Coffee with COJO

Bi-monthly podcast produced by students in the School of Communication and Journalism (COJO) at South Dakota State University featuring faculty, students, administrators and guest speakers from COJO courses and events.

John Mollison

This week, our guest is 1987 journalism alum John Mollison.  John is the host of "Old Guys and their AirPlanes," an award-winning video series that has been broadcast on PBS.  He is also a writer and artist known for his work recreating images of military aircraft.  John spoke with student host Sam Schauer earlier this week. Our next podcast will be available on November 19th.

11-05
24:23

Keith Jensen

This week student host Sam Shower interviews @Jacks1Fan Keith Jensen.  Keith graduated from SDSU in 1956 with a degree in journalism, and was the first full time director of the SDSU Alumni Association and was also the former director of the South Dakota Newspaper Association. Keith spoke with Sam about his experiences at SDSU and his 49 Hobo Days. Our next podcast will be available on November 5th..

10-22
27:59

Professor Roxanne Lucchesi

This week student host Sam Schauer interviews Professor Roxanne Lucchesi, who has been teaching advertising at SDSU for thirty years. Our next podcast will be available on October 22nd.

10-08
19:26

Dr. Samantha Stanley

This week student host Sam Schauer interviews new COJO faculty member Dr. Samantha Stanley.  Sam got to speak with Dr. Stanley earlier this week. Our next podcast will be available on October 8th.

09-24
21:05

New Season, New Host! Sam Schauer

We start this new fall season with a new host, Sam Schauer. Sam is a sophomore journalism and communication studies double major and also the news director for KSDJ, the student radio station.  Sam will be hosting Coffee with COJO for the Fall 2021 semester, so listen in and get to know a bit about our new student host. Our next podcast will be available on September 24th.

09-10
13:09

Dr. Lyle Olson

Our final episode of the semester features our school director, Dr. Lyle Olson.  Dr. Olson is retiring this summer, and student Jonathan Gouger spoke with him about his career and accomplishments and what the future holds. Coffee with COJO will be on hiatus over the summer, with new episodes this August.

05-07
47:22

McCade Ivarsen

Our latest episode features someone whose voice you should be familiar with, McCade Ivarsen.  McCade has been hosting Coffee with COJO since it began over a year ago, and he is wrapping up his graduate work this semester, with Jonathan Gouger taking over hosting duties.  Jonathan and McCade recently spoke about the podcast and McCade’s future plans. Our last episode of the semester will be available on May 7th

04-23
40:24

Heather Solberg

Our latest episode features Heather Solberg, who joined COJO as an instructor of advertising in the fall of 2018. Her professional experience includes media buying, media planning, advertising sales, copywriting, media analytics, data analysis and marketing research. COJO advertising major Jonathan Gouger spoke with Heather about her life and work. Our next episode will be available on April 23rdth

04-09
32:11

Betty Nelson

This episode features one of our student’s favorites, Betty Nelson. Betty had been with the school for over 24 years and is currently the school’s program assistant. Graduate student McCade Ivarson was able to visit with Betty earlier this week.. Our next episode will be available on April 9th

03-26
27:20

Dr. Karla Hunter

In this episode we visit with Dr. Karla Hunter, who  a professor in the school. Graduate student McCade Ivarsen spoke with Dr. Hunter before Spring Break. Our next episode will be available on March 26th.

03-12
27:51

David Bordewyk

In this episode we visit with David Bordewyk, who is the executive director of the South Dakota Newspaper Association and former director of South Dakota News Watch. Our next episode will be available on March 12th

02-26
23:31

Brian Stemwedel

This episode features a conversation between graduate student McCade Ivarsen and Brian Stemwedel, who is the assistant coordinator for the Yeager Media Center.  Brian is an SDSU alum and has worked as a videographer and editor for SDSU AgBio Communications; and KEVN-TV, Rapid City, SD.  Our next episode will be available on February 26th.

02-12
18:47

Erica Quam

This episode features COJO professional advisor Erica Quam.  Erica is an SDSU graduate and worked in admissions before becoming our professional advisor. S Our next episode will be available on February 12th.

01-29
22:52

Buck Burdick

Our second episode of 2021 features local businessman and SDSU alumni Buck Burdick. Buck owns Station 5 productions where he used his experience in graphic design to create the Fear Asylum haunted house as well as several escape rooms and props for other productions. Our next episode will be available on January 29th.

01-15
19:10

Dr. Marina Hendricks

Our first episode of 2021 features Dr. Marina Hendricks.  Dr. Hendricks is an assistant professor in the school, teaching journalism, public relations as well as courses in our online Master of Mass Communication program. Our next episode will be available on January 15th.

01-01
35:18

Dr. Jennifer Anderson

Dr. Jennifer Anderson is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at South Dakota State University, as well as the Graduate Program Coordinator for both the Master of Arts program in Communication and Media Studies and the online Master of Mass Communication program. Our next episode will be available on January 1st.

12-18
39:36

Charean Williams

Our 18th episode features a conversation with sports reporter and MMC graduate Charean Williams.  Charean has covered the National Football League for over 25 years and was the first woman to vote in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Our next episode will be available on December 18th.

12-04
31:40

Greg Latza

Our 16th episode features a conversation well-known SDSU Journalism alum and photographer Greg Latza.  Greg spoke with graduate student McCade Ivarsen about his time at SDSU and some of his photography projects.

11-20
34:19

Tori Berndt and Carter Schmidt

Our 15th episode features a conversation with journalism students Tori Berndt and Carter Schmidt. Our next podcast will be available on November 20th.

11-06
30:34

Jim Helland

Our 15th episode features a conversation with popular COJO faculty member Jim Helland.  Jim's teaching focuses on journalism writing and reporting as well as sports and feature writing.

10-23
18:50

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