Rick Sylvain
Major / Graduation Year: | | Liberal Arts (Journalism) '69 |
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Residence: | | Orlando |
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Job Title / Description: | | Print and News Media Publicity Director for Walt Disney World, managing a staff of 13 individuals and working with print and online media around the U.S. to build awareness for all things Disney. |
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Early jobs or career experiences: | | College writing jobs: editor, Campus Detroit; staff member of Varsity News, writing entertainment features and sports column, "Side Lines." Late nights putting out the paper or the magazine provided real, in-the-trenches learning invaluable to a journalism newbie. We kind of bonded towards a shared goal of good journalism, and had goofy fun in the process. Also part-time job at WXYZ-TV News. |
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Most Useful Career Skills I've learned: | | To be around the anchors, writers and film editors (at WXYZ-TV News) really sharpened my focus on news as a career path. Every day was different. That TV newsroom was another classroom for me. |
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What I like best about my job (best perks): | | As travel editor for the Detroit Free Press-seeing so many places in thisworld-it was a magic carpet ride. The work is immensely gratifying. We're in the smile business. |
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My favorite UDM Classes or Professors: | | Journalism teachers Jim Thompson, Frank Vel, the FreePress' Neal Shine and others. There was always this nurturing feeling that someone cared. |
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