Eric Shipley | 14ers Mountain Climber

In this episode of All 'Eers we talk to Julie Winegard, a New York City based designer and Illustrator who is currently the Associate Art Director at Columbia University.

In this episode, Gary talks about how a friendly carpenter at NBC helped him land an internship with the company, why he’s stayed at NBC throughout his entire career, and how his Aunt changed his life by convincing him to attend WVU.

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Jessica received her degree in Journalism from WVU and is now the Assistant Director of Communications - NCAA Studios. In this conversation, Jessica talks about her favorite stories she has worked on while at the NCAA, what life was like commuting to WVU as a student, and why she ended up choosing to attend WVU in the first place.

Eric received a couple of degrees from WVU and is now an engineer in Colorado. In this conversation, Eric talks about his experience as a student at WVU, why he decided to climb each of the 14,000 foot Mountains in Colorado, also known as the 14ers, and how the Rocky Mountain Alumni Chapter has played an important role in his life.

As a Graphics Producer for Turner Sports, Morgan Farr works for NBA TV as well as NBA on TNT. In this episode, we talk about what it's like to travel all over the country, produce content for NBA games, and why you need to be open to every opportunity that comes your way.

In this episode of ALL 'EERS we sit down with Mike Ploger, he’s the In-Game host for the Washington Nationals, and in this conversation we talk about working in Major League Baseball and the best ways to find a job in the sports entertainment industry.

As Senior Director of Communications for the Philadelphia Flyers, Zack Hill tells us:

• How his career started at the 76ers (1:40)
• His Thanksgiving story with Charles Barkley (4:43)
• How Zack made a positive impression on the 76ers GM as an intern (21:15)
• Advice to current students and alumni on how to break into the sports industry (22:30)

You can reach out to Zack at Zack_Hill@comcastspectacor.com

Former Captain of the US High Diving team, Bill Treasurer, and Retired Navy SEAL, John Havlik, talk about the ways arrogance interferes in leadership. They mention how they came about writing their new book, The Leadership Killer, and give advice to current WVU students. 

Screenwriter Jay Cipriani talks about everything from working with Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm to living in C-Entry of Boreman Hall at West Virginia University. 

On Episode 6 of ALL 'EERS we're joined by Rhonda Radcliff, Distributor Advisor at Exxon Mobil. Rhonda has been with Exxon for over 29 years, and in this conversation, we talk about the importance of mentoring young women, what life is like as an employee of Exxon Mobil, and how she was able to balance engineering courses at WVU while she was an RA at Dadisman Hall.