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Notableotable former Peace Corps Volunteers in Communications.
 


Ron Arias   Ron Arias, senior editor for People magazine and author of The Road to Tamazunchale (Peru 1963-64)
 
His Peace Corps experience helped Arias cover stories in developing countries across the Americas and Africa. Arias is an author and a senior editor for People magazine.
David Briscoe, chief correspondent of World Desk for Associated Press (Philippines 1966-70)
 
Dan Carney, reporter for Business Week (Benin 1983-85)
 
Karen DeWitt, producer, abcnews.com (Ethiopia 1966-68)
 
Thomas Dine, President, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Philippines 1962-64)
 
Judy Dugan, assistant editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times (Philippines 1966-68)
 
Josh Friedman, correspondent for Newsday (Costa Rica 1964-66)
 
Kathleen Ingley, reporter for the Arizona Republic (Senegal 1972-75)
 
Al Kamen, writes In the Loop column in the Washington Post (Dominican Republic 1967-69)
 
Robert Laird, op-ed page editor for N.Y. Daily News (Somalia 1962-63)
 
Michael Maidenberg, Pulitzer prize-winning publisher and vice president and chief program officer of the Knight Foundation (India 1964-66)
 

Chris Matthews   Chris Matthews, host of NBC's Hardball (Swaziland 1968-70)
 
Chris Matthews is a national columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and host of NBC's Hardball.
Jim Morrill, reporter for the Charlotte Observer (Togo 1973-76)
 
Bruce Nussbaum, editorial page editor for Business Week (Philippines 1966-69)
 
Henry Muller, editorial director for Time, Inc. (Ethiopia 1968-69)
 
Maureen Orth, special correspondent for Vanity Fair (Colombia 1964-66)
 
Ann O'Hanlon, reporter for the Washington Post (Ecuador 1986-88)
 
Michelle Press, managing editor for Scientific American (Malawi 1962-64)
 
Howard Seftel, restaurant critic for the Arizona Republic (Senegal 1972-75)
 
Peter Stinton, enterprise senior writer for the San Francisco Chronicle (Iran 1969-1971)
 
Jonathan Weisman, White House correspondent for the Baltimore Sun (Guinea-Bissau and Philippines 1988-90)
 
William Wong, columnist for the San Francisco Examiner (Philippines 1967-68)
 
  

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