Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media Events, College of Media

Friday, February 27, 2026

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  Frank Center Student Workshop: Q&A with Alum Joe Sargis

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  Frank Newsroom at Richmond Studio, 1110 W. Main, Urbana

  Learn more about the career journey of Joe Sargis (BS ’13, journalism) and his time at Fox News as a senior producer. During his time at U of I he was an on-air personality at WPGU-FM, an active member at UI7 News, and a Student U broadcaster for the Big Ten Network. Sargis worked at WCIU-TV in Chicago as a production assistant, associate producer, and then line producer.

  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, April 20, 2026

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  Frank Center Q&A with Presidential Campaign Authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Illini Union Room B

  Join the Frank Center for a Q&A with Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen, who have co-authored best-selling books on recent presidential campaigns.

  • Lecture