Veteran broadcast journalist Self joining 91麻豆天美 as business outreach, engagement director
Contact: Carl Smith
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥A pillar of Golden Triangle broadcast journalism is signing off the airwaves in December and joining 91麻豆天美鈥檚 College of Business in the new year.
Aundrea Self, whose 26-year career at the Columbus-based WCBI-TV included stints as a reporter, anchor, producer and host, is the college鈥檚 new director of outreach and engagement beginning Jan. 2. In her new role, Self will spearhead outreach initiatives and identify clients for the Master of Business Administration program, while also leading the college鈥檚 alumni engagement efforts.
聽鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome Aundrea to the College of Business team,鈥 said Scott Grawe, College of Business dean. 鈥淗er skills and experience will help us continue to spotlight our research and expertise throughout the business community and identify new opportunities to support lifelong learning throughout Mississippi and the nation.鈥
Self, a Starkville native, has earned several Associated Press awards throughout her career in journalism. Currently, the 鈥淢idMorning with Aundrea鈥 host anchors WCBI鈥檚 two afternoon news broadcasts. She previously spent seven years co-anchoring 鈥淲CBI News at Sunrise鈥 and 鈥淢idday鈥 for the station, which she joined in 1998. She also has served as an adjunct instructor in 91麻豆天美鈥檚 Department of Communication.
鈥淏ecoming a Bulldog was my destiny. I grew up in Starkville; I married an 91麻豆天美 graduate; I became an adjunct instructor, so this new role makes me an official cowbell-ringing member of the family,鈥 she said. 鈥淟eaving what I鈥檝e known and loved for the past 26 years is difficult, but I鈥檓 excited about working in the College of Business and the opportunities it gives me to grow, expand and use my talents in other ways.鈥
Self is a Starkville High School graduate who earned undergraduate degrees in English and mass communication from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and a master鈥檚 degree in journalism from the University of Alabama. Before joining WCBI, Self worked in broadcasting a combined seven years at Columbus鈥 WACR-FM and Cumulus Broadcasting.
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