Paul Gutierrez, '94 BA Communication Studies, worked as a reporter for Sports Illustrated from 1995 to 1998. Following that, he joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a sportswriter from 1998 to 1999. He then moved to the Los Angeles Times, where he worked as a sportswriter from 1999 to 2005. From 2005 to 2010, he was a senior writer at the Sacramento Bee. Afterward, he became the Raiders and A’s Insider for CSN Bay Area from 2010 to 2013. Since 2013, he's been a reporter covering the Raiders and 49ers for ESPN. Gutierrez is the author of several books, including Tales From The Dodgers Dugout (2005), 100 Things Raiders Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (2014), and If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Raiders Sideline, Locker Room and Press Box (2021), co-authored with Lincoln Kennedy. He has also served as a voter for the Baseball Hall of Fame from 2009 to 2022 and is currently a selector for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, starting in 2023.

LaTosha (McGill) Strickland, '04 BA Communication Studies, is a mindset transformational life coach, motivational speaker, and mentor. She helps individuals identify and change limiting beliefs and thought patterns, ultimately cultivating a more positive and productive mindset to achieve their goals by working through personal challenges and developing new strategies to overcome obstacles in their life. Through her work, Strickland coaches individuals and groups and also does speaking engagements.