Remembering TROY alum, WSFA 12 News Director Desmond Wingard

Wingard was a trusted mentor and supporter of students and graduates of the Hall School of Journalism and Communication.

Wingard was a trusted mentor and supporter of students and graduates of the Hall School of Journalism and Communication.

Desmond “Des” Wingard, a Troy University alum and News Director at WSFA 12 News in Montgomery, passed away Oct. 30, surrounded by his family at the age of 46, following a battle with cancer. 

Wingard, a 2000 TROY graduate, was recognized as the inaugural recipient of the TrojanVision Spotlight Award for Local News for his…

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TROY donates broadcast equipment in wake of fire at Booker T. Washington Magnet School

Aaron Taylor, TV production coordinator, shows one of the cameras donated to Booker T. Washington Magnet School broadcast teacher Richard Williams.

Aaron Taylor, TV production coordinator, shows one of the cameras donated to Booker T. Washington Magnet School broadcast teacher Richard Williams.

When Booker T. Washington student Aylon Gipson learned that his school had been destroyed by an Aug. 18 fire, his heart sank. Gone was the broadcast equipment he had used and all the work he had produced over the last two years.

On Tuesday, thanks to a donation of five cameras, accessories, a sound board…

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