Stephen Kairalla helps run the school’s Graduate Program in Advanced News Producing and is in charge of scholastic journalism outreach. Additionally, Prof. Kairalla is the founder of the Lee Caplin School’s daily student-produced television newscast. Prior to starting at FIU in 2020, he spent 16 years as executive producer for the morning newscast “Today in Florida” and served as the entry-level hiring manager for WSVN 7News. He has a master’s degree in journalism from FIU, and a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism and economics from the University of Miami.