Friday, September 12, 2008

Mizzou Alums Speak Out

Amusing quotes from J-School Centennial speakers:

* "The J-School opens doors. What you do when you get past those doors is up to you." - Prof. William Taft ... he will be 93 this month!

* "In heaven, do the angels go around and talk about each other?" -Prof. Gail Baker, wondering about why people are all up in each other's business.

* "Apparently you don't have to be sexy to anchor the news." -Jann Carl, Entertainment Tonight, on how she got her start as a hard news reporter.

* "If this was the Renaissance, the web would be Florence." -Jack Bamberger, Meredith Corporation

* "Change is a bitch." -theme from the "Future of Magazine Journalism" session

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