Alumni Talk: Broadcast Media panel discussion
Join alumni of The Michigan Daily, in different fields of Broadcast Media, as they discuss the current landscape of their industry as they see it, what hopes they have for its future, and take a glance back at their student journalism past.
This stellar panel discussion is moderated by Knight-Wallace Associate Director Robert Yoon (former Daily Arts writer 1994-95); and features Shomari Stone, NBC reporter in Washington DC (former Daily Sports staff 1999-2000, and WOLV-TV host); Shannon Pettypiece White House reporter for MSNBC (former Daily News reporter and editor, 2001-2003); Sam Gringlas, NPR election reporter and producer (former Daily Managing News Editor, 2012-2015); and Avery Friedman, Spotify editor (former Daily arts writer and founding Daily podcaster, 2017-2018).
This event will be held via Zoom - for a link to the event, please email Lisa Powers, Stewardship & Alumni Relations Officer for the Office of Student Publications, before EOD Wed., March 24th.
Bios:
Avery Friedman:
Avery Friedman (LSA '19) graduated from The University of Michigan with degrees in English and Communications. While at U of M, she worked as a music journalist for The Michigan Daily, and founded The Daily's Podcast section her junior year. After graduation, she went on to work in Partnerships at Twitter in New York City. Avery recently started a new job working in Podcast Editorial at Spotify where she works to surface new high-quality, shows.
Sam Gringlas:
Sam Gringlas (Ford '16) is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered. He helped cover the 2020 election for NPR and is currently reporting on NPR's business desk. He's produced and reported for NPR from across the country, as well as China and Mexico. He started as an NPR intern after graduating with a public policy degree from Michigan in 2016. He was the managing news editor at the Daily and before that, a reporter and editor on the admin beat. He's from Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Shannon Pettypiece:
Shannon Pettypiece (LSA '03) got her start in journalism during her sophomore year at the University of Michigan as a news reporter and editor for The Michigan Daily (2001-2003). While at Michigan, she interned for The New York Times in Washington, DC. and as a stringer for NYT in Detroit. After graduation, worked for Miami Today News, Crain's Cleveland Business, Bloomberg News in New York (including Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg TV, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek) and became a White House correspondent for Bloomberg in 2017. In July 2019 she joined NBC News as a senior White House reporter for NBC News Digital where she leads the White House coverage for NBCNews.com and appears regularly on MSNBC and NBC News Now.
Shomari Stone:
Shomari Stone (LSA '00) is a general assignment reporter for NBC Washington, specializing in breaking news coverage for News4 at 11. He was part of the News4 team that earned an Emmy Award for the Washington Capitals Championship and the Washington Nationals coverage. He also earned six Emmy nominations, and he was part of the CBS4 team of journalists recognized with an Edward R. Murrow Award for live coverage of the federal air marshals shooting at Miami International Airport in 2006. He has covered a wide range of stories, including the inauguration of Barack Obama; immigration reform; Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and the resulting devastation; Republican presidential contender John McCain's appearance in Miami; and the local impact of Fidel Castro's relinquished power. Shomari graduated from the University of Michigan, where he received six broadcast journalism awards for his work at WOLV-TV, and he contributed as a sports writer on the Daily in 1999-2000.
Robert Yoon:
Robert Yoon (LSA '95) is Associate Director of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists and a visiting lecturer at the University of Michigan, where he teaches undergraduate courses on campaign coverage and messaging. As a political journalist, he covered six presidential campaigns and helped prepare moderators for more than 30 presidential debates. He served as CNN's Director of Political Research for 17 years and has earned two Emmy Awards, five total Emmy nominations, a Peabody Award, and two National Headliner Awards for his contributions to the network's election and breaking news coverage. In 2016, he was named by Mediaite as one of the most influential people in the news media. For two years, in the mid-1990s, he contributed as a Daily Arts writer.
