Best Yearbookadvisers Podcasts (2024)

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Yearbook Adviser of Note: Brit Taylor, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, Florida 53:30

8M ago53:30

53:30

Welcome to another exciting Adviser of Note episode of "Yearbook Chat with Jim." In this episode, Jim Jordan talks with the legendary Brit Taylor, CJE, a star of Florida scholastic journalism with 30 years of experience at Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Florida. Brit is a passionate educator, dedicated to helping high school students grow and thriv…

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Susan Massy: Yearbook’s Queen of Storytelling 1:02:51

1y ago1:02:51

1:02:51

In the world of yearbooks, Susan Massy is a pretty big deal. Her program at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, is NSPA’s most-winning program of their prestigious Pacemaker awards. Susan herself has received the JEA Lifetime Achievement Award, CSPA’s Gold Key, and was the 1999 National Yearbook Adviser of the Year. The …

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Yearbook Adviser of Note Jim McCrossen, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas 57:35

1y ago57:35

57:35

Jim McCrossen is a mild-mannered yearbook adviser at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. Behind his gentle demeanor is a person with a wealth of interesting life experiences and a passion for making the world a better place. One way he works to improve the world around him is through his role as a teacher and scholastic jour…

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Adviser of Note Tucker Love, Shawnee Mission South High School, Shawnee, Kansas 54:53

1+ y ago54:53

54:53

In this episode, Jim chats with Tucker Love, from Shawnee Mission South High School in Shawnee, Kansas. Tucker is in his fifth year of advising the Heritage yearbook, and his staff were recently named NSPA Pacemaker Award finalists.By Walsworth Yearbooks with host Jim Jordan

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NSPA Pioneer April van Buren, Madison East High School, Madison, Wisconsin 51:39

1+ y ago51:39

51:39

In this episode, host Jim Jordan chats with April van Buren, from Madison East High School in Madison, Wisconsin. April was named an NSPA Pioneer in 2022, NSPA awards to journalism educators who make substantial contributions to high school journalism programs and scholastic journalism education outside their primary employment. They discuss April’…

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Rising Star Ben Langevin, Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida 1:02:48

1+ y ago1:02:48

1:02:48

In this episode, Jim Jordan chats with Ben Langevin, the yearbook adviser at Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida. Ben was recently named a JEA Rising Star and his staff published an especially noteworthy yearbook in 2022.By Walsworth Yearbooks with host Jim Jordan

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Gary Lundgren - Critiques, Conventions and All Things Yearbook 56:48

2y ago56:48

56:48

Welcome to the sixth season of Yearbook Chat with Jim! In this season premiere, host Jim Jordan chats with Gary Lundgren, from the National Scholastic Press Association, about the state of yearbooks and scholastic journalism.By Walsworth Yearbooks with host Jim Jordan

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Adviser of Note Jason Davis, Cactus Canyon Junior High, Apache Junction, Arizona 1:00:44

2y ago1:00:44

1:00:44

Jason Davis has had quite the journey. He grew up in Minnesota, but now lives in Arizona. His first job was as a fry cook in his family's restaurant, then as a professional journalist, and now is a teacher. He had no yearbook experience when he started advising, but how has one of the best middle school/junior high yearbook programs in the country.…

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State Student Journalists of the Year: Part 2 58:00

2y ago58:00

58:00

Host Jim Jordan recently discovered that seven of the JEA State Journalists of the Year winners all have yearbook in their resumes AND their schools published their books with Walsworth Yearbooks. He believes strongly that yearbook students are also true scholastic journalists – just as much as newspaper, online and broadcast – and deserve this kin…

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State Student Journalists of the Year: Part 1 1:01:36

2y ago1:01:36

1:01:36

Host Jim Jordan recently discovered that six of the JEA State Journalists of the Year winners all have yearbook in their resumes AND their schools published their books with Walsworth Yearbooks. He believes strongly that yearbook students are also true scholastic journalists – just as much as newspaper, online and broadcast – and deserve this kind …

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Adviser of Note Monica Rodriguez 48:19

2+ y ago48:19

48:19

Monica Rodriguez – known to her students as M-rod – is the yearbook adviser at Gulliver Preparatory Upper School in Pinecrest, Florida. All of Monica's three staffs – the Reflections literary magazine, the Raider Voice news and and print magazine, and the Raider yearbook – received Crown and Pacemaker Finalist recognition in 2021. It's particularly…

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NSPA Pioneer Leland Mallett, Mansfield Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas 52:33

2+ y ago52:33

52:33

When NSPA announced the three 2021 recipients of their prestigious Pioneer Award and Jim saw long-time friend Leland Mallett on the list, he knew he wanted Leland to come on the podcast again. In this episode, Jim and Leland chat about what this award means to Leland, how the yearbook world has changed over his 22-year career, and what the last two…

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Rising Star Carly Gates, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida 38:41

2+ y ago38:41

38:41

When JEA announced their 2021 Rising Stars and three Walsworth Yearbooks advisers were on the list, Jim Jordan knew he had to get them on his podcast. His third and final interview was with Carly Gates, from Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida. If you haven't already, be sure to check out the previous interviews wit…

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Rising Star Joanna Chadwick, Derby High School, Derby, Kansas 49:45

2+ y ago49:45

49:45

When JEA announced their 2021 Rising Stars and three Walsworth Yearbooks advisers were on the list, Jim Jordan knew he had to get them on his podcast. His second interview was with Joanna Chadwick, the yearbook adviser at Derby High School in Derby, Kansas. If you haven't already, be sure to check out the previous interview with Rising Star Laurel …

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Rising Star Laurel Wicke, Drake Middle School, Arvada, Colorado 39:32

2+ y ago39:32

39:32

When JEA announced their 2021 Rising Stars and three Walsworth Yearbooks advisers were on the list, Jim Jordan knew he had to get them on his podcast. His first interview was with Laurel Wicke, the yearbook adviser at Drake Middle School in Arvada, Colorado. Stay tuned this week for interviews with two more JEA Rising Stars.…

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Adviser of Note Karen Johnson, Kearney High School, Kearney, Missouri 53:45

2+ y ago53:45

53:45

Karen Johnson, MJE, always knew she wanted to be a teacher and a coach. When she started college, she realized that social studies (which often seems to go hand-in-hand with coaching) wasn't really for her. It wasn't long before she switched to English, then added a journalism minor. Since then, she's been a yearbook adviser at tiny schools and at …

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Bobby Hawthorne and the Writing Process 1:07:14

3y ago1:07:14

1:07:14

Bobby Hawthorne is a master storyteller and journalist. He's well known in the scholastic journalism world, and can frequently be found teaching at journalism workshops and seminars. In this episode, Hawthorne and your host, Jim Jordan, share what it takes to be a good journalist and tell a great story in your yearbook. You can find more episodes o…

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Yearbook Adviser of Note Liz Luna, Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, North Carolina 1:05:51

3y ago1:05:51

1:05:51

Elizabeth Luna sort of happened into graphic design, then wanted more, and now she's the yearbook adviser at a school that just won its first Pacemaker. She shared their journey over the last several years, and what it's like being the adviser of a small yearbook program. You can read more about this Adviser of Note on our blog.…

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Adviser of Note Ronna Sparks Woodward, Liberty North High School, Liberty, Missouri 52:52

3y ago52:52

52:52

Here it is! The official 50th episode! And what a great person to interview. Ronna Sparks-Woodward loves yearbooks. She knew while she was still in high school that she wanted to be a teacher, and specifically that she wanted to be a yearbook adviser. She has turned her passion for a yearbooks into a career, and shares the insights she's gained on …

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Our 50th Episode 4:01

3y ago4:01

4:01

It's our 50th episode! Today, we're sharing a mini-episode to reflect on where this podcast has taken us since we launched in 2018. Thank you to everyone who has been on this podcast journey with Jim and the Walsworth Yearbooks Podcast Network.By Walsworth Yearbooks with host Jim Jordan

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A Family Affair 59:44

3+ y ago59:44

59:44

A few weeks ago, host Jim Jordan read two articles on the Walsworth Yearbooks blog about covering controversial topics in a yearbook. Those two articles were written by a father/daughter yearbook team, which sparked the idea for this episode. Jim Jordan was a yearbook adviser for 35 years, and during that time all three of his children were on his …

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Promote Yourself and Your Yearbook 45:08

3+ y ago45:08

45:08

In this extra special episode, Ask Mike and Yearbook Chat with Jim team up to talk about promoting your yearbook! Hosts Mike Taylor, CJE, and Jim Jordan are joined by three members of the Walsworth marketing team, Jenica Hallman, CJE, Jimmy Gilligan and Sarah Scott. They share tips for writing press releases, ideas for promoting your yearbook, and …

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JEA Special Recognition Adviser Tiffany Kopcak, Colonial Forge High School, Stafford, Virginia 57:42

3+ y ago57:42

57:42

Tiffany Kopcak was recently named JEA's H.L. Hall Yearbook Adviser of the Year Special Recognition Adviser. Her staff's 2020 yearbook was one of host Jim Jordan's favorite volumes, and they're known for their willingness to go in new directions for coverage and design. Listen in to hear more about her love of her home state Virginia and how her yea…

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Rising Star Patty Gomez, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 50:05

3+ y ago50:05

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Patty Gomez has led an interesting life, and it's given her a unique perspective on education. She is the yearbook adviser at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was recently named a JEA Rising Star for her commitment to scholastic journalism. In this interview, Patty shares a little bit about growing up in Venezuela, her work in che…

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Rising Star Heather Rice, One School of the Arts, Longwood, Florida 43:21

3+ y ago43:21

43:21

For the first episode of 2021, host Jim Jordan interviews JEA Rising Star Heather Rice, from One School of the Arts in Longwood, Florida. Rising Star trophies are awarded to advisers who are in their first five years of advising and have shown great dedication to scholastic journalism. Heather took over a yearbook program that had previously been r…

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Adviser of Note Emily Arnold, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas 45:54

3+ y ago45:54

45:54

In this episode, host Jim Jordan chats with November 2020 Adviser of Note Emily Arnold. Listen to her story about how she built two different award-winning publications programs and how she is coping with in-person teaching and advising this year.By Walsworth Yearbooks with host Jim Jordan

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Making the Best of It During the Global Pandemic 1:34:35

3+ y ago1:34:35

1:34:35

On today’s episode, host Jim Jordan discusses the ways yearbook staffs continue to manage, create and sometimes even thrive in the midst of a pandemic. He spoke with five yearbook advisers from four high schools all over the country to listen to their stories about yearbook during COVID-19. Ashley Dias, Americas High School, El Paso, Texas Susan Co…

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Adviser of Note Susan McNulty, J.W. Mitchell High School, Trinity, Florida 1:02:10

4y ago1:02:10

1:02:10

Susan McNulty became a yearbook adviser early in her career as a teacher, but budget cuts tore her away from the role. Years later, she took over the J.W. Mitchell yearbook program the same year her daughter served as editor-in-chief (the outgoing adviser had assigned the roles before McNulty took over). She took over a strong yearbook program, and…

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Adviser of Note Susan Massy, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas 57:18

4y ago57:18

57:18

Susan Massy has been advising yearbooks for more than 30 years, and most of that has been at her current school. Yearbooks produced under her guidance have won many awards. In this interview with Jim Jordan, Massy discusses how much she struggled her first year, what made her come back to a second year, and the one big thing that made her yearbook …

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Adviser of Note Michelle Shue – Out of the life raft and on to bridge building (as the new year begins) 52:39

4y ago52:39

52:39

2020 has been an odd year for everyone. We've all had to learn to navigate brand-new challenges. For Michelle Shue and her yearbook staff at Davie County High School in Mocksville, North Carolina. Like many schools around the country, they didn't have much warning when they learned they wouldn't be returning to the classroom. With their final deadl…

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Adviser of Note Kathy Beers, Timber Creek High School, Fort Worth, Texas 1:01:40

4y ago1:01:40

1:01:40

Kathy Beers, from Timber Creek High School in Fort Worth, Texas, exudes creativity. She’s known for always having ideas, and her successful yearbook marketing tactics have been shared with schools all over the country. In this episode, host Jim Jordan talks to Kathy about her roundabout journey to yearbook and where she gets all her great ideas.…

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Adviser of Note: Jonathan Dixon, Corsicana High School, Corsicana, Texas 1:01:36

4y ago1:01:36

1:01:36

We're excited to introduce you to the March Adviser of Note! Johnathan Dixon is the yearbook adviser at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas. His staff is known for their incredible photography skills, and it's not unusual for them to place in the Walsworth Yearbooks Photo Contest. In this episode, host Jim Jordan talks photography, building a…

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Adviser of Note: Brad Cook, Gresham High School, Gresham, Oregon 1:01:24

4+ y ago1:01:24

1:01:24

By Walsworth Yearbooks with host Jim Jordan

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Level Up Update #1 with Har-Ber High School, Springdale, Arkansas 34:54

4+ y ago34:54

34:54

By Walsworth Yearbooks with host Jim Jordan

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Rising Stars Part 2: Vanessa Martinez, Samantha Lasarow and Bridgette Norris 1:24:19

4+ y ago1:24:19

1:24:19

By Walsworth Yearbooks with host Jim Jordan

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JEA Rising Stars, Part 1: Leigh Rogers, Angie Wolfe and Dan Sidwell 1:30:40

4+ y ago1:30:40

1:30:40

In this episode, host Jim Jordan honors three of Walsworth's six advisers named a 2019 JEA Rising Star! Listen to his interview with Leigh Rogers of Hermann High School, Missouri; Angie Wolfe of Burke High School in Omaha, Nebraska; and Dan Sidwell of Freedom High School in Tampa, Florida. Check back next week as Jim completes his Rising Stars inte…

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Adviser of Note: Darren Thomas, Saugus High School, Santa Clarita, California 51:40

4+ y ago51:40

51:40

By Walsworth Yearbooks with host Jim Jordan

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JEA Adviser of the Year Becky Tate, Shawnee Mission North High School, Mission, Kansas 56:40

4+ y ago56:40

56:40

We already knew Becky Tate, CJE, is amazing. She's been at Shawnee Mission North High School in Mission, Kansas, for 31 years and many of her yearbook students have gone on to become journalism advisers themselves. Now that her awesomeness is being recognized in a new way - she was just named JEA's 2019 H.L. Hall Yearbook Adviser of the Year - we'r…

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Live at the NHSJC Washington, DC 51:32

4+ y ago51:32

51:32

Not able to make it to the NHSJC in Washington, D.C. this year? Did you attend but want even more? Want to revisit fond memories? Listen to this episode of Yearbook Chat with Jim, recorded live from the Fall 2019 convention in Washington, D.C. Jim interviewed JEA President Sarah Nichols, Convention Chair Meghan Percival, and the editorial staff of …

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BONUS: Julia Satterthwaite and the Monta Vista High School yearbook editors – part 1 35:37

4+ y ago35:37

35:37

Julia Satterthwaite, MJE, just handled her first big deadline as a yearbook adviser. She’s advised other publications for several years, but host Jim Jordan is following her journey for the first year advising at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. This is the first check-in episode. He’ll continue to follow Julia and her staff’s prog…

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Adviser of Note: Pat Monroe, Burges High School, El Paso, Texas 55:28

4+ y ago55:28

55:28

Pat Monroe has been an adviser at Burges High School in El Paso, Texas, for 29 years. During that time, her staffs have won many awards for their yearbook. This month’s adviser of note shared her background, including her previous career as a broadcast journalist, and what working with yearbook staffs means to her. You can learn more and see pictur…

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Julia Satterthwaite, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino California, Takes on the Challenge of Creating a Yearbook 57:58

4+ y ago57:58

57:58

Julia Satterthwaite recently made some big changes in her life. She and her family recently moved from Michigan to California. In her new job at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California, she added "yearbook adviser" to her list of roles for the first time. Follow along all year as host Jim Jordan checks back in with this experienced journal…

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How Can I Level Up My Yearbook? 53:15

4+ y ago53:15

53:15

In this special WYPN crossover episode, host Jim Jordan teams up with Mike Taylor, of the Ask Mike podcast, to talk about leveling up your yearbook! They bring in yearbook experts do discuss the possibilities and ways yearbook staffs can make improvements. They also speak to advisers and staffs about the ways they want to Level Up their yearbooks f…

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Becky Tate, Shawnee Mission North High School, Mission, Kansas, Has an Amazing Yearbook Community 56:40

5y ago56:40

56:40

Becky Tate, CJE, is in a position many journalism advisers would envy. She and the four other high school publications teachers in her district all get along. It probably helps that one of those four is her husband and two are former students. Becky has advised some incredible, award-winning yearbooks during her three decades at Shawnee Mission Nor…

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Leah Waters and Neelam Borah – An Incredible Gift of Life 55:36

5y ago55:36

55:36

When Neelam Borah fell seriously ill her freshman year of college, she soon learned she needed a new kidney. She received that kidney within a few weeks from someone she'd never met. Leah Waters is a high school journalism teacher in Texas, which is how she heard about Neelam's need. Leah saved Neelam's life, and their shared love of writing contin…

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What Was New in Year Two? 1:18:15

5y ago1:18:15

1:18:15

Way back in season one of Yearbook Chat with Jim, host Jim Jordan interviewed six yearbook advisers who had just wrapped up their first year of advising. Five of these yearbook advisers are still at it. For the start of season 3, Jim checked back in with those five to see how they're doing and what they expect as they head into their third year of …

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Yearbook Adviser of Note: Dow Tate, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas 49:07

5y ago49:07

49:07

By the time he reached high school, Dow Tate was already a contributor to his local newspaper. That’s how much he was meant to work in journalism. Dow is now the publications adviser at Shawnee Mission East in Prairie Village, Kansas. Jim named him the May Adviser of Note, and it's difficult to imagine someone more deserving. Dow's students speak h…

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Courtney Hanks and the University High School yearbook editors – part 3 58:24

5y ago58:24

58:24

Host Jim Jordan has been checking in with Courtney Hanks and the yearbook staff of University High School in Orange City, Florida all year. This final check-in, done in May, catches the graduating seniors right before they move on to the next stage and next year's staffers before they take over their new roles.…

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Adviser of Note: Vanessa Martinez, El Dorado High School, El Paso, Texas, is Not Competitive at All 49:50

5y ago49:50

49:50

In this episode, Jim Jordan talks with Vanessa Martinez of El Dorado High School in El Paso, Texas. She shares her journey from high school journalism, to college, to professional journalist, then finding her place as a scholastic journalism educator. She shares what it was like to follow in the footsteps of a well-liked, award-winning adviser, how…

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Parkland Speaks: Live from CSPA 52:28

5+ y ago52:28

52:28

Recorded live at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Spring Convention, host Jim Jordan sat down with yearbook adviser Sarah Lerner and students who survived the February 14, 2018 tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In the weeks following the shooting that left 17 dead, Lerner was approached about putting tog…

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