Pat Hastings

Distinguished Teaching Faculty Patricia Hastings joined SJMC in 1998. A graduate of SJMC, she specialized in video and audio journalism and was responsible for overseeing the Badger Report, a live streamed student produced newscast, which received many awards for student work. She also taught Long Form Video Journalism, Reporting Principles and Practices, Storytelling Through Sound and the Colloquium. Prior to joining SJMC, Hastings worked in radio and television news in several major markets both as a reporter and producer. She owned her own media consulting firm and still produces independent videos and streamed video events. She retired from SJMC in 2022 but still teaches a course or two post-retirement. Hastings just was accepted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle for contributions to broadcasting.