Conversations with COJO

Our student host Demetria Gilkey talks with Makenzie Huber, a COJO alum and reporter for South Dakota Searchlight.

Student host Anna Poull talks with Baylee Peterson. Baylee is an news anchor for Dakota News Now. Baylee is a COJO alum with a bachelor's degree  in Communication Studies with a minor in Political Science and Marketing.

Student host Anna Poull talks with Erica Summerfield, who will be joining COJO this fall as an assistant professor of agricultural communication. Summerfield is completing her Ph.D. in agricultural communication, education and leadership at The Ohio State University. 

Her research focuses on the intersections of agricultural and communication education. She will teach digital promotions, public relations writing and science writing. In addition, she will assist with curricular revisions and develop new courses in agricultural communication. 

Student host Anna Poull talks with Jim Berman, President and General Manager, Dakota News Now (KSFY/KDLT).  Jim also serves on the boards of Junior Achievement, Make-A-Wish and Family Services, Inc, and The Children’s Home Society of South Dakota. Jim has been on the board of SEBA youth baseball and coached local youth teams. 

Student host Anna Poull talks with COJO alum Alexandra Farber, who is an Associate Account Executive at Click Rain, a digital agency in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Alex has a Bachelors' degrees in Advertising and Communication Studies, and an M.A. in Communication & Media Studies from South Dakota State University.

Student host Anna Poull visits with Abigail Hopp.  

Abby graduated from SDSU in 2020 with a B.S. in Agriculture Communications.  She also has a M.S. in Mass Communication from Texas Tech University, and is currently the Marketing Manager for Pipestone, a agriculture company that provides resources and expert services in pig health, management, nutrition, research, and business.

Student host Demetria Gilkey talks to COJO alum Deema Al Saffar Patterson.  Deema received both her undergraduate and masters degrees at SDSU, and is currently a senior journalists for Al Arabiya and a form ernews producer for ABC10 in Sacremento, California. 

Graduate student host Demetria Gilkey talks with COJO grad student Ariana Schumacher.  Ariana is a Multimedia Ag Journalist for AGWEEK and also a COJO alum and student in the Master of Mass Communication program.

Coffee with COJO will be on hiatus until the new year, thanks for listening!

Student host Anna Poull talk with COJO alum Jillian Wheeler.  Wheeler is the Sustainability Impact Lead at Truterra, LLC - Land 'O Lakes, Inc.  She talks to Anna about her journey starting as a farm kid to working in sustainability.

Student host Anna Poull talks with COJO alum Jody Heemstra. Jody graduated from SDSU in 1998 with a degree in Agricultural Journalism.  She produced the Dakota Ag Newsline at SDSU in the late 90s and went on to be the assistant news director and farm director for KWAT/KIXX/KDLO Radio in Watertown for 13 years.  She also worked for the Red River Farm Network from 2013-2015, and then as public relations director for the SD Department of Agriculture. She is currently the news and farm director for the Dakota Radio Group.