The Voices of Mason podcast, hosted by Communication faculty member Professor Rodger Smith, features conversations with George Mason University alumni who majored in Communication, produced content in Student Media or both! Each episode explores their academic journey, campus involvement, career paths, and how their Mason experience shaped their professional lives. From journalism and broadcasting to strategic communication and digital media, Voice of Mason amplifies the stories, lessons, and voices of Mason graduates making an impact beyond campus.
Here are the latest episodes of Voices of Mason, which highlight George Mason alumni from Student Media and the Department of Communication who are noteworthy for their professional accomplishments:
- Doug Currin, (BA Communication '03) long-time journalist and anchor who now works at the ABC affiliate in Columbia, SC. Click here to listen to the full episode.
- Olivia Whitehouse, (BA Communication '22) a former multi-media journalist and producer at WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg, VA, now a news producer at KARK-TV in Little Rock, AK. Click here to listen to the full episode.
- Rachel Sutherland (BA Communication) Director of Public Relations and Communications for the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). Click here to listen to the full episode.
- Bria Lloyd, (BA Communication '18) an award-winning journalist whose career has taken her from Mason's Student Media to local television, international news organizations, investigative reporting, narrative podcasting, and documentary filmmaking. Click here to listen to the full episode.
- Kaitlyn Koegler, (BA Communication '18) Assistant Newscast Director at DC News Now in Washington, D.C. Click here to listen to the full episode.