
Tristen Kissack is a graduate student of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He completed his undergraduate studies at UIUC and Parkland College, earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism and an associate’s degree in mass communications, respectively.
For the past three years, he’s served as the Site Manager/Editor-in-Chief of The Champaign Room, SB Nation’s home for Illinois Athletics coverage. He’s also spent time as Executive Producer, Director and Host of Illini Sports Night, a weekly, student-run Illinois Athletics broadcast. Through UIUC, he acted as a Teacher’s Assistant for an introductory journalism course for multiple semesters. At Illinois Public Media, he assisted in uploading content to Illinois Newsroom’s website and social media platforms as a Digital Production Intern.
NOTABLE WORK
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Illinois upsets No. 7 Penn State in historic 9-OT game
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Illinois Football Player Hosts Free Kids Camp
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A Groundbreaking Self-Driving Test Track Could Be Coming To Central Illinois
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Restoring History
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Illinois’ late-game heroics snap 15-game losing streak to Wisconsin
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Illinois upsets No. 6 Wisconsin, 24-23