. “Their cutting-edge
programming allowed me to do
graphics, layout and editing that
prepared me for the job I have
today.”
The faculty advisor for the
Lumberjack, Jerry Reynolds,also
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80s
70s
Brian Alexander, a 1974 graduate, is
a retired tech writer. He lives in Redwood Valley,
Calif. His wife, Daphne, is a sculptor. He has one
son.
Harry C. Gilbert, a 1975 graduate, is
an attorney for Travelers Insurance. His previous
jobs include writer and producer for KGO-TV
news and reporter and assignment editor for
KOLO-TV in Reno. He is a licensed attorney in
California and Nevada.
Gary Gundlach, a 1977 graduate, is
regional manager for Cal North Cellular. He also
co-owns Reliable Toner Service, a business that
recycles cartridges in copiers and printers. He is
married and has three children.His two oldest
children graduated from HSU in theatre and art.
Hank Kashdan, a 1973 graduate, is
budget director for USDA Forest Service. He lives
in Sterling, Va., with his wife, Kim.
Laura H. Lee, a 1977 graduate, is an
advisor for the IRS Taxpayer Advocate service.
She helps taxpayers resolve complex collection
problems. She received a green and gold key from
HSU and has been honored for putting in over 500
hours with the East Bay Regional Bike Patrol.
She lives in Concord, Calif., with her domestic
partner.
Rick Lytle, a 1977 graduate, is director
of marketing for TCS Healthcare Technologies,
Inc. He is president of healthcare leadership
network and director of men’s ministries at
Discovery Hills Church. He is married and has
three children.
Gregg McVicar, a 1975 graduate,
is the owner of Pacific Multimedia. He was
previously employed at CSU Hayward as an
information technology consultant and graduate
multimedia instructor. McViear is married
to HSU graduate Gabriela Castelan and has a
17-year-old daughter. He was honored with the
Peabody Golden Mike and Silver Reel award.
He encourages everybody to listen to the music
at www.radiocamp.com.
Michael Stockstill, a 1971 graduate, is
the president of his own public affairs consulting
firm, Stockstill Communications. Michael is
married and has two children. He has also started
to do freelance writing.
Mitch Waldow, a 1976 graduate, is
archive manager and news specials producer for
KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. He is married and has
one son, Benjamin, 9. He is the Los Angeles area
governor for the Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences. Waldow produced a one-hour television
special on Ronald Reagan’s Hollywood years.
His biography of musician-composer Mason
Williams was published in the Folk and Blues
Encyclopedia.
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Brian Akre, a 1980 graduate, is director of
executive communications and news relations for
General Motors Corporation in Detroit. He lives in
Ann Arbor, Mich., with his wife, Rene, and their
2-year-old daughter, Hailey.
Robert Roy Britt, a 1989 graduate, is
director of site operations and senior science writer
for Space.com.
Suzanne Brody, a 1986 graduate, is selfemployed as a non-profit grant writer and fund
development associate. She previously worked
as a word processor for seven years at Crowley
Maritime. She currently lives in San Francisco
and is facing the daunting task of re-painting her
apartment this year. She is happy to say that she
met three of her best friends at HSU.
Colleen Colbert, a 1984 graduate, is in
the doctorate program for special education at the
University of New Mexico. She began working
in the field of journalism and eventually moved
into teaching. She was previously employed as
a special education teacher at public schools in
Albuquerque, N.M. She lives in Albuquerque
with her husband, David, who is also a full-time
doctoral student. The couple have two children,
Nick, 5, and Jackson, 19 months.
Robert Gluckson, a 1985 graduate, is
currently employed by North Seattle Community
College. He teaches two online classes, introduction to mass media and introduction to cinema.
He was recently reunited with his long-lost love
and they were married last year. He is currently
living in Ashland, Ore.
Michael V. Goodman, a 1989 graduate,
is a newspaper advisor and high-school English
teacher in Lakewood, Colo., for Jefferson County
Schools. He was recently honored by Who’s Who
among America’s teachers. He is married to HSU
graduate Susan Phillips and has a 5-year-old
son, Alex.
Kent Harris, a 1988 graduate, is assistant
European desk editor for Stars and Stripes in
Europe. He previously worked for the Alameda
Newspaper Group, The Turlock Daily Journal
and The Times-Standard. He lives in Europe with
his wife, Lynette. He is also planning a trip to
California in 2002.
Frank Hartzell, a 1989 graduate, is
managing editor of the Napa Valley Register and
is living in Napa, Calif.
Lori (Schopp) Hennessey, a 1988 graduate, is a production manager in Fairfax, Calif.
She is married and has two children, Selena, 5,
and Shannon, 2.
Jane Hundertmark, a 1989 graduate, is
publications director for California Federation of
Teaching, where she oversees content, design,
and distribution of union periodicals for educators in California. She is currently living in San
Francisco.
Elaine (Cox) Jackson, a 1981 graduate,
is chief operating officer for Pacific Wood Preserving. She is married and enjoys traveling and
Zelezny’s Law:
By William Kelvin
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John Zelezny
hen you think of
careers in journalism,what
comes to mind? Reporter? Book
author? Public relations practitioner? University professor? Well,
John Zelezny used his journalism degree from Humboldt State
University as a launching pad for
doing all of these things.
Zelezny — known nationally for his widely used media
law textbook, “Communication
Law: Liberties, Restraints and
the Modern Media” — came to
HSU primarily for the journalism
department, which was recommended to him by his high school
counselor in Santa Barbara.
“Humboldt was an outstanding experience in many respects,”
said Zelezny, who was also attracted to the beauty of the campus, the
small size of the community, and
the wide selection of study options
at HSU.
Apparently, the reputation
of the journalism department at
Do it all and do it well!
the time was well-deserved. The
tools Zelezny developed at HSU
have allowed him to hold many
important positions throughout
his career, including his current
position as senior vice president
of corporate communications for
a large hospital system in Central
California.
“The training I received
through the journalism department
was top-notch,” said Zelezny.
“The department offered a lot of
opportunity for interaction with
professors who were all very good
about laying out career options.
“It wasn’t just the classroom,
it was the advising and informal
opportunities that really paid off
for me,” he said.
Zelezny recalled that professors Pete Wilson, Howard
Seemann, Mark Larson, Mac McClary and Sherilyn Bennion had
a great impact on his intellectual
development.
“I can’t imagine a better journalism department than that one
at the time, and I’ve seen a lot of
departments since, so I know what
I’m talking about,” he said.
Apparently, the advising
Zelezny received was exactly what
he needed.
“There was a key junction in
my first year. I met with my academic advisor, Howard Seemann,
and he gave me some really good
ideas that led to my declaring a
journalism major with a public
relations emphasis and a business
minor, which turned out to be a
great decision.”
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After graduating from HSU
in 1978, Zelezny worked at a
weekly newspaper in Santa Barbara County for a year, an experience he found very enjoyable. But
he was there for only a year.
“Pete Wilson called me one
day and let me know that there was
a public relations position being
created at St. Joseph Hospital in
Eureka,” he recalled.
Zelezny became the co-coordinator of public information at St.
Joseph, handling media relations,
publishing a quarterly magazine
for donors, producing brochures
and booklets, creating advertising,
and managing special events.
He said that the career lead
given to him by Wilson indicates
how special the relationships are
between HSU journalism professors and their students.
“Most departments just
wouldn’t look after you like this.
I owe an awful lot to that department.”
After working at St. Joseph
for four years, Zelezny said he
“started to get a little antsy,” and
felt like he needed to move on to
other things, so he decided to attend law school.
He enrolled at the McGeorge
School of Law at the University of
the Pacific.
After completing his degree
and passing the Bar exam in 1985,
Zelezny was now even better
equipped for his quest to discover
fulfilling careers.
“When I entered law school,
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Grad moves from hippie poster
to government Web work
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By Jeff Gielow
he went from hustling
“Humboldt Honey”
posters to freelance
newsletter writing. Now she works
for the government. It’s been a
long, strange trip for Ingrid Hart.
Hart, who graduated from
HSU with a degree in journalism
in 1985, now owns Modcom, a
website development firm in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Modcom’s
only clientele are federal or state
agencies, and it handles Internet
solutions, community outreach,
public relations, graphic design
and writing.
This journey to the brave,
new world of high-technology
communications started back
80s
playing with her nine nieces and nephews.
Deborah (Heiman) Ketelsen, a 1982
graduate, is production manager for Cox communication/CableRep Advertising. She produces
television commercials and manages the production department. Her husband, Jeremy, is an HSU
graduate and is a media production specialist
at HSU. She enjoys water sports and has been
dancing, teaching and performing Congolese and
Brazilian samba for fifteen years.
Audrey (Dragavon) Kotterman, a 1984
graduate, is a bookkeeper and payroll manager
for building contractor Kelly Martin. She was
previously news director for KATA-AM and
KINS-AM in Eureka. She lives in Eureka, Calif.,
with her husband, Doug, and their three cats. Her
hobbies include performing genealogy research
and adoption searches.
Robin Lutchansky, a 1983 graduate, is
the president of her own high-tech PR agency,
Lutchansky Comm. She traveled to China and
Malta last year. Her clientele include SOHU.com,
China’s largest internet portal. She was awarded
the Bronze Anvil Award for innovative PR cam-
when Hart was a freelance newsletter writer. One of her clients
asked Hart if she would be interested and willing to design part of
a web site for the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation, for the WaterShare
Conservation Center. Before long,
Modcom was formed, where Hart
and a team of writers, graphic
designers and editors worked to
complete the government site.
In 1998, Modcom received
recognition for “Best Government
and Law Web Site,” from the Sacramento Web Awards.
“The award was a great honor
and exciting to us, because it was
our first project,” said Hart. Glory
doesn’t come without hard work,
however.
“Owning a business is not
for the weak at heart,” said Hart.
“It takes tenacity and the will to
persist.”
For Hart, owning her own
business is one of the greatest
and most challenging freedoms
in her life.
“I love that my job allows
me to be flexible to create my
own schedule to accommodate my
children,” said Hart.
Hart, who is remembered
by many at HSU as the creator of
the infamous “Humboldt Honey”
poster, said that when she first
came to Humboldt in the early
1980s, she saw free-wheeling
paign. She employs 20 people and has offices in
San Jose, Calif., and Danbury, Conn.
Nancy Luzovich, a 1989 graduate, is
lifestyle editor for The World in North Bend, Ore.
She previously worked as a paralegal for five years.
She has won several awards for special projects and
page design. She enjoys gardening and listening
to music and has future plans to finish her MA in
English literature.
Anthony R. Manning, a 1987 graduate,
is employed by United Airlines as international
customer service supervisor. He was previously
employed by Kaiser Permanente as a human resource assistant. He was recently awarded a United
Airlines regional leadership award, “Best of the
Bay 2000.”
Henry A. Mulak, a 1984 graduate, is a
writer and producer for KRON-TV in San Francisco. Prior to joining KRON, he worked for KPIX
in San Francisco. He also served as president of
the Associated Press Television and Radio Association. His future plans include touring Cuba
to study the country’s government, economy and
social system.
Jeff Mullins, a 1980 graduate, is employed
as news director for Combined Communications.
He previously worked in the field of radio news.
Carole Myers, a 1989 graduate, is assistant
manager editor for Desert Dispatch. She currently
lives in Barstow, Calif.
Myers says, “I’m finding that HSU has one
of the best journalism departments in the country
after talking to so many other reporters and editors in the field. Thank you to all my professors
at HSU.”
Laura Rains, a 1985 graduate, is employed as a therapist for the Oregon Social
Learning Center and the Center for Family
Development.
Mary (Vance) Salmonsen, a 1985
graduate, is a 3rd grade teacher for Ventura Unified
Schools in Ventura, Calif. She is a Golden Wings
recipient for teacher excellence. She is married
to an HSU graduate and has two children, Kyle,
8, and Kate, 5.
Danae Seemann, a 1985 graduate, is
self-employed as a teacher of English as a second language in Aigina, Greece. She previously
worked at a newspaper as assistant city editor and
a reporter. She travels as often as possible and is
studying for a masters degree through an open
university. She is married and has two children,
Lia, 11, and Dimitra, 5.
Heather Shelton, a 1986 graduate, is a
staff writer for The Times-Standard and a historian
magazine editor for the Humboldt County Historical Society. She lives in Eureka with her husband
and their two cats. She enjoys taking art classes
and drumming lessons.
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Alison (Moore) Tetenman, a 1987
By
Mary
Cruse
Maclyn H.
McClary
The Bret Harte
House doesn’t seem
quite the same without hearing the occasional “Mac-ism” or zinging
pun from around the corner, but
Professor McClary will return in
the fall. He is enjoying his first
semester of semi-retirement. The
plan is to teach for the next four
fall sessions and take off the spring
semesters so that he and his wife,
Ann, can indulge in one of their
favorite pastimes - travel.
In addition to the big trips,
such as planning to travel to Eastern Europe, he also delights in
jaunts to the Bay Area to spend
time with his family and cheer
on the mighty San Jose Sharks.
Students will recall the Sharks
tie that Mac wears during hockey
season.
The leisure time is well deserved, with nearly four decades
of teaching to his credit, he and
Ann are ready to relax a bit more.
He has touched a lot of minds and
hearts over the years, and will
Jerry
Reyn-
Professor
Reynolds has
inspired and instructed journalism
students for 16 years. Although he
retired in August 2001, he continues to teach two classes each
semester. Currently that consists
of teaching Desktop Publishing
and advising the award-winning
student newspaper, The Lumberjack, a role he intends to continue
next year, as well.
The reduced schedule allows
Reynolds to spend time participating in one of his fondest passions, rhododendron gardening.
Anyone who has been fortunate
enough to partake in one of his
Desktop Publishing classes will
recall preparing a sample tri-fold
brochure for the Eureka Chapter
of the American Rhododendron
Society, of which Reynolds is an
active member.
Some of his free time will
be spent helping with the 30th
annual rhododendron show in
late April and a generous portion
will be spent doing “some muchneeded work in the rhododendron
garden.”
Since 1985 Reynolds has
taught numerous other classes
such as Interpreting Contemporary Affairs, Public Affairs, Editing, Web Design and Beginning
Reporting. He’ll hang up the AP
Stylebook at the end of the 20022003 academic year when he plans
to completely retire from teaching
at HSU.
son since he joined the faculty of
the HSU Journalism Department
in 1975. Since that time there have
been many changes in the technology and in the mass media in general. Teaching photojournalism
and desktop publishing has kept
Larson in the mainstream of the
changing methodologies - one of
those being digital photography.
“I’m enjoying the transitions
and don’t miss the smell of fixer
under my fingernails!” Larson will
be coordinating a summer workshop for the CSU Summer Arts
program this July 14-27 in Fresno.
“I’d like to extend an invitation to
all alumni interested in expanding
your personal photographic vision
and improving your ability to create images through film and digital
cameras and computer manipulations.”
The workshop will include
guest artists George Lepp and Larry Michael, and will feature field
trips to nearby Yosemite and the
Sierra foothills. There will also be
instruction in the computer lab.
Larson and his family continue to “enjoy our Sierra Club
raft trips. We were on the Salmon
River in Idaho this last summer.
Our 13-year-old son was inspired
by our visit last summer to the Experience Music Project in Seattle
to take up practicing the guitar.”
Mark
Their daughter moved to Hawaii
Larson
so the Larsons have had good reaPhotography son to visit the Big Island for the
has been a recurring past two winters.
theme for Mark LarProfessor Larson is also
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teaching public relations this semester, as well as overseeing the
Mass Media Internship program.
Craig
Klein
Professor
Craig Klein is in no
danger of gathering
any moss. He keeps busy with the
four classes he is teaching; broadcast news writing, analyzing mass
media messages, law of mass communications, and the radio news
workshop. He will be stepping into
the position of department chair
in the fall.
“I’m looking forward to being chair of the journalism and
mass communications department.
I really do enjoy the students,
and hope to make the department
stronger and more comprehensive
in the future.”
He is also up for the “Teacher
of the Year” from the Southern
States Communications Association, an organization he has been
a member of for years, being
from Georgia and all. Klein also
looks forward to continuing being a member of the HSU faculty
senate.
To add to the mix, he will
serve as the adviser for a new
student club that will produce a
magazine called, “Graphic Veracity.” Teaching and advising is
something he takes very seriously.
“I believe that the purpose of a
liberal education is to foster values
of freedom and growth in students
and, ultimately, to produce good
human beings.
For relaxation he hopes to
get back in to a favorite activity,
sailing. He recently joined the
Humboldt Yacht Club and said, “I
hope to be able to do some racing
soon.”
He and his wife, Mary Beth,
enjoy hiking - “especially the
forest and hillsides on the road
to Honeydew (mid-Humboldt
County).” They typically cover 12
to14 miles per day.
And when it’s time for some
peace and quiet, they spend time
at home with the five cats, one of
whom is 18 years old. Life must
be good there.
For more information, visit
Professor Klein’s Web site www.
humboldt.edu/~ck11.
or four chapters away from his
goal. The book, tentatively titled
“I Have Tasted the Sweet Mangoes
of Cebu,” recounts his hysterical
and sometimes hopeless attempts
to re-connect with his roots in his
home country.
“It’ll have incredible sweep
and scope,” he says. “It’ll make
you laugh, it’ll make you cry.
Please buy it.”
Estrada currently teaches
classes in international communication and travel writing, and
advises a new online publication,
The Humboldt Travel Journal,
which features student work from
the travel class. (Check it out at
www.humboldt.edu/~travel)
Estrada is most proud, however, of his advising work with the
George
award-winning student magazine,
Estrada
the Osprey, which won Best Student Magazine in last year’s CIPA
P r o f e s s o r competitions. It was the third year
George Estrada in a row that Osprey won a major
has filled his life first-place award in state and rewith some major changes in the gional competitions.
“It shows what can happen
past 12 months. He and his wife,
Noreen, brought their son, George when you get students to underIII, in- to the world in December. stand that journalism can make a
To accommodate the growing difference,” Estrada says.
family; they bought a new house
in Myrtletown.
Gary
“I don’t know whether I’ll
Melton
become Al Bundy or Homer Simpson,” Estrada says. “All I know is
Thirteen
that I’m losing my hair, spending
years ago Gary
a lot of money on diapers and my
Melton arrived
wife wants to buy new clothes all
at HSU, and
the time. I guess it’s time for me to
enter the ‘middle-aged dad’ phase it’s never been the same since.
Why? Because he founded the
of my life.”
Meanwhile, Estrada is finish- student-run radio station KRFH,
ing his ethnographic book about which continues to be a popular
the Philippines. He is just three section of the journalism decontinued on next page
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cial to share her knowledge and
experience in a teaching capacity,
and at the same time learn from
the students. “It’s an exciting
Working as
time to work as public relations
director of comprofessionals and instruct others
munity relations
who are contemplating PR as a
for HSU keeps Elizabeth McCrone
career goal.”
very busy, but she still makes time
for teaching advanced public relations, which she has done for five
years now. “I very much value
Emily
the experience of teaching in adGurnon
dition to and juxtaposed with my
Emily Gurnon
job as a public affairs officer for
joined the faculty
the university. On so many levels
of the journalism
my work with students keeps me
department as a
in touch with the teaching and the
part-time lecturer. She began
learning.”
Her first experience in pub- teaching beginning reporting in
lic relations began in 1987 with the fall of 2001 and continued in
a job at PG&E. From there she the spring of 2002.
Prior to moving to Humboldt
was involved in many facets of
journalism, including news report- County with her family, Gurnon
ing for KEKA radio in Eureka, worked as a staff reporter for the
KTYD radio in Santa Barbara, San Francisco Examiner, covering
KIEM-TV in Eureka, KEET-TV the Latino community, as well as
in Eureka and the Times-Standard a variety of other subjects. She
also spent several years reporting
newspaper.
She also hosted community- for the Contra Costa Times newsissue talk shows on KIEM and papers in the Bay Area, where she
KEET. From there it was five covered city and county governyears as community develop- ment.
She completed her underment coordinator at College of
the Redwoods before coming to graduate work at Hamline UniHSU in 1999 as denior develop- versity in St. Paul, Minn., and
then came to UC Berkeley, where
ment officer.
Her vast experience all start- she earned concurrent master’s
ed with a bachelor’s degree in degrees in journalism and Latin
journalism with an emphasis in American studies.
broadcasting, plus a certificate in
women’s studies, from the UniverJack
sity of Oregon in 1981. She folLucido
lowed her passion and completed
A graduate from
her MA in radio and television
HSU in 1984 with
from San Francisco State Univera BA in theatre arts,
sity in 1994.
She believes that it is benefi- Jack Lucido is back on campus.
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music, with inspirations stemming from the classics such as
the Beatles, CSN&Y and Eric
Clapton, that he continues to write
and play music in his band, Last
Band Standing, along with fellow
professor Craig Klein. Melton
plays guitar and bass with Klein
on piano. Their CD is a “work in
progress” and is getting closer to
completion.
In addition to creating music
and teaching classes, such as Radio Production, KRFH workshops
and Mass Media and Popular Arts,
Melton also attends conferences.
Last year he took eight students to
Ilmenau, Germany. “It was a successful trip. They are totally digital
in Germany and the students there
get a chance to use all of the latest
state-of-the-art technology. It was
lovely.”
Melton will be a visiting professor at the Ilmenau University of
Technology for the winter session,
which is April and May over there.
He will be teaching a class in mass
communications and society and
the American perspective.
The international connection
works well since KRFH is heard
all over the world. “I’m very proud
of what we’ve accomplished here.
Because of the Internet we can be
heard almost anywhere. We can
get a request from Germany or
Japan one minute, and one from
McKinleyville the next.”
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This time he is teaching digital
audio techniques. “I have wanted
to become an instructor at this
level for some time and am very
honored to have this position.”
With a degree in hand and
experience as the Humboldt International Film Festival coordinator
in 1985, Lucido moved to LA to
work at Bea Dennis Films as a
tape librarian, then freelanced in
San Diego. From there he headed
north to work for the San Francisco Giants as a video engineer
and camera operator in 1989,
“the year the Loma Prieta Quake
nailed game three of the World
Series.”
A position making commercials for the Eureka NBC affiliate brought Lucido full-circle.
He now works as a producer for
KEET, the local PBS affiliate, and
was nominated for an Emmy for a
show he produced in 2000 called
“Engineering is Everywhere.”
Lucido is married and has a
5-year-old son and a 5-year-old
daughter. He enjoys raising his
family in Humboldt County and
teaching. “The talent expressed
by my students is awesome and
inspiring. I encourage creativity and technical proficiency in
class. So far they have responded
well.”
Prior to this, he was a sabbatical
replacement at Idaho State University in the department of mass
communication.
He is well-qualified, with 20
years in the film and television
industry, with the majority of that
time as a director and editor at
various PBS affiliates. He also attended graduate school at Syracuse
University before heading west.
Tom was on his way to teach
television production at the Mudra
Institute of Communications in
Western India when the tragic
events of September took place.
Plan B turned out to be a trip to
Jane
Rogers
Jane Rogers
teaches Interpreting
Contemporary Affairs after stepping in mid-semester
of fall 2001 to teach Public Affairs
Reporting. Her full-time job is
working at KIEM-TV in Eureka
as a reporter and anchor for the 5
p.m. and 6 p.m. news, in addition
to producing a weekly radio broadcast for the Mainstream Media
Project.
“I’ve worked in TV newsrooms from large markets to very
Tom
small over the last 20 years. It’s
Nicholson great to have the time to really
share my passion for the profesTom Nichol- sion with the next generation of
son is a new mem- journalists. Often under deadline,
ber of the journal- it’s kind of catch-as-catch-can,”
ism department said Rogers.
and is teaching Introduction to
She is also attending graduate
Mass Communication and In- classes in journalism via distance
troduction to Video Production. learning through the University of
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Nebraska-Lincoln. “The professor just pops up on my computer
screen weekly,” she says.
Jane lives in Arcata with her
husband of 18 years, Chuck, and
two elementary-age boys, Patrick
and Michael. The newest addition to the household is a Bernese
Mountain puppy named Sammy.
Linda
McMaster
After four
years working
in the HSU president’s office, Linda McMaster joined the journalism
and mass communications department as the department secretary.
Her responsibilities are varied and
challenging, “sometimes stressful,
but always interesting.”
She is into her fourth semester in the department and said that
she “couldn’t work with a nicer
group of people.” That includes
the students. A campus friend of
hers had told her that she’d get
attached to some of the students
and miss them when they graduated. “That’s already starting to
happen for me, but it’s also one
of the reasons I came over to the
‘academic side.’ There are a lot
of talented students who major in
journalism.”
McMaster spends her offhours with her husband, Skip,
and son, Jake. “He just made
the school’s 6th grade basketball
team.” He attended the Lumberjack Basketball Camp last June so
that should give him a head start. “I
cannot imagine a more rewarding
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one of the things I was considering was teaching at the university
level,” said Zelezny. “Law school
provided me with the doctorallevel degree that would allow me
to do that. It also provided me
some other options.”
He later got an opportunity
to teach at HSU, filling in for Bennion for one year.
“I enjoyed it there tremendously,” Zelezny said. “The classes were excellent, and I enjoyed
working as colleagues with the
professors who I had learned from
not that many years before.”
Once again, Zelezny was
spurred on by very positive student feedback, so he felt the need
to find a tenure-track position.
Another one of the top journalism
programs in the state at the time,
Fresno State, had an opening.
“My colleagues at HSU recommended that I look at Fresno
as one of my top choices,” he
said. It turned into a superb fit for
Zelezny, who began teaching at
Fresno State in 1987.
Zelezny taught primarily
public relations and law courses,
but his most significant accomplishment may have been the
creation of a textbook.
After about a year at Fresno
State, Zelezny obtained a book
contract with Wadsworth Publishing to write a media law text.
It took him three years to create
“Communication Law: Liberties, Restraints and the Modern
Media.”
There are now about 70 col-
leges and universities using the
text. The third edition, finished
just a couple of years ago, is currently used by HSU’s media law
class.
Zelezny, the sole author, has
begun work on the fourth edition
of the book. However, his busy
schedule keeps him from devoting all of his time to the new
edition.
“It basically gets written at
midnight,” he said. “I can’t take
days off from my current job.”
After teaching for some
time, Zelezny’s administrative
abilities gained much recognition.
He became department chair at
Fresno State in 1998. Just a couple
of years later, he became assistant
vice president for university relations.
Zelezny’s most vivid memory from his two years in that
position is when he had to host
Mike Wallace and the “60 Minutes” crew, who came to Fresno
State to cover the arrival of Jerry
Tarkanian, the former University
of Nevada, Las Vegas, coach.
So, while everything was going fine in his administrative role,
he got a new offer.
“Out of the blue, the local
hospital system approached me
and asked if I would serve as a
vice president of corporate communications.”
This new challenge was
particularly enticing because
of the “immensity” of the job,
Zelezny said, noting that Community Medical Centers serve
a five-county region in the San
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Joaquin Valley, Fresno and the
surrounding counties. He took the
position in February 2000.
The organization operates
three acute-care hospitals and
more than a dozen other healthcare facilities. It also has the only
level-one trauma center in the San
Joaquin Valley. “We handle all the
major accidents from Yosemite to
Bakersfield and Merced,” Zelezny
explained.
When asked where his career might take him next, Zelezny
replied that he is so busy with his
current job that he hardly has time
to think about it.
“I know we’ve accomplished
a lot in two years, but we’ve got
a lot of things still to be accomplished.” As for a possible return
to teaching, Zelezny said that he
wouldn’t rule it out, but that he
likes his current job.
“It’s a good opportunity and I
have an exceptional staff,” which
includes a few of his former Fresno
State students. “We also have a
good budget and I oversee a very
broad range of communication
programs.”
Zelezny’s advice for current
journalism students is straightforward: “It’s important to take stock
in what you do best, and don’t let
anybody or anything steer you off
course.”
“I think there will be a lot of
opportunities in the communications industries in the years ahead.
The news business, in particular, is
going to need a lot of bright, young
reporters and editors.”
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played a key role.
“Jerry has a big brain. He
analyzed all of the problems of the
The Lumberjack on Thursdays,”
Magnus said. “Those red-ink sessions helped refine my skills.”
Magnus credits other faculty
for where he is now.
“Howard Seemann taught
me everything I know,” Magnus
said.
But that isn’t all that Seeman
taught him.
“Seeman taught me you can
be a good guy,” Magnus said.
“You can report truthfully, honestly and still be a good person.”
One of Maclyn McClary’s
‘Mac-isms’ has stuck with Magnus: “Maximum disclosure with
minimal delay.”
Magnus says that axiom
helps him in many aspects of his
life, not just reporting.
Magnus hopes one day to
either cover the Amsterdam Admirals or Barcelona Dragons of
NFL Europe, or work in Africa
for one of the AP bureaus. But
he is happy where he is for the
moment.
The news editor of SignOnSanDiego, Jeff Rose, is also a
graduate of HSU.
Rose graduated from HSU in
1981 and then moved to Redding,
where he worked as The Redding
Searchlight’s copy editor for four
years.
Due to the expansion of the
San Diego Union-Tribune from
two editions to six editions, there
were a lot of openings for a young,
talented journalist. Rose was
hired as a copy editor.
That was 16 years ago, and
Rose has been the news editor of
SignOnSanDiego since November
1995. Rose also was responsible
for the hiring of Magnus.
Rose said he did not know
Magnus, but gave him a shot because he was an HSU graduate.
Rose also credits the faculty of
HSU for helping him arrive as a
professional.
“HSU gave me the basic journalism skills that I need today,”
Rose said. “My time was served
well there.”
Rose said that he sees a lot
more evolution in technology and
advises students to prepare for it.
“It’s a brand new world out
there,” Rose said.
Rose said he loves what he
does and will likely remain at the
San Diego Union-Tribune.
“My job is always changing
quickly so it is always interesting,”
Rose said. “I’m a lifer.”
The senior member of the
HSU graduates at the UnionTribune is 1976 graduate Terry
Rodgers. Rodgers worked at
newspapers in upstate New York
and the suburban Seattle area. In
1983, he moved back to California
and got a job as a city hall reporter
for the Oceanside Blade-Tribune.
The Blade-Tribune has since
merged with the Times-Advocate
in Escondido and has become the
North County Times. Rodgers
was hired at the San Diego paper
in 1989.
Assistant sports editor Doug
Williams, artist Peter Chenard,
assistant news editor Richard
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Nelson, education writer Maureen
Magee, and news assistant Tiffany
Lee-Youngren are the other HSU
grads making an impact at the
Union-Tribune.
Rodgers feels a deep sense of
pride that so many talented journalists were educated at the same
college that trained and inspired
him.
“All these HSU grads are
simply wonderful people to work
with,” Rodgers said. “They are
very good journalists.”
Obviously, the professors at
HSU’s journalism department are
doing something right.
“I give the old guard (Howard Seemann, Mac McClary, Mark
Larson, Sherilyn Bennion) credit
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with efficient curriculum and
good advising. I enjoy so much
chatting on the telephone or
exchanging e-mails with you
alumni. Several alumni have
stopped by this year to visit and
take a look at our evolving curriculum and new technology.
We can always use you as guest
speakers in our classes!
As we prepare our program review, I’m confident in
the future of our journalism
major and in the quality of our
current faculty! Check out our
department home page www.
humboldt.edu/jnhsu and link to
websites of The Lumberjack at
www.thejack.org, the Osprey
at www.humboldt.edu/~osprey
and our student-run radio station
www.humboldt.edu/~krfh.
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Humboldt native now
‘Building Bridges’ globally
By Philip Maynard
olly Taylor began
her college career
as a local, smalltown girl. Now she’s building
communication bridges spanning
the world.
The Humboldt State University graduate is now senior
account executive for The Hoffman Agency, a high-tech public
relations firm that operates out of
San Jose, Calif.
Taylor, who grew up in Arcata, site of Humboldt State University, graduated with honors in
May of 1999 with a bachelor’s
degree in journalism and an emphasis in public relations. After
graduating, Taylor moved to the
San Francisco Bay Area to put her
skills to work.
“Having the option to emphasize in public relations at HSU
really gave me a boost when it
came time for interviews,” said
Taylor. “I didn’t feel like a fish out
of water and was confident that my
education met and exceeded their
expectations.”
During her time at HSU,
Taylor showed that she is multitalented. She reported and edited
on the staffs of The Lumberjack
and Osprey, and she also shot an
occasional photo. In 2000, she
won an award from the California
Intercollegiate Press Association
for magazine photography.
Taylor was the first of The
Hoffman Agency’s employees to
participate in its “Building Bridges” program. The program was
created to build relationships in
foreign countries, as well as teach
employees about cross-cultural
communication and international
business skills.
Taylor started the program in
the fall of 2000 and worked out of
The Hoffman Agency’s office in
Hong Kong for three weeks. She
has since made a similar trip to
Singapore and is currently working in London on a three-month
assignment at The Hoffman Agency’s European headquarters.
Taylor interviewed with some
of the larger public relations firms
in the Bay Area before she decided
she would prefer the environment
graduate, works for Kaiser Permanente as a senior
territory manager. She is currently working on
her MBA in marketing. She lives in Simi Valley,
Calif., with her husband Ted and their daughter
Teddy.
Vicki (Kite) Walker, a 1988 graduate, is
a features copy editor for the Tri-Valley Herald in
Pleasanton, Calif. She is a member of the Golden
Gate Gene Club and has recently been writing
movie reviews. Her husband, Chris Walker, is also
an HSU graduate and is the assistant managing edi-
tor of the news center at the Tri-Valley Herald.
Robin Walsh, a 1982 graduate, is a claims
investigator for State Compensation Insurance
Fund. She is engaged and lives in McKinleyville.
Beverly (Freeman) Weber, a 1985 graduate, is a training specialist for Sprint PCS. She is
married to HSU graduate, Mark Weber, and has
two children.
Natalie Wojinski, a 1986 graduate, is a
teacher for West Contra Costa Unified School District in Hercules, Calif. She recently began teaching
U.S. history in a new high school. She is married
and is a district master teacher for the Intel Teach
to the Future Program.
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80s
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of a smaller, independently run
agency. She said she knew that
The Hoffman Agency was the
place for her as soon as she interviewed there.
“A girl from Arcata with a
liberal-arts degree could really
fit in there, despite it being solely
focused on high-tech public relations,” she said.
Taylor’s previous p.r. experience included doing nonprofit
public relations initiatives for a
Northern California PBS affiliate
and a community art center. Next
she supplied public relations support for National Semiconductor’s
information appliances, web and
network groups, and support in all
areas for MIPS Technologies.
Taylor is currently providing
daily counseling and support for
Tessera Technologies. She is also
working with Philips Semiconductors North America. Taylor’s
work in supporting a wide variety
of companies and their products,
technologies, and initiatives has
given her opportunities to work
with a multitude of business and
industry press.
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Carrie Bell, a 1996 graduate, is a staff
writer for US Weekly. She freelances for Vogue,
Bop, E!, Pulse and Twist. She was previously
employed at Billboard . Bell now lives in Los
Angeles.
Brenda Porkes Bishop, a 1994
graduate, is a development director at Dell’Arte
International. Her previous jobs were at The
Times-Standard, and the American Heart Association as a division director. She has won several
Ex ‘Jack editor running the show for
Ashland’s Daily Tidings
By Wendy Lautner
R
ecalling his days
spent at Humboldt
State University as
some of his finest, Troy Heie
now enjoys the fast-paced life
of daily journalism as news
editor for the Daily Tidings in
Ashland, Ore.
Heie served as editor-inchief of The Lumberjack in
1991, the year he produced his
most cherished piece of journalism, the EXTRA edition printed
when the Gulf War broke out.
Heie vividly described the making of the edition, followed by a
celebration at The Alibi where
he and other staffers watched
CNN’s Bernard Shaw do his TV
report from underneath a desk
in Baghdad. It remains as one
of his journalistic highs.
In 1991, Heie emerged
from the basement office of the
‘Jack and into the real world.
He spent the next three years
of his life working on different
newspapers on the West Coast,
including a couple of stints with
awards in photography and articles. Bishop lives
in Arcata with her two children.
Pete Chenard, a 1997 graduate, is a graphics
journalist for the San Diego Union- Tribune. He
received the Volunteer of the Year (VOY) award
and also won best graphic/ illustration at the UnionTribune in March 2001. His wife, Denise, is a software engineer. They live in Escondido, Calif.
Michael Camara, a 1999 graduate, is an art director
for Frankel. He lives in San Francisco. He was previously employed by McCanne Erickson A&L.
Kimberly Cameron, a 1997 graduate, is the director of military operations for TEK systems. She is
married and lives in Foothill Ranch, Calif.
his current paper, The Daily
Tidings.
At one point he found a
temporary home in Weed, Calif., where his family owned
property near Heie’s beloved
Mount Shasta. Only three years
after graduation, Heie became
editor of The Weed Press.
“Having control of a newspaper at that point in my life
was thrilling,” he said. “I shot
photos, wrote stories, I typed
in the lunch menu for Weed
Elementary – I even pulled
quarters out of the newspaper
racks and counted them to track
circulation.”
Although Heie’s time at
The Weed Press was well spent,
the lure of new technology
reeled him back to the Daily
Tidings, first as assistant sports
editor, then sports editor, and
finally news editor.
“I do a helluva lot of work
here, and I love it,” said Heie.
“I do the same routine six days
a week and every day is different.”
Heie and his wife, Jennifer,
Sara Collins, a 1997 graduate, is a Sr. Recruiter
at Genentech, Inc. She volunteers for Junior
Achievement and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. She
previously worked 4 years in account management
at Aerotek, Inc. Collins is engaged and lives in
Alameda, Calif.
Jack Durham, a 1991 graduate, is self-employed
at the McKinleyville Press. He was previously the
editor for the Arcata Union and a reporter for the
Daily Democrat.
Jesse I. Ettinger, a 1993 graduate, is a self
employed picture and sound editor. He just completed editing the first commercial done on his own
custom-built non-linear editing system. The com-
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just bought a house outside of
Ashland, in nearby Talent. They
enjoy their time with their two
cats and go camping a few times
each summer.
Although he has plans of
traveling to Europe someday
with Jennifer before there are
children in the picture, Heie is
happy for now. Heie said his
current responsibilities fit his
journalistic goals.
“It’s an excellent working
environment. There is a real
camaraderie among the news
staff,” said Heie.
Heie attributes his success in the newspaper business
to flexibility, a willingness to
move to different newspaper
jobs, and an ability to get to
know people in the community.
He encourages new reporters to
endure their meager beginning
pay, to listen to their editors,
and to welcome the opportunity
to move.
He contends that a true
journalist is the master of quick
storytelling. Once it’s learned,
this skill can be used anywhere.
mercial was done for KISS-FM in Los Angeles
and is in current rotation.
Lisa (Wannamaker) Forster, a 1995 graduate,
is an external communications consultant for
Allstate Insurance Company. She has an award
from the Association for Women in Communication and a Crystal Award from International
Association of Business Communicators in the
Sacramento chapter.
Michael Gallucci, a 1995 graduate, works for
Affinity Technologies in semiconductor sales in
San Clemente, Calif.
Lorraine Hall, a 1991 graduate, is the marketing
program manager for Rainmaker Systems, Inc.
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continued from page 5
people, with a desire to be true
to themselves.
Hart was so inspired by the
freedom of expression that she
wanted to profile this unique
style, and so the “Humboldt
Honey” poster was born. It was
the profile of a woman standing in full “hippie” garb, from
long, flowing hair down to leg
warmers and sandals.
“I initially was going to
create the poster for my own
comical enjoyment,” said Hart.
When she researched the price
of printing, she found it would
be cost-effective to make 1,000
copies of the poster.
Hart started selling the
posters and was featured in
Sandoval
a front-page article of The
Times-Standard in Eureka, but
the road to success wasn’t a
smooth one. The editor started
receiving numerous letters from
people who said the poster was
misrepresentative of Humboldt
and was offensive. Hart then
started receiving many letters
from readers who were proud
and accepting of the poster. In
retrospect, she said that selling the posters and causing so
much controversy was one the
most interesting things she had
done in her life.
“Humboldt State was a
wonderful experience,” said
Hart. “As an adult, it is neat
to meet others who attended
HSU because there is always
an immediate bond.”
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Jennifer Moline, a 1996 graduate, is
the copy editor of Electronic Musician, Remix,
and Onstage magazines for Intertec Publishing.
She was previously the graphic designer at
Soundings Publications and copy editor at the
Auburn Journal.
Matt Pass, a 1998 graduate, is a media planner for McCann-Erickson. He wants
everyone to know that he is happy he attended
and graduated from HSU. Pass lives in Studio
City, Calif.
Patrice Reynolds, a 1993 graduate,
is self-employed as a graphic designer. She
founded the company Georgie Design in 1998.
She has had various jobs in graphic design,
from high tech to finance. She also designed
various e-trailers.
2000s
Joseph Fernandez, a 2000 graduate, is
a sportscaster for KNVN, North Valley News.
He was previously the broadcaster for ABC-23
in Eureka.
Jennifer Hayes, a 2000 graduate, is a
graphic artist at Cerus Corporation. She previously worked for The Times-Standard as a photo
technician.
Sean Meisner, a 2001 graduate, is an
investigative/online editor for MLM World News
Today. He was previously sports editor. He now
lives in Bonita, Calif.
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came to the United States on the migrant labor farm
“When I was at the university there were only tour that was part of the 1940s Bracero Program.
a handful of Latinos, blacks, and Native Americans, His mother was born in Brighton, Colo., while the
so we more or less stuck together,” said Sandoval. family was laboring in the fields. Sandoval said his
While at HSU he worked on the university news- mother was born in the United States, and this made
paper and radio station. Sandoval said Humboldt her a citizen, but his father was not. The privilege
State provided him with a very practical education of conferring citizenship to children when only one
that prepared and served him well for his life as a parent is a U.S. citizen is available now, but this was
not the case when Sandoval was born.
reporter.
It was only six years ago that Sandoval received
After graduating from HSU’s journalism dehis
U.S.
citizenship. “It is ironic because a year later
partment in 1981 Sandoval began work as sports
editor for the Orland Register, which has its offices I moved to Mexico City,” he said. Sandoval accepted
at the northern end of the Central Valley, in the ag- the position in Mexico City after serving a stint with
The San Jose Mercury News. The parent company
ricultural capital of California.
“It was there I began writing an occasional at the time, Knight-Ridder, offered him the internafeature on agriculture,” said Sandoval. This sparked tional post and he accepted. “The country is working
his desire to report on migrant labor and immigration hard to redefine itself as partner to the United States
issues. Sandoval said he realized this was who he and not a dependent,” said Sandoval. “It’s been a
was and what he wanted to write about, as his parents very exciting time to be a reporter in Mexico.”
and grandparents had been migrant laborers.
Sandoval said his grandfather was a farmer who14
Broderick covers education in
great Northwest
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By Katie Block
hris Broderick, who
holds one of the
most esteemed positions for the largest newspaper in
the Pacific Northwest, occasionally reminisces about his old journalism professors from HSU. But
in the time that has passed since
the days of his idealistic youth, the
family and education editor for the
Portland Oregonian has amassed
more than 25 years of journalism experience, has won several
national and international fellowships, and has built and maintained
a successful family life.
Growing up in the Los Angeles area, Broderick initially headed
to San Diego for college. After a
couple years down south, Broderick transferred to Humboldt State
University in 1975 in pursuit of a
degree in journalism.
“I came to HSU because it is
a small school with a good journalism department,” Broderick said.
“There were a lot of professors
with newspaper and broadcast
experience.”
Actively seeking practical
experience, Broderick worked for
most of HSU’s student publications. He was a reporter for The
Lumberjack and KHSU news, and
was a DJ and sports announcer at
KHSU.
“I had a blast doing news,
sports play-by-plays, and working as a DJ,” he said. “We had a
great group of people who have
since gone on to do big things in
journalism.”
He still remains close friends
with fellow alums John Diaz and
Doug Williams, who have since
gone on to work for the San Francisco Chronicle and San Diego
Union-Tribune, respectively.
“We all remember Pete Wilson’s straight talk, Howard Seemann’s bad jokes, Mac McClary’s
wit and Mark Larson’s earnestness,” he said.
After being awarded a degree
in journalism with a minor in social welfare from HSU in 1977,
Broderick stayed in the area to
work for The Arcata Union and
KINS-AM.
Thirsty to explore the rest of
the nation and world, Broderick
soon left the Humboldt area to
work as a reporter and editor at
The Rocky Mountain News, The
Arizona Republic, and The Las
Vegas Review-Journal, where he
covered a variety of beats from
politics to crime.
“I started during the Watergate era when everybody, including me, wanted to be Woodward
and Bernstein,” he said.
In 1992 Broderick was given
the chance to study schools in Germany and the Netherlands when
he was awarded an Education
Writers Association Fellowship.
It was in Europe where he
met Mary Gay Johnson, a reporter
for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
who five years later would become
his wife.
The couple came back to the
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United States the following year to
continue their journalism careers.
Being awarded a Knight Journalism Fellowship in 1997 moved the
Brodericks to the East Coast so
Broderick could study at Yale Law
School. That year in Connecticut
helped him earn a master’s degree
in legal studies.
“It was both academically
challenging and personally rewarding,” he said.
In 1998, Broderick was offered a job at the Portland Oregonian as family and education
editor. Anxious to move back to
the West Coast, he accepted the
job eagerly.
He is currently in charge of
overseeing a 12-person staff that
is responsible for the coverage of
schools, higher education, children and families, health and religion for the Oregonian, a Pulitzer
Prize-winning paper.
“I get to cover a lot of big and
small stories and meet hundreds of
interesting people,” he said.
He now lives happily in
Portland with his wife and three
daughters, Mackenzie, Delaney
and Tally.
After 25 years on the job,
Broderick still finds his job intriguing and challenging.
“The fun of journalism is
meeting a lot of interesting folks
and covering big stories on deadline,” he said. “But the most fun
of all is to raise hell and make a
difference.”
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