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Championship Chat: In Povich Center Panel, Former Terps Cover The Bases On 2020 World Series
By Annie Dankelson Maryland Today Six weeks after facing each other in Game 4 of the 2020 World Series, former Terps Brandon Lowe and Adam Kolarek met again last night, this time swinging at questions from Mark Hyman, director of UMD’s Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism. Hyman wasn’t throwing softballs, either, when he asked Lowe, the Tampa Bay Rays’ second baseman, what it was like to be struck out by Kolarek, a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kathy McAdams, Beloved Merrill Associate Professor Emerita, Dies at 70
COLLEGE PARK — Dr. Kathy McAdams, a beloved former faculty member at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, died Sept. 29 at age 70. McAdams was the former associate dean for academic affairs and an associate professor emerita at Merrill College.
Scripps Howard Foundation Establishes Roy W. Howard Fellowships at UMD, ASU Centers for Investigative Journalism
CINCINNATI (9/21/20) – Furthering its investment in aspiring investigative journalists, the Scripps Howard Foundation has pledged up to $1.5 million to establish a fellowship program in honor of legendary journalist and news executive Roy W. Howard.