In this installment of GEMA TALKS with Rich Battista, we speak with Louise Lague (SLL '69) who has had a fascinating career as a journalist and author, including an 18-year career as an editor/writer at PEOPLE magazine where she wrote 42 cover stories including 28 on Princess Diana. She has also done freelance writing for many periodicals including the New York Times and Oprah Magazine and is the author of three books and is currently writing her first novel. She discusses her time at PEOPLE and her early days after college in Washington, DC as a reporter/columnist for the Washington Star. She also shares stories of campus life at Georgetown including the turmoil around racial injustice and the war in the late 1960's. She also discusses her later-career decision to get a masters in counseling and shares career advice.
GEMA TALKS is a podcast series from the Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance (GEMA), hosted by Georgetown University alumnus and GEMA Founder/Chairman, Rich Battista (B '86). In each episode, Rich welcomes a prominent Georgetown University alumnus working in the entertainment and media industry to discuss their career journey, their role in the industry, how the business has evolved and where it’s headed, how being a Hoya propelled them to their place within it and their advice for those looking to break into or rise up in the industry. Producers: Rich Battista and Alex Ghaffari; Music theme: Teddy Zambetti; Logo: Ross Patrick
