Archive for September 27th, 2019

UM News Silver Show for September 27, 2019

This week on UM News, you’ll find out what some Missoula students plan to do to bring more attention to climate change. You’ll also see why Missoula has a high national ranking when it comes to bicycling. And we’ll show what UM is doing to help fight hunger among school-age kids in the community. This newscast was directed by David Atkinson and produced by Griffin Rerucha.

UM News Maroon Show for September 27, 2019

This week on UM News, you’ll meet a student athlete who’s making history running on the UM women’s cross country team. Plus, you’ll find out how volunteers at the university are helping keep some Missoula kids from going hungry over the weekend. The newscast was produced by Griffin Rerucha and directed by David Atkinson.

June Eastwood

UM cross country runner June Eastwood raced on the Men’s team for three years, but this year she’s racing on the women’s team. June Eastwood was assigned male at birth but in middle school she realized that wasn’t who she really is. Eastwood went through a year of testosterone treatment to be eligible to compete under NCAA guidelines.

Reporter Tessa Nadeau talks to June about how she deals with all the media attention that the change has brought.