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Honoring some stellar school teachers may result in an NIU teacher being honored herself. Beni Enas, the general manager for Northern Television Center and teacher of some NIU broadcasting courses, has been nominated for a local Emmy Award from the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She was nominated for...
Robert L. LaConto
Robert L. LaConto, who taught broadcast journalism at NIU from 1964 until his retirement in 1990, died Thursday, July 30, in DeKalb. He was 91. LaConto won NIU’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award during his final semester on the faculty. Students considered him not only an aspirational teacher and mentor but a friend. “Professor LaConto...
Mayor A. George Pradel proclaimed Friday, March 21, as “Dolly McCarthy Day” in Naperville, recognizing the Northern Illinois University alumna’s years of service to the Naperville area and nonprofit organizations. The proclamation reads: “Dolly is a voice for countless not-for-profits. She helps them by consistently giving them a platform to broadcast their message and encourage...
NIU alum and WGN feature reporter Marcus Leshock returned to his alma mater Thursday, Jan. 31, and visited with students from the Northern Star and Northern Television Center to answer questions pertaining to the world of print and broadcast journalism. See what the Emmy winner has to say about his career and what it’s like...