Pursuing a career in public radio
Henry Zimmerman is the first Greenlee alumnus to land NPR’s Kroc Fellowship.
Category: 2010s
Merritt Rethlake ’13
2013 graduate Merritt Rethlake shares how her experiences as a Greenlee student led her to her dream job at Room & Board.
Tiffany Herring ’15
There is no such thing as a typical day. That was the best explanation Tiffany Herring, ’15, could give on what it’s like to be a 23-year-old journalist living in New York City.
Michael Bal ’10
Greenlee graduate Michael Bal now leads a 45-deep multinational team for 10up.
Matt Leimkuehler MS’15
By Caroline Shaw A 16-year-old girl got to meet Taylor Swift, the artist who helped her cope with the sudden death of her father. A Stage 4 cancer patient and survivor of Iowa’s farming crisis in the 1980s met Willie Nelson, the artist who started Farm Aid, to help support family farms. As the music, … Continue reading Matt Leimkuehler MS’15
Elaine Godfrey ’15
By Lily Gray Writing about politics can be one of the hardest beats for any journalist. From keeping up with the constant political changes to maintaining objectivity, Elaine Godfrey, ’15, attacks her beat with integrity, open-mindedness and skill. She searches for answers by taking the initiative to reach out to people to gather their explanations, … Continue reading Elaine Godfrey ’15
Lani Tons ’16
Tons enrolled at ISU in fall 2012. With a lifelong passion for photography, Tons aimed to make it her career, but had to fight for her life to get there.
Max Dible ’15
Max Dible came to the Greenlee School as an untraditional student, in his late 20s and looking for a degree to stake a career.
Lucas Droessler ’12
Lucas Droessler, ’12 Greenlee graduate and Director of Client Engagement at Look Listen Advertising, shares how he found his calling.
Dean Berhow-Goll ’14
Class: 2014, journalism and mass communication Then: The Iowa State Daily, KURE 88.5, SIR Magazine, ISUtv, Intern at 1500 ESPN in Minneapolis, Intern at ESPNLA 710, 247Sports Lead NFC North writer, and Digital Media Associate at ESPN Now: Associate Social Editor at ESPN As the commissioner of his family’s fantasy football league during his sophomore … Continue reading Dean Berhow-Goll ’14