UC Journalism Hall of Fame

Altman is a two-time graduate from UC, earning a B.S. Political Science and Government (1968) and a J.D. from the College of Law (1974). He was Editor of The News Record (UC’s independent student newspaper) from 1967-1968. In 2011, the College of Arts & Sciences recognized him with a Distinguished Alumni Award as someone who made a significant mark on their profession, community, and UC. As a nationally known environmental advocate, Altman has testified before the U.S. Congress and has supported civic engagement as Executive Secretary of the Murray & Agnes Seasongood Foundation. Through his work at the Seasongood Foundation, Altman was supported UC Journalism students with paid internships. He and his son Michael (also a UC Political Science and Journalism graduate) have generously supported UC Journalism students each year with the David and Michael Altman Scholarship. In the early 1970s he covered UC for The Cincinnati Post, before hosting a Sunday talk show for a radio station based in Northern Kentucky. Later in the 1970s he became regular guest, and an occasional host for the “Make Peace with Nature” public affairs television program, which broadcast out of Cincinnati at WKRC-TV, Local 12. In 1997 the program was nationally syndicated from New York City to San Francisco and aired for over five decades.

Conlin is the first UC Journalism Hall of Fame member to have earned a B.A. in Journalism at University of Cincinnati. This is because Journalism did not become a degree program until 2005 as part of the English Department. Like many other Hall of Famers, she was Editor-in-Chief for The News Record before she graduated in 2009. Conlin went on to become Managing Editor at F+W Media. She was also Copy Director for Advent Media Group, in addition to other work as a freelance writer, editor and artist. Sadly, Conlin passed away in 2021.

Cook is currently an award-winning investigative reporter for the Indianapolis Star. His many accomplishments include an Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) medal in 2021, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2022. In 2014 he was named Indiana Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Previously, Cook has reported for the Las Vegas Sun, the Cincinnati Post, and the Toledo Blade. He earned a B.A. in English Literature at UC in 2003, where he was a news editor and photographer for The News Record, and he also holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Purdue University.

Gamboa took his B.A. in English Literature from UC in 1989. After graduation he was the Business Editor for The Morning Journal, before moving to the Akron Beacon Journal where he was a business writer before changing his news beat to pop music. Later he was a staff writer for Newsday and then Managing Editor at Karma in New York City. Gamboa is currently the Philanthropy Editor for the Associated Press, and as freelancer he has been regular contributor to many other prominent new outlets, including CNN, Wired, Spin, and National Public Radio.

BieryGolick is a 2013 UC Journalism graduate, and currently a Senior Reporter for the E.W. Scripps Company focusing on enterprise and in-depth visual reporting for WCPO-TV, Local 12 here in Cincinnati. Previously, he worked for Cox Enterprises after nine years at Gannett as part of the USA Today network and The Cincinnati Enquirer, where he started his career directly after graduation.

Cianciolo is also 2013 UC Journalism graduate, and currently an Opinion Editor for CNN Business in New York City, where she has been since 2018. Before that she was an Associate Opinion Editor for Fortune magazine (also in New York) for three years. Cianciolo has also served as an Editorial Assistant for Fitness magazine and Ladies Home Journal.

Hagedon took her B.A. in 2011 with high honors in 2011as a one of the Journalism program’s “top graduating seniors” and is now Editor-in-Chief of VMSD magazine, where she has worked in various roles since 2012. Previously, she was a writer for Venue Lifestyle and Event Guide, after interning at Cincinnati Magazine.

Hoffman graduated in 2013 with a degree in Journalism and Political Science. Like most of our Hall of Famers, and Young Alumni honorees, he was also Editor-in-Chief of The News Record while at UC. Since 2016, Hoffman has been Sports editor of The Cincinnati Enquirer, and his work has also appeared in USA Today, Columbus Dispatch, Yahoo Sports. Hoffman is also a Marine Corps veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).

Queeney is a 2011 Journalism graduate. While at UC he was Photo Editor for The News Record, before working as a staff photojournalist for The Columbus Dispatch and The North State Journal in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. He has won numerous awards from the Ohio Press Photographers Association and North Carolina Press Photographers Association. In 2014 he was named Ohio Large Market Photographer of the Year, Sports Photographer of the Year, and Monthly Clip Contest Photographer of the Year. In 2016 he was North Carolina Runner Up Sports Photographer of the Year. Still based in North Carolina, Queeney is now a freelance news and commercial photographer. His clients include CNN, ESPN’s “The Undefeated,” The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The San Francisco Chronicle, as well as several others.