Inside JMS

In a classic case of "better late than never", this episode of the Inside JMS podcast features a conversation with the School's newest (but not-so-new) tenure-track faculty member, Dr. Arthur Soto-Vasquez. After a year-and-a-half of working for the School of Journalism and Media Studies, hosts Kevin Stoker and Dave Nourse finally get their act together and arrange for an interview with this proud...

In this episode, hosts Kevin Stoker and Dave Nourse sit down with Kim Linzy, Assistant Operations Manager and longtime Music Director at KUNV 91.5 FM, to reflect on her more than three decades at the station. Kim traces her journey from volunteer DJ to one of the most recognized jazz programmers in the U.S., sharing how mentorship, adaptability, and a deep love of music shaped her career. Kim offe...

In this episode, hosts Kevin Stoker and Dave Nourse turn the tables (or microphone, rather) on Dr. Ashton Ridley, General Manager of KUNV 91.5 FM, to explore his journey in public radio and higher education. Dr. Ridley traces his path from a chance high school internship at KCEP to a 20+ year career mentoring hundreds of young broadcasters. He reflects on how education from workforce development t...

This episode of Inside JMS features Ryan “RT” Thorp, Video Production Specialist and instructor in the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies. RT shares with hosts Kevin Stoker and Dave Nourse how a love of drumming led him from an initial path studying music education to a career in broadcast and live production. He reflects on his professional journey through several Las Vegas tel...

In this episode, hosts Kevin Stoker and Dave Nourse sit down with Jennifer Ream, Executive Producer of UNLV-TV. Jennifer traces her career trajectory from UNLV communication and broadcast student to her leadership position at UNLV-TV. She reflects on the evolution of UNLV-TV from its early days in the basement of the FDH building to its digital transformation in Greenspun Hall. Along the way, Jenn...

Season 3 of the Inside JMS podcast kicks off with a bang with UNLV-TV Editor, multimedia extraordinaire, and proud UNLV Journalism and Media Studies alum, Sean Skottey. Sean shares with hosts Kevin Stoker and Dave Nourse his path from UNLV student to media professional, his love of technology and storytelling, and the mentors who helped shape his career. He also reflects on his teaching philosophy...

In this episode of  Inside JMS , hosts Kevin Stoker and Dave Nourse sit down with Dr. Matt Eichner, who joined the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies in January 2024. Matt shares his unique journey from a diverse journalism career, including stints as a sports editor and managing editor, to transitioning into academia. After teaching adjunct courses and pursuing a PhD at the Uni...

Bumsoo Park is the featured guest in this episode of Inside JMS. Bumsoo joined the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media studies in the summer of 2023 as an assistant professor specializing in sports media and strategic communication. Hosts Kevin and Dave chat with Bumsoo about how growing up playing soccer in Seoul, South Korea sparked a lifelong passion for sports which eventually led hi...

One of the newest faculty members in the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies joins us for this episode of Inside JMS. After a distinguished sports reporting career at broadcast television stations across the country, Kevaney Martin joined the faculty in Fall 2023 as a Visiting Lecturer. Kevaney shares with hosts Kevin and Dave how after spending four years playing Division 1 coll...

We launch season two of Inside JMS with a conversation with Dr. Gregory Borchard. Greg is a full professor in the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies and wears additional hats as the School's Associate Director and Undergraduate Coordinator. Outside of his teaching and administrative duties, Dr. Borchard has authored several books and he recently completed editing the second edit...

Ben Morse is in the hot seat for this episode of Inside JMS! Hosts Kevin and Dave turn the tables on this long time podcaster and grill him on the issues that (arguably) matter most: the reason his favorite superhero is The Flash, how he got away with focusing his Master's thesis on Magneto from The X-Men, and of course, how his time as digital editor at Marvel Entertainment primed him for a secon...

In this episode of Inside JMS, hosts Kevin and Dave sit down with Michael Easter. In addition to being a visiting lecturer in the School, Michael is actively writing a follow up to his New York Times bestseller, The Comfort Crisis. Throughout the conversation, Michael shares some of the harrowing situations he found himself in while completing research for this second book, how he sees the media i...

The inaugural episode of Inside JMS for 2023 features Dr. Julian Kilker. Julian is an Associate Professor of Emerging Media in the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies with research interests ranging from unique forms of visual communication and data analysis, to the power behind iterative design, to the promise of no-code programming platforms. In this fascinating conversation, h...

This episode of Inside JMS features Visiting Lecturer, Todd 'T.R.' Witcher. Hosts Kevin and Dave chat with T.R. about how he cut his teeth as a journalist writing for alternative 'alt' weeklies in cities across the Midwest. Later we hear about what inspired his love of architecture and how he was able to fuse that love with his passion for writing. Finally, we learn about the significance the Hist...

This episode of Inside JMS features Journalism and Media Studies Assistant Professor, Dr. Linda Dam. Hosts Kevin and Dave chat with Linda about her current research interests in wearable health technology (think Fitbits and Apple Watches). We also get some insight into Linda's background, including why this Taekwondo Junior Black Belt and Tough Mudder competitor didn't get to sleep over at her fri...

In this episode, hosts Kevin and Dave welcome professor Stephen Bates to the Inside JMS studio. Stephen chats about how his experience going head-to-head with his local school board over the First Amendment rights of students -- as a high schooler himself -- influenced his decision to go to law school. He also talks about his work studying the Hutchins Commission and the recent book he authored on...

In this episode of Inside JMS, Kevin and Dave turn the tables on Jason Beatty, the Operations Manager of KUNV Radio's three stations, by making him the interviewee rather than the interviewer! This native New Yorker shares how he made it to Las Vegas by way of the Cayman Islands, why fitness is such an important part of his daily routine, and how an early job at a roller rink paved the path for hi...

In this episode of Inside JMS, hosts Kevin and Dave chat with Associate Professor of emerging media, Dr. Benjamin Burroughs. Ben is a digital media scholar whose interests span from live streaming to sports (with quite a lot in between). Ben gives us insight into some of the projects he currently working on as well as how he came to edit one of the most popular blogs covering Clemson University's...

In this inaugural episode of Inside JMS, hosts Kevin and Dave sit down with Dr. Aya Shata. Aya is one of the newest members of the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism & Media studies family, having joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Digital Media in the summer of 2022. In addition to insight into her academic and professional background, we learn about Aya's involvement in the Ara...