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Viola Davis’s EGOT status shows lack of representation in entertainment industry

Viola Davis’s EGOT status shows lack of representation in entertainment industry

Karrington Garland, Opinions Editor February 15, 2023

Viola Davis is a woman of many talents. Every performance I have seen her in has been a testament to the vast and different lives of Black women. She owns the roles she decided to play, even those that...

Steve Shaffer poses for a portrait on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at the Main Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Humans of UK: Steve Shaffer shoots for the stars

Laurie Jonhatan April 7, 2022

Steve Shaffer, UK’s video production specialist, happens to have two Emmy awards under his belt.Before that, though, Shaffer got his start as a still-life photographer working in various newsrooms, shooting...

Ron Osgood (right) pictured with Brandon Jones (left), a veteran from film class he spoke to. 

Veteran, filmmaker tells Vietnam War story in Emmy winning documentary

Isabella Chirico April 2, 2019

“It’s a story about humanizing the enemy.”This is how guest speaker Ron Osgood, Vietnam War veteran, professor emeritus from Indiana University and film director, introduced his Emmy winning documentary...

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