Episodes
7 days ago
Makenzie Huber
7 days ago
7 days ago
Our student host Demetria Gilkey talks with Makenzie Huber, a COJO alum and reporter for South Dakota Searchlight.
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Baylee Peterson
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Student host Anna Poull talks with Baylee Peterson. Baylee is an news anchor for Dakota News Now. Baylee is a COJO alum with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies with a minor in Political Science and Marketing.
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Erica Summerfield
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Student host Anna Poull talks with Erica Summerfield, who will be joining COJO this fall as an assistant professor of agricultural communication. Summerfield is completing her Ph.D. in agricultural communication, education and leadership at The Ohio State University.
Her research focuses on the intersections of agricultural and communication education. She will teach digital promotions, public relations writing and science writing. In addition, she will assist with curricular revisions and develop new courses in agricultural communication.
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Jim Berman
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Student host Anna Poull talks with Jim Berman, President and General Manager, Dakota News Now (KSFY/KDLT). Jim also serves on the boards of Junior Achievement, Make-A-Wish and Family Services, Inc, and The Children’s Home Society of South Dakota. Jim has been on the board of SEBA youth baseball and coached local youth teams.
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Alexandra Farber
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Student host Anna Poull talks with COJO alum Alexandra Farber, who is an Associate Account Executive at Click Rain, a digital agency in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Alex has a Bachelors' degrees in Advertising and Communication Studies, and an M.A. in Communication & Media Studies from South Dakota State University.
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Abigail Hopp
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Student host Anna Poull visits with Abigail Hopp.
Abby graduated from SDSU in 2020 with a B.S. in Agriculture Communications. She also has a M.S. in Mass Communication from Texas Tech University, and is currently the Marketing Manager for Pipestone, a agriculture company that provides resources and expert services in pig health, management, nutrition, research, and business.
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Deema Al Saffar Patterson
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Student host Demetria Gilkey talks to COJO alum Deema Al Saffar Patterson. Deema received both her undergraduate and masters degrees at SDSU, and is currently a senior journalists for Al Arabiya and a form ernews producer for ABC10 in Sacremento, California.
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Ariana Schumacher
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Graduate student host Demetria Gilkey talks with COJO grad student Ariana Schumacher. Ariana is a Multimedia Ag Journalist for AGWEEK and also a COJO alum and student in the Master of Mass Communication program.
Coffee with COJO will be on hiatus until the new year, thanks for listening!
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Jillian Wheeler
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Student host Anna Poull talk with COJO alum Jillian Wheeler. Wheeler is the Sustainability Impact Lead at Truterra, LLC - Land 'O Lakes, Inc. She talks to Anna about her journey starting as a farm kid to working in sustainability.
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Jody Heemstra
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Student host Anna Poull talks with COJO alum Jody Heemstra. Jody graduated from SDSU in 1998 with a degree in Agricultural Journalism. She produced the Dakota Ag Newsline at SDSU in the late 90s and went on to be the assistant news director and farm director for KWAT/KIXX/KDLO Radio in Watertown for 13 years. She also worked for the Red River Farm Network from 2013-2015, and then as public relations director for the SD Department of Agriculture. She is currently the news and farm director for the Dakota Radio Group.