Three Asbury University alumni (Rosie Gary ’20, Kevin Maldonado ’24, and DT Slouffman ’97) earned national recognition by winning Emmy Awards for their contributions to NBC’s coverage of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.
Their work helped secure multiple Emmy Awards at the 2025 Sports Emmy ceremony. These wins highlight the continued success of Asbury’s Media Communication graduates in national broadcast media.
Gary played a key role in NBC’s Olympic coverage. She worked in digital media and production coordination, helping to plan and execute large-scale broadcasts.
She reflected on the experience in a recent University feature, sharing that the project demanded “a lot of behind-the-scenes hours, planning, and real-time decision-making with an incredible team.” Her success builds on the strong, practical foundation she gained at Asbury and the support of its active alumni network.
Just a year after graduation, Maldonado contributed to the Emmy-winning effort as a remote video logger for NBC. His role involved bookmarking and organizing video clips from Olympic events to help producers assemble highlight reels and recap packages.
“My role for NBC’s coverage of the Olympics was as a remote video logger,” Maldonado said. “It was a short but fun, exciting, and flexible role where I found myself bookmarking and logging a lot of the exciting events during that summer.”
Maldonado’s work shows that recent graduates can make valuable contributions to high-level media productions right out of college.
Slouffman won two Emmy Awards as a supervising producer at NBC/Peacock. He led the network’s highlights unit, which earned recognition for Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event and Outstanding Interactive Experience. Slouffman has won a total of 12 Emmy Awards, including these two.
Asbury students and alumni have been involved in the broadcast of 17 Olympics for groups including NBC, BBC, CBN, GLOBO (Brazil), the European Broadcast Union and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
The Olympics has provided Asbury students and alumni with an inside view of the largest television production in the world. Students get the opportunity to be mentored by media professionals from around the world, see cutting-edge technology, and have a cross-cultural experience.
Last July, Asbury University received recognition as the nation’s first ARRI Certified Film School, joining the ranks of a select few other institutions around the world. Last year, Asbury students worked on “Mr. Manhattan,” a feature film shot (on two ARRI cameras) in Kentucky and New York. Produced by Brady Nasfell ’93 and written by Andrea Gyertson ’95 Nasfell, the film premiered last May at the Kentucky Theatre and is available through Great American Pure Flix.
“We prepare our students with the highest-level cameras and related film gear in the industry within an incredible facility that includes backlots, sound stages, Atmos audio, and virtual production,” said Dean of the School of Communication Arts Dr. Jim Owens ’79. “Adding professional experience opportunities to this combination produces Asbury media students who are well-prepared to enter the film industry.”
The Asbury University Media, Journalism, & Digital Storytelling Department offers majors in Media Communication and Multimedia Journalism with a new Online major in Multimedia Design. Graduate programs include the MFA in Screenwriting; the MFA in Film & Television Production; the M.A. in Communication; the M.A. in Digital Storytelling; and the M.A. in Instructional Design, Innovation & Leadership. Learn more.