Notes from the Class of 1996

Brent Schrotenboer (Jour), an enterprise and investigative reporter for USA Today, won his 11th national top 10 writing award since 2014 from the Associated Press Sports Editors, including those he won in 2021 with colleagues in explanatory reporting, projects reporting and event coverage. He has been with USA Today since 2012 and lives in San Diego, California. He has won 20 APSE national top 10 awards since 2001.

Leslie Oliver (Jour) is director of media and external communications at Comcast NBCUniversal. Previously, she was the communications and policy director for U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter. After following her brother, David Oliver (Jour’91), to CU Boulder, Leslie lived in Washington, D.C., where she worked as a political consultant and with trade and nonprofit organizations. She is a CU football season ticket holder and recovering attorney, and has lived in Denver since 2000.

John Branch (MJour’96) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times. He is renowned for covering offbeat stories in the sporting world, from alligator hunting to wingsuit flying. He is the bestselling author of two books that have been featured multiple times in Best American Sports Writing and his most recent book will be released on June 1, 2021. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

John Branch (MJour) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. He’s renowned for covering the offbeat in the sporting world, from alligator hunting to wingsuit flying. He’s the bestselling author of two books that have been featured multiple times in Best American Sports Writing, and his most recent book was released on June 1, 2021. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sabine Kortals Stein (Bus, Mus’91; MJour) works closely with the dean of the College of Music and the assistant dean for concerts and communications. Additionally, she serves as editor of the college's annual magazine, and edits and contributes to other print and digital publications. She also serves on the College of Music’s diversity committee. Stein’s career comprises music journalism and for-profit and nonprofit communications.

Brent Schrotenboer (Jour), an enterprise and investigative reporter for USA Today, recently won three national top 10 writing awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for work he did in 2021. Schrotenboer has received 11 national top 10 awards since 2014. He has been with USA Today since 2012 and covers legal, business and social issues related to sports. He lives in San Diego, California.

Tracey Marx Bernstein (Jour) is an executive producer at Yahoo. She creates content in the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B) space, celebrating different cultures, identities and backgrounds.