Bob Barrickman is the sports director at WBVP and WMBA Radio in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, where he has covered high school, college and professional sports since 1980. His broadcasts of Geneva College football have been recognized by Achievement in Radio (AIR).
Bob was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 and received the “G” Award in 2012 from Geneva College for his quality performance and dedication to WBVP and WMBA over several years of service. In 2015, The Rochester Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce recognized Bob with a community service award for his long-time contributions toward youth sports and the community. Bob has broadcast over 60 high school (PIAA) state championship games.
Bob graduated from SRU with a degree in Communication in 1977. During his time at SRU, Bob served as a sports announcer and DJ at WNFT.
Bill Cummings
Bill Cummings is an Emmy award-winning news producer at WPTV-5 in West Palm Beach, where he was recently recognized as a runner-up for the 2019 Florida Associated Press “Best Producer” award. Bill earned an Emmy in 2018 in the “Evening Newscast” category and has been nominated three times.
With over thirty years of experience in the news industry, Bill started his career in print journalism at the York Dispatch/York Sunday as a news staff writer and contributing sports columnist. During this time, his team was honored with an award for a five-part enterprise series by the Associated Press. He moved into the television industry in 1990, holding positions both on air and behind the scenes at WHTM-TV 27 and WHP-TV 21 in Harrisburg. Bill has been in his current position at WPTV-5 since 1996.
Bill graduated from SRU in 1982, majoring in Communication, with dual minors in English and Geography. He is currently a member of and judge for the National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences.
Toye Wigley
Toye Wigley is a Marketing Director with the JPMorgan Chase & Co. marketing team and specializes in strategy, integrated marketing and stakeholder engagement. Partnering with a broad cross-functional team, she is responsible for developing marketing solutions to help improve and promote the financial health of the bank’s emerging millennials and low-/middle-income customer segments.
With more than 15 years of management consulting and marketing experience, Toye was responsible for product marketing at MasterCard Worldwide prior to joining JPMorgan Chase & Co. in 2011. Earlier in her career, she worked in the Strategy & Analysis group at Digitas and served as a management consultant at Deloitte and KPMG, respectively.
Before graduating from SRU with a degree in Public Administration and minor in Communication in 1996, Toye worked with University Programming Board, Student Government Association, and Black Action Society. Currently, Toye is a member of the American Marketing Association. Outside of work, Toye actively participates in the community, focusing on organizations and programs that help eliminate educational and gender disparities in underserved communities.
Andrew Gearhart
Andrew Gearhart is a news producer KCBS/KCAL in Los Angeles, the second-largest media market in the US. With nearly 20 years of experience in the news industry, Gearhart leads the KCAL9 News at Noon team, the top-rated midday newscast in LA.
Andrew started his career at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh after graduating from SRU with a B.A. in Communication in 2000. At age 24, Andrew became the producer for KDKA’s 6 p.m. newscast and was nominated for a regional Emmy before moving on to become a senior producer for the 11 p.m. KTNV newscast in Las Vegas from 2006-2009. He was nominated for additional regional Emmys between 2010 and 2013 while producing the 11 p.m. newscast and “Today in the Bay” at KNTV in San Francisco.
During his time at SRU, Andrew was the vice president for a student-run video production company on campus and worked as a radio host at WRCK. He is currently a member of the Writers Guild of America-West.
Terry Sullivan
Terry Sullivan is the recipient of the 2020 Jim Aronson Founder’s Award. While attending SRU, Terry majored in Speech & Theater, the predecessor of today’s Communication Department, and Secondary Education, but much of his time was spent in the WFNT radio studio where he served as the general manager from 1970-1972. During his time as GM, Terry played a vital role in the organization as it moved from North Hall to the Student Union. He helped develop the news department at the station, featuring ABC network news and community/campus remotes. The sports department grew to cover all home football and basketball games, as well as numerous away conference games. Coverage culminated with live reporting of the Alonzo Stagg Bowl in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
After SRU, Terry continued his passion for sales and worked in newspaper and radio advertising before beginning a successful 33-year career in the Railroad Industry, where he held various administrative positions. Terry credits his organizational and administrative skills to his days with WFNT.
