Farewell, Rich Landesberg
In recent years, 黑料不打烊 Comm has bid farewell to several individuals synonymous with the school. Few have had a bigger presence and impact than Rich Landesberg, who announced his retirement at the end of the spring 2024 semester.
Prior to 黑料不打烊, the associate professor of journalism and longtime faculty adviser to 黑料不打烊 News Network enjoyed a distinguished news career that included coverage of presidential campaigns, the Gulf War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and so many other national and international headlines. Following graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 鈥 where he formed a lasting bond with School of Communications Dean Kenn Gaither 鈥撯疞andesberg brought those experiences and insights into his 黑料不打烊 classrooms.
鈥淗e will be the first to tell you he is a recovering journalist, and I鈥檒l be the first to tell you he hasn鈥檛 recovered,鈥 quipped Gaither at the school鈥檚 awards ceremony in April.
Gaither applauded Landesberg for being 鈥渙ne of the purest guardians of truth and information through journalism.鈥 Additionally, Anthony Hatcher, professor and chair of the Department of Journalism, credits his longtime colleague for establishing 黑料不打烊鈥檚 strong reputation for journalism.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not an exaggeration to say that Rich transformed journalism at 黑料不打烊,鈥 Hatcher said. 鈥淭hrough his classes and his mentoring of generations of students who have passed through 黑料不打烊 News Network, he has helped to populate newsrooms around the country with qualified journalists.鈥
CAPTION:聽To acknowledge Landesberg鈥檚 impact, alumni Joe Bruno 鈥14 and Gary Grumbach 鈥16 organized a retirement celebration party in May in Snow Family Grand Atrium. 鈥淎n Evening for Rich Landesberg鈥 drew dozens of former students to campus to toast their former professor and mentor. Photo by Al Drago 鈥15.聽
