Stephanie Lyra (Jour,Thtr) works as an editor at Bunim Murray Productions. She was nominated for an Emmy this year for outstanding picture editing for an unstructured reality program for her work on A&E’s Born This Way, a series following seven young adults who have Down syndrome. She lives in Los Angeles, California. 

Posted Oct. 24, 2017

Baker Machado (Jour) is an anchor and host at Cheddar, the business-and-lifestyle TV network that broadcasts from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. His daytime program, Between Bells, airs at noon ET. Baker was a correspondent for E! News in Los Angeles from 2011 to 2016. In March 2019, he married Jared Shulman. 

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Cydney Ricker (Jour) is the manager of football communications and administration for the Kansas City Chiefs. The 2018 season marked her seventh season with the club’s communications department. Previously, she was a public relations intern for the Denver Broncos and worked for the CU Boulder Sports Information Department from 2006 to 2010. 

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Brynna Aylward (Advert) and Allie Saltzman (Advert) both work at Energy DDBQ in Chicago, Brynna is an associate creative director, and Allie is a junior art director. 

Posted Nov. 14, 2019

Madison Lee (Jour) recently joined The Creative Company, a public relations and digital agency based in Madison, Wisconsin. Previously, she produced newscasts for local television stations in the Midwest and the South. 

Posted Nov. 14, 2019

Vignesh Ramachandran (Jour'11), the senior editor for The Juggetnaut, has spent nearly the last decade in reporting, editing and production roles at various newsrooms, including ProPublica, NBC News Digital, MashablePeninsula Press (in partnership with KQED and SFGate) and the Stanford Computational Journalism Lab. He has also written for NPR, The Marshall Project, OZY and Knight Foundation.

Posted Nov. 14, 2019

Taylor Garner (née Coughlin) (Jour'11) recently moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her family after having a son in April. She most recently worked as a communication specialist for HCA, based in Nashville, Tennessee, where she graduated from the Leadership Development Program in January. She plans to continue her work in communications in North Carolina.

Posted Aug. 5, 2020

Genesis Samayoa-Hidalgo (Jour'11, Span'11) is a three-time Emmy award-winning journalist and Golden Mike recipient. She is a multiplatform producer with Telemundo Network’s KVEA (Channel 52) in Los Angeles, California, where she plays a leading role in the station’s daily news coverage. She is a Denver native and a fervent believer in God. Her interests include writing, cozying up with a good book, visiting coffee shops, wanderlusting and spending time with family.

Posted Aug. 5, 2020

Jacob Elyachar (Jour) is celebrating the ninth anniversary of his entertainment news website, jakes-take.com. He has interviewed several Epic Records artists and alumni from reality TV shows, including America's Got Talent, Big Brother, The Challenge and Survivor. He covered the New York Comedy Festival, New York Comic-Con and the Wolfpack Ninjas’ visit to the New York Open. He also launched the Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar podcast.

Posted Oct. 16, 2020

Taylor (Coughlin) Garner (Jour) recently moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her family after having a son in April. She most recently worked as a communication specialist for Nashville-based HCA, where she graduated from the Leadership Development Program in January. She plans to continue her work in communications in North Carolina.

Posted Oct. 16, 2020

Vignesh Ramachandran (Jour) is the senior editor for The Juggernaut. He has spent nearly the last decade in reporting, editing and production roles at various newsrooms, including ProPublica, NBC News Digital, Mashable, Peninsula Press (in partnership with KQED and SFGate), and the Stanford Computational Journalism Lab. He has also written for NPR, The Marshall Project, OZY and the Knight Foundation.

Posted Oct. 16, 2020

Ryley Thornton (Advert) recently moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, after seven years in New York where he attended Miami Ad School. After working for agencies like Young & Rubicam and mcgarrybowen, Ryley is now a senior brand strategist for Tombras.

Posted Oct. 16, 2020

Mitchell Byars (Jour) has been reporting for the Daily Camera since 2011. Originally from Kona, Hawaii, over the past decade, Byars has become one of the most trusted sources for breaking news, police and court reporting in Boulder County and beyond. During the 2013 Colorado floods, he stayed up for two nights in the newsroom to post updates on the Camera’s website and social media. He was also a leader in the coverage of this year’s shooting at a Boulder King Soopers. He is respected and well known in the Boulder community for his witty “scanner for the win” tweets, his vocal advocacy of local and ethical journalism, and his support of CMCI students through career fairs and internship opportunities.

Posted Oct. 20, 2021

Vignesh Ramachandran (Jour) is based in Denver and working as a multiplatform editor at The Washington Post, where he edits mobile platforms. He also continues to build Red, White and Brown Media, which shares stories about and engages with Asian American communities.

Posted Oct. 12, 2022

Jacob Elyachar (Jour) hosts a platform, Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar, which is celebrating its 11th year. The podcast has welcomed a variety of guests that range from reality TV stars to entertainment icons such as Howie Mandel and Desmond Child. He is also working at Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City.

Posted Oct. 12, 2022

Josh Reising (Jour) recently moved to Dallas to serve as director of media and creative content for the women’s basketball team at Southern Methodist University. Prior to that, he worked with Altitude Sports, where he won an Emmy for the network’s on-air graphics.

Posted Nov. 2, 2023

Andrew Sorensen (Jour) is the new senior manager of media and public relations for Kaiser Permanente Colorado after several years as CU Boulder spokesperson and assistant director of communications. He was previously a reporter for 9NEWS (KUSA) in Denver. He also reported for Time Warner Cable News in North Carolina and New York.

Posted Nov. 2, 2023