Jennifer Egan’s 2017 novel, Manhattan Beach, has been awarded the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. In addition to being a reporter for Charter TV3, a small cable station in Worcester, Mass., she was also the photographer and editor for every story she covered. In particular, classes in the social sciences have shaped how she relates to her interview subjects.“It was a labor of love,” she acknowledged. Those research skills and being able to think on my feet help me every day.”A former English major during her BC days, Eagan describes her liberal arts education as nurturing an intellectual curiosity that has served her well in the industry.On December 14, 2012, millions of Americans turned on their televisions as a horrific mass shooting unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School. She was hired for her first broadcast reporting gig the summer after graduation.A native of Shrewsbury, Mass., Ebben is the youngest of 11 siblings, and the sixth person in her family to attend Boston College. “Not every day is going to be a deep dive, but when you can give someone an opportunity to give some perspective, that’s what I feel our main role can be as journalists.”Oliverio, who double-majored in communications and Political Science, credits an internship with BC faculty member Joe Bergantino with helping her discover a passion for broadcast journalism. Wishing my cousin, Maddie and…” Be willing to relocate, and work harder than you ever thought possible. “To listen to the Massachusetts Historical Society talk about this sword and what it symbolized was so fascinating. Her father, a member of the Class of ’43, was a strong proponent of a liberal arts education, which Ebben credits with preparing her well for her current role. There are lots of opportunities for desk jobs, but I don’t really like routines—I thrive on high-stress, fast-paced situations.”“We talk a lot about this group of people—should they be able to stay or should they have to leave—but when do you ever sit down and hear from them?” Kavanaugh said. Copyright © 2020 Trustees of Boston College “Getting out there and doing it as opposed to talking about it in a classroom was enormously helpful for me.”A typical work day for Eagan lasts 8 or 9 hours, but she estimates only 10 to 15 minutes is spent inside Channel 5’s Needham headquarters. She took courses in identity politics and gender studies and at one point, considered becoming a math major. Rex and Moller are part of an impressive contingent of former Eagles who have sacrificed daily consistency for a career in television news. “It is just so fun to research and immerse yourself in someone else’s life or story.”For television journalists in the fast-paced Boston market, every day brings something new. “They were very brave, a lot of them were speaking out for the first time.”As a reporter for WBZ-TV, most of Moller’s assignments take place in the greater Boston area, but she’s always on the lookout for a national story with local significance. “You walk out the door and you think, ‘how am I going to put this together?’ but at the end of the day, you and your photographer make it happen.”Sixteen years later, Oliverio is happy in her career, with one exception.“Stations are always looking for reporters to pitch ideas,” she said. Whether it’s a medical breakthrough, a Game 7 victory, or a city-wide manhunt, on-air reporters are at the scene, broadcasting live to thousands of viewers across the state. “You do your job and then you get home and you grasp what you just talked about. But when I’m working storm coverage and trying to change my clothes and I’m soaking wet I think, ‘who’s still watching?’” she joked.Sometimes, that person turns out to be famed Civil War Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, whose long-lost sword was discovered in the North Shore attic of his descendents. “It’s tough to explain what it feels like, it’s almost mechanical,” she recalled. A few years later, she graduated to reporter roles at New England Cable News and WHDH 7News, and then moved over to Channel 5 in 2018. The second: develop a thick skin.Updates on Boston College's preparations for the fall semester can be found at As a communications major at BC, Kavanaugh held internships at WBZ-TV and KISS 108, a local radio station. “I can’t think of a better use for a liberal arts education.”“I’ve worked in rural Maine and I’ve worked in Boston and those are two very different places in terms of people,” she said. Moller covered the When Kristina Rex ’15 arrived at Boston College in 2011, her academic and career goals were still up in the air. It’s not glamorous but it’s unlike any other job.”Most of her viewers are still asleep when Nicole Oliverio ’03 starts her 3 a.m. shift as a reporter and anchor for Boston 25 News. Joseph & Jennifer June 9, 2019 • New Haven, CT 363 days ago. In her 15 years at the station, Ebben has reported from major news events around the world, including the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, the 2011 Royal Wedding, and Pope Francis’s first U.S. visit.Kavanaugh spent months researching and reporting for the special, speaking to immigration experts and critics of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which currently protects Dreamers from deportation and allows them to work and go to school. The rest is spent following the story, wherever it takes her. “A lot of news centers around crime, but if you are more curious about things in the world, like history, you’ll end up seeking out other types of stories, and I think that just adds to the vibrancy of the newscast.”Last fall, Boston 25 News anchor and reporter Kerry Kavanaugh ’00 interviewed a panel of six undocumented immigrants for an emotional half-hour special entitled “All the subjects one studies at BC—including philosophy, theology, sociology—those are all tools a journalist needs in order to, at a moment’s notice, explain to a viewer what a story is all about, what it means, and why they should care,” she said. In addition to being a reporter for Charter TV3, a small cable station in Worcester, Mass., she was also the photographer and editor for every story she covered.In some ways, writing and reporting a story is similar to researching an academic paper, but with much shorter deadlines. “I felt like I really had a great hands-on experience from that.”Inside the trunk of Kristina Rex’s car is an outfit for any situation.Since joining WBZ-TV last August, Rex has been a regular in BC classrooms, where she offers candid advice to students considering using their liberal arts degrees in the broadcasting world.

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