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Name: Richard D. Hadley
Degree and Year: BJ '70 (News-Editorial)
Title: Publisher, Specialized Business Content
Company: UCG
Web Site: http://www.ucg.com/
City and State: Rockville, Md.

Richard D. Hadley, BJ '70

What do you do now?
I direct a program to provide information and guidance through white papers for business leaders in the energy, telecom, funeral service, investment and health care industries.

How did the news-editorial sequence prepare you for what you do now?
I think the hands-on experience and writing stories on a deadline really helped me. Getting to write real stories about real people for the real world puts you in a mindset that helps you to be successful.

What is your favorite J-School memory?
When I went to school I really got put in the middle of a lot of action. I got to cover the anti-war protests and demonstrations for Vietnam. I also got to cover the Columbia free press controversy protests and the march to Jefferson City.

Is there a lesson that you learned through the School that has stuck with you up until now?
Go out and ask a hell of a lot of questions and prize your independence as a journalist.

What's next for DecisionHealth?
My goal is to help bring DecisionHealth into the world of electronic news dissemination in a more flexible and forcible way that we have now.

What did you want to be when you were a kid?
I wanted to be an astronomer until I took calculus and started working on the student newspaper.

What advice would you give to current journalism students?
Cover everything you can. Write as much as you can and interview everyone who will let you. The more you can do those things, the better off you will be.

What does the Journalism School mean to you now?
The J-School is a benchmark in training, education and socialization in journalism nationwide.

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