Conversations with COJO

Our rebranded “Conversations with COJO” podcast starts off the fall 2024 semester with graduate student host Anna Poull talking with Dr. Hye Soo Chang. Dr. Chang is a new assistant professor of advertising, and was most recently a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Advertising at the University of Florida, where she completed her Ph. D. in 2023. Her research deals with how people ps...

Our student host Demetria Gilkey talks with Makenzie Huber, a COJO alum and reporter for South Dakota Searchlight.

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.

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 r...

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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!

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.

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 relat...

This week student host Demetria Gilkey speaks with Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Dr. Lynn Sargeant. Dr. Sargeant earned her Ph. D. and M.A. in Russian History from Indiana University, Bloomington. She also holds bachelor’s degrees in Music Education from the University of Minnesota and Russian Area Studies from the University of Washington.

Student host Anna Poull talks to COJO graduate student Elise Heesch.  Elise majored in advertising with a management minor and has her own advertising business that works with websites, social media, and graphics.

Graduate student Anna Poull talks with 1990 COJO graduate Vernon Brown. Brown has worked as a reporter for KELO-TV, served as a Sioux Falls city councilor, worked as the VP of Marketing and Community Relations for SDN communications, and is currently the Associate Vice president of External Affairs for SDSU while also co-owning The Spice & Tea Exchange in Sioux Falls with his wife, Tami.

Our first episode of the Fall 2003 semester features a conversation with Master of Mass Communication graduate student Demetria Gilkey and new COJO faculty member Shola Aromona, who has a doctorate in journalism and mass communication from the University of Kansas. 

Our last podcast of the season features Journalism and English senior Jordan Rusche.  Jordan talks with student host Demetria Gilkey about her experience working with student media, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, and the Pulitzer Center. We will be back this fall with new episodes. Thanks for listening!

Student host Taylor Storbakken talks with COJO Alum Morgan Larson.  Morgan is the CEO/Co-Founder at duet, an agency that works with content creators, podcasters, entrepreneurs, and startups create impactful short-form content.  Taylor and Morgan met as part of the SDSU alumni mentor program. They both talk about their relationship and student experience in COJO.

This week student host Anna Poull talks with former Coffee with COJO host, Sam Schauer. Anna and Sam discuss Sam's work with On Call with the Prairie Doc and Jack's News .

Student host Demetria Gilkey talks with KXLG Radio General Manager Melissa Herrboldt about her journey in radio and how Watertown radio legend Bob Faehn influenced her career.

In this episode, COJO graduate student Demetria Gilkey visits with journalist Bryan Horwath.  Bryan is a graduate of the Master of Mass Communication program and is currently the senior reporter at KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Demetria spoke with Bryan about his career and experience as an online graduate student at SDSU.

Student host Anna Poull talks with Zoey Schentzel, an agricultural communications and journalism major.  Zoey talks about her experience covering the FSC football championship for the student-run newspaper The Collegian as well her study abroad experience.

In this episode, COJO student Taylor Storbakken talks with alum Laura Butterbrodt.  Laura is the health reporter at the  Duluth News Tribune and a 2019 COJO graduate. She spoke with Taylor about all of things she was involved with at SDSU that helped in her career.

In this episode, COJO student Anna Poul returns as host to speak with alum Mark Glissendorf.  Mark is a partner at the marketing and advertising agency Lawrence & Schiller. He also worked as an executive producer, news anchor and reporter at KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls and earned his BS in Broadcast Journalism from SDSU  Anna and Mark spoke recently about his career and experience. We will be back in 2...

In this episode, COJO graduate student Demetria Gilkey returns as host to speak with alum Miranda o'Bryan.  Miranda is currently a broadcast anchor and journalist at KOTA Territory News/ KEVN Black Hills Fox.  Demetria spoke with Miranda about her experiences as a COJO and honors student at SDSU. Our last podcast for 2022 will be on December 9th.

In this episode, COJO student Taylor Storbakken talks with school alum David J. Law.  David was a well-known radio news director in Watertown for over 48 years and has been recognized as broadcaster of the year by the South Dakota Broadcasters Association as well as being inducted into the South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Our next podcast will post on November 25th