Alum Pays it Forward after Decades-Long Career in the Industry
School of Journalism and Media alumnus Wesley Loy in Cordova, Alaska (Photo courtesy of Bob Hallinen).
School of Journalism and Media alumnus Wesley Loy (’84) can still recall his father’s misgivings when he decided to pursue a career in journalism.
“But once he saw my name for the first time on the cover of The Knoxville Journal he was blown away by that,” Loy said. “He thought it was the greatest thing ever to tell all his friends ‘Look, my boy is in the newspaper.’.”
Loy has worked nearly 40 years in the journalism industry covering everything from breaking news … Read more “Alum Pays it Forward after Decades-Long Career in the Industry”