Alumni in Media Communication

Heather Schramm - Class of 2010​​

WTOL Lead Director - Toledo, Ohio

Courtney Shaw - Class of 2016​​

News 5 Digital Producer - Cleveland, Ohio

Heather Schramm was a student reporter and director for Rocket Report and UT:10 News. She is proud to have been Director during the 2010 College Emmy-winning semester. The media communication faculty and staff taught her everything she knows.
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After graduation, Heather started at WTOL as a part-time studio camera operator and tried to learn everything she could. That opportunity quickly lead to becoming a full-time Engineer, and eventually the 6 & 11 p.m. Director. In 2018, she was named Lead Director and gets to come up with new ways to showcase stories by creating new shots, graphics, and special effects like augmented reality. She also helps train new employees in both the production and news departments. In her spare time she loves recruiting other UT alumni to work for WTOL. 

Courtney Shaw is a Digital Producer at News 5 in Cleveland. From the multiple sports teams to severe weather, Courtney covers a wide variety of topics. She has had multiple stories make nationa headlines, including being the first person to break story about a man who pretended to be a missing child, originally being from the Cleveland area. 

​Courtney graduated from the University of Toledo in 2016 and was a reporter for UT:10 News. After graduation, Courtney traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to work as an assignment editor and digital producer for WLKY News. In Kentucky, she had the opportunity to cover the Kentucky Derby, March Madness and mass flooding. Courtney knows that her career wouldn't be what it is without the support of media communication faculty and staff at Toledo and learning the ropes during her time with UT:10 News.