2025 Tom Bigler Journalism & Media Conference

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM until 1:45 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00

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Karambelas Media & Communication Center
141 South Main Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
United States

The submission deadline for the conference is April 2nd.

2025 Tom Bigler Journalism Conference

APRIL 11th, 8:30 A.M. - 1:45 P.M.
KARAMBELAS MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION CENTER, WILKES UNIVERSITY

Schedule

8:30 to 9:00 a.m. - Registration in Karambelas Media and Communication Center

9:00 to 9:15 a.m. - Conference Welcome

9:25 to 10:00 a.m. - Session I

10:10 to 10:45 a.m. - Session II

11:00 to 11:40 a.m. - Keynote Speaker: Dan Kimbrough, Educator, content creator, business owner & community advocate

11:40 a.m. to noon - Awards

12:15 to 1:45 p.m. - Split sessions. Conference attendees will be split in half with half going to lunch and half participating in a hands-on panel. Groups will switch after 40 minutes.

1:45 p.m. - Departure from the Karambelas Media and Communication Center.

Attention Teachers:
Teachers who want to attend the event with their class – The teacher and each student in the class should register individually for the event.

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Session A: Please rank the following sessions (1=most interested; 4=least interested) by typing the rank number next to each presenter.

Kara Hart, Promotions Director, Cumulus Media

Citizens Voice Newspaper

WVIA broadcasting

Mandy Pennington, Senior Director of Digital Strategy and Initiatives, Wilkes University

Session B: Please rank the following sessions (1=most interested; 4=least interested) by typing the rank number next to each presenter.

Times Leader newspaper

Gianna Galli, Multimedia Journalist, WBRE/WYOU

TBA, Public Relations/Advertising

TBA, Media Entertainment

Session C: Please rank the following sessions (1=most interested; 5=least interested) by typing the rank number next to each presenter.

The Beacon newspaper

Zebra PR agency

WCHL Radio

Wilkes Television Station

Speech & Debate

Admissions

2025 Tom Bigler Journalism & Media Conference

The submission deadline for the conference is April 2nd.2025 Tom Bigler Journalism Conference

The submission deadline for the conference is April 2nd.

2025 Tom Bigler Journalism Conference