2026 Cronkite Alumni Hall of Fame Induction

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University inducted global communications director Adam Kress into the alumni hall of fame on Friday, November 6, 2026. Kress earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Cronkite School in 2002. As a student, he interned at the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune, and also served as a reporter and city editor for the ASU student newspaper, The State Press. Kress has served on ASU’s Student Media Advisory Board since 2011 and as the board chair since 2017. The board helps oversee student-run media organizations, The State Press and Blaze Radio.