Alumni series continues in March 2012
University of Denver alumns Steve Corman (BA ‘64) and Brian McGowan (BA ’97) will
visit DU as part of the Distinguished Alumni Series March 6-7, 2012. The series features
distinguished professional alums from the Media, Film & Journalism Studies department
and brings them to campus to provide current students with industry-based knowledge
and perspective. Students get a first-hand look at how a degree from DU can work for
them in future employment and also see how past alums have shaped their careers.
The pair will visit specific classes in journalism, film, media studies and strategic
communication. In addition, any interested student may attend an open meeting with the pair on Tuesday,
March 6 at 11 a.m. in Mass Communications Room 117 (Studio). Brian and Steve bring a wealth of experience to this visit and are happy
to meet with students to answer questions about a career in communications.
Check out Steve and Brian’s bios below for additional information:
Steve Corman
Steve Corman is an eight-time Emmy-award winning television and radio news and sports
producer / writer. He has nearly 50 years of experience and has worked at WMAQ-TV
(NBC-Chicago), KNSD-TV (NBC-San Diego) and WIND Radio (Group W-Chicago) in a variety
of producing, writing and management positions. Steve, a 1964 graduate of the University
of Denver, also has taught courses in writing and television production at several
different colleges and universities, including four years as Director of the Broadcast
Journalism program at Columbia College (Chicago). He and his wife, Sheila, now reside
in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he describes himself as “being somewhere between
a writer and a bum!” His first novel, Danny's Decades, was published in January 2012, and is available through Amazon.com.
Brian McGowan
Brian graduated DU with a BA in Communications in 1997. He first started working
with NBC Network News during his last quarter at DU with the trial coverage of Oklahoma
City bombing suspect, Timothy McVeigh. During this time, he served as the Denver
assistant to Tom Brokaw, as well as performing other duties for the NBC Nightly News,
Today Show and MSNBC program coverage of the proceedings. Following the verdict,
Brian worked with the NBC White House Press Corp for the coverage of the G8 Summit,
also held in Denver, June of 1997. Upon graduation, Brian was given the opportunity
to join the NBC Page program in Los Angeles. He spent a year as a Page for The Tonight
Show, with additional rotating assignments within the NBC Network. This exposure
led to a Job with NBC Network Advertising Sales, where he's been for the past 14 years. Brian
is currently the West Coast Account Executive for the NBC News properties, selling
national advertising for The Today Show, Nightly News, Meet the Press, CNBC and MSNBC. He
resides in Thousand Oaks, CA with his wife, Ashleigh, and daughter, Katherine.
If you have any questions about the visit, please contact Chris Henning at 303-871-3976 or email Christopher.henning@du.edu.
