Spotlights

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Colin Baylot

Alumni

Colin Baylot, a 2014 graduate of MSU with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Theatre, is from Birmingham, Ala., and currently resides in Mobile, Ala. Baylot works as a Senior Loss Representative for Southeast Toyota Finance.
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Madalyn Kay Bass

Alumni

Madalyn Kay Bass received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Communication Studies Spring 2021. She is a Pensacola, Fla., native, and has plans to move to Orlando in the near future post-graduation. Bass will attend graduate school in the fall at the University of West Florida where she plans to pursue a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership.
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Marcela Cartagena

Alumni

A 1999 graduate of MSU, Marcela Cartagena received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Journalism. Cartagena is originally from Chile and now resides in Chicago, Ill., where she began her own consulting firm, MC Gray Consulting, LLC.
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Benjamin Hart

Alumni

Upon graduation from MSU in 2001, Benjamin Hart received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Broadcasting. Hart is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and he now works in Savannah Georgia as the President and General Manager of WJCL-TV, an ABC affiliate owned by Hearst Television.
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Amelia Henson

Alumni

A May 2020 graduate of MSU, Amelia Henson received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. Henson is a native of Philadelphia, Mississippi, where she now works as the Communication Director at the city’s Community Development Partnership.
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Camille Scales Young

Alumni

Camille Scales Young, originally from Shannon, Miss., received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Communication Studies from Mississippi State University in 1994. After finishing her undergraduate degree, in 1996 Young earned her Master of Science in Agriculture & Extension Education with an emphasis in Public Policy from MSU. 
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Thomas A. Lyver

Alumni

A 2015 graduate, Thomas A. Lyver received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Theatre. Lyver grew up in Herndon, Va., and now resides in Orlando, Fla., where he works full-time as an Attractions Relief Coordinator for Walt Disney World in the Epcot park.
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Quentin Smith

Alumni

A broadcasting alumnus and Tupelo, Miss., native, Quentin Smith, graduated from Mississippi State University in 2014 with his Bachelor of Arts in Communication concentrating in Broadcasting, now referred to as the Broadcast & Digital Journalism concentration.
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Natalie Buchanan Joyce

Alumni

Natalie Buchanan Joyce, a Madison, Miss., native, graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. Joyce now resides in Washington, D.C., where she serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Member Services for the Office of Republican Leader: Kevin McCarthy in the U.S. House of Representatives. Joyce works every day on Capitol Hill. 
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Elizabeth Crisp Dellenger

Alumni

Elizabeth Crisp Dellenger works as a White House correspondent for Newsweek in Washington, D.C. Dellenger graduated from MSU in 2006 with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication with a concentration in Journalism. She is originally from Pocahontas, Ark., and resides in Washington, D.C.
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Lindsay Linhares

Alumni

Lindsay Linhares, a Starkville native, graduated in 2013 from MSU with a Bachelor's degree in Communication with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. Linhares lives in Washington, D.C., where she works as a Senior Policy Advisor for U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith for the Legislative Branch of the U.S. Government. 
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Marshall Harris

Alumni

Marshall Harris is a 2000 graduate of Mississippi State with a Bachelor's in Communication with a concentration in Broadcasting. A Huntsville, Ala., native, Harris now lives in Sacramento, Calif., where he serves as the Sports Director at KOVR-CBS 13 News.