UA Media Planning Board Student Leaders Named

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Media Planning Board of The University of Alabama has named new student leaders for its publications and radio station for the 2002-2003 academic year.

The board is an oversight body for the UA Office of Student Media, which includes The Crimson White (CW) student newspaper, the Corolla yearbook, WVUA-FM, Black Warrior Review, Marr’s Field Journal and Southern Historian.

Stacy Whitlow of Metairie, La. was named editor and Jeremy Adler of Birmingham (zip code 35242) advertising manager of the CW. Whitlow is a senior majoring in journalism. Whitlow has worked as the CW assistant art director for the past academic year and is currently serving as a summer design/copy desk intern at The Birmingham News. Prior to this, Whitlow also served as senior staff reporter during the 1999-2000 academic year. Adler is a senior majoring in public relations. Adler has served as the advertising manager since January. Adler served as an account executive for the CW in the spring of 2000.

David Goldberg of Tuscaloosa was named editor and Dan Kaplan of Northport managing editor of the Black Warrior Review. Goldberg is an MFA candidate in the UA department of English. He has served as managing editor of BWR for the past year. Kaplan is an MFA candidate in the UA department of English. He has served as assistant poetry editor for the BWR since 2000.

John Ratliff of Tuscaloosa was named editor and Stephen Schwab of Tuscaloosa assistant editor of the Southern Historian. Ratliff is a doctoral candidate in the UA department of history. He has served as associate editor for Southern Historian for the past year. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of West Florida and his master’s from UA. Schwab is also a doctoral candidate in the UA department of history. He received his bachelor’s from Washington University and master’s degrees from Washington University and the University.

Marc Petersen of Tuscaloosa was named station manager of WVUA-FM. Petersen is an MFA candidate in the UA department of English. He has served as production director for WVUA since 1999. Petersen has also served as a graduate teaching assistant in the English department since 1999.

April DeRome of Elmore was appointed editor and Sarah Shay of Birmingham (zip code 35242) managing editor of the Marr’s Field Journal. DeRome is a senior majoring in American studies. DeRome has served as managing editor of the Marr’s Field Journal for the past semester. Shay is a sophomore majoring in advertising.

Sarah Fleischman of Columbia, S.C., was appointed editor and Mark Beaty of Hoover was named business manager of the 2003 Corolla yearbook. Fleischman is a senior majoring in advertising. She has served on the CW staff as classified sales representative, and also served as the managing editor for the 2002 Corolla. Beaty is a senior majoring in international marketing. Beaty was a Corolla photographer for the 2002 book.