Biz journalist named Hampton j-school dean

Brett Pulley

Brett Pulley, a business journalist for Bloomberg News, has been named the dean of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communication at Hampton University, his alma mater.

Samieh Shalesh of The Daily Press writes, “Brett Pulley, a 1980 graduate of the university and a member of its board of trustees since 2004, begins January 1.

“He has worked at Forbes magazine, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He also served as CEO of NewYork.com, a website dedicated to tourism and entertainment.

“Pulley will take the reins from interim dean Rosalynne Whitaker-Heck, who has served since former dean Tony Brown retired in 2009.

“According to HU, Pulley has appeared as a commentator on networks including CNN, CNBC, and MSNBC, and has discussed celebrity finances on shows including Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition and NBC‘s ‘Dateline.’

“Pulley’s experience digital make him an ideal person to ‘prepare a new generation of communicators,’ HU President William Harvey said in a news release.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.