The Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Awards honors CNN anchor and reporter Wolf Blitzer with the Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award.
The ceremony will also honor five alumni working in the media and communication industry. Two recent alumni will be honored as rising stars as well. Alumni honorees are:
- Ari Brandt, (SMC ’92) CEO/co-founder of advertising group MediaBrix
- John Foy, (SMC ’89) Television and film producer
- Kristen Graham, (SMC ’00) Staff writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Ritschard (Rich) Homberg, (SMC ’78) President and CEO, Detroit Public Television
- Linn Washington, Jr., (SMC ’74) Journalist and professor, Temple University
RISING STARS:
- Robert Czyzewicz, (SMC ’10) Co-Founder, 20/20 Visual Media
- Patrick Rosenbaum, (SMC ’11) Co-Founder, 20/20 Visual Media