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Chris Kohley: Experience comes in the field

November 3, 2020

Internships and on-campus staff positions has provided  WKU Photojournalism Senior Chris Kohley experience and opportunities to advance his skills beyond the classroom. Interning for the the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA Today-Network Wisconsin, and this summer’s internship at the St. outs Post-Dispatch has helped propel him towards graduation. Chris as also been on staff at the College Heights Herald and currently photographs for the Western Kentucky University’s Athletics program.  Here are a few of his images from the past year.

 

Dolly Jo Heath takes a moment to visit her nephew Cpl. James E. Carter who served in the Persian Gulf at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis on Friday, May 22, 2020.

WKU forward Ansley Cate (20) falls on top of Southern Miss forward Ariel Diaz (3) while fighting for the ball at the WKU soccer complex on Sept. 21, 2019.

WKU’s Sophia Cerino (23) celebrates a point with Lauren Matthews (5) in a match against the UTSA Roadrunners at WKU Hilltoppers, October 20, 2019 in Diddle Arena.

WKU center Seth Joest (67) readies himself in the locker room before taking on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles on November 23, 2019 in Hattiesburg, Miss.

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