give them diet coke and cigs and they dont stop

notable unc alumni

Richard Adler Composer and lyricist Russell Banks Novelist and poet Furman Bisher 1938 Journalism Sportswriter and editor Edgar Bowers Poet Taylor Branch Author and historian Poppy Z. Brite Novelist Frank Bruni Food critic for the New York Times Hayden Carruth 1943 Journalism Poet and winner of the National Book Award Cid Corman Poet and translator Sarah Dessen Writer and author Clyde Edgerton Novelist Lawrence Ferlinghetti 1941 Journalism Poet and publisher Thomas Fleming Writer and founding editor of neo-confederate journal Southern Partisan Shelby Foote - Did not graduate Historian and novelist Charles Frazier Novelist Peter Gammons Sportswriter and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Brent Glass Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History Gail Gregg 1975 Journalism Artist, photographer and journalist Paul Green Playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner Alexander Julian Fashion designer Donald Justice Poet Kermit Hunter Playwright Richard Kern Photographer Randall Kenan Writer Paul R. Laird Musicologist Amon Liner Poet and playwright Howard Little Artist Ben Long Artist Tristan Louis 1993 Journalism Author and journalist Jeff MacNelly Editorial cartoonist William Matthews Poet Armistead Maupin Novelist Michael McFee Poet Richard McKenna Novelist Lawrence Naumoff Novelist Walker Percy Novelist Vermont C. Royster 1935 Journalism Former editor of the Wall Street Journal James Surowiecki Journalist for The New Yorker Ami Vitale Photographer and journalist Thomas Wolfe Novelist Tom Wicker 1948 Journalism Author and New York Times journalist C. Vann Woodward Historian Jonathan Yardley Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic for the Washington Post Jim Yardley Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter

Whit Bissell Actor Lewis Black Economics Comedian and playwright Marty Brennaman Sportscaster David Brinkley - Did not graduate Television journalist Howie Carr 1973 Journalism Radio personality Meg Christian Singer and founder of lesbian record company, Olivia Dan Cortese Actor and TV personality Billy Crudup Actor Michael Cumpsty Actor Rick Dees Radio personality and composer of novelty song “Disco Duck” Laurie Dhue TV news anchor, reporter Woody Durham Sportscaster and voice of the Tar Heels Melissa Claire Egan Soap opera actress John Forsythe Actor Louise Fletcher Actress Rick Fox Actor Peter Gammons Sportscaster and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Andy Griffith Actor, comedian, writer, and producer George Grizzard Actor Brian Hargrove American TV writer and producer Kit Hoover Television personality Liza Huber Soap opera actress Kwame Jackson Finished third in “The Apprentice” Ken Jeong Actor and comedian Darwin Joston Actor Carl Kasell Radio personality Charles Kuralt Journalist Kay Kyser Popular bandleader, radio personality, and movie actor in the 1930s and 1940s Jim Lampley Sportscaster Nathaniel Lande Founding director of TIME-life films Sharon Lawrence Emmy Award nominated actress Michael Louden Actor Jeff MacNelly Creator of Shoe comic strip Chris Matthews - Did not graduate Television personality and speechwriter for President Carter Tift Merritt Singer Mick Mixon Sportscaster and voice of the Carolina Panthers Wes Moss Contestant on “The Apprentice 2” who now teaches at Emory University. Roger Mudd Journalist and broadcaster Oliver Pop singer David Olney - Did not graduate Musician Jack Palance 1949 Actor (transferred to Stanford and graduated from there) Michael Piller Writer for and Co-Creator of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager Peyton Reed Director of Bring It On and The Break-Up Jeff Richards Actor and comedian Stuart Scott 1987 Radio, Television & Motion Pictures Sportscaster Rick Sebak WQED personality Jay Thomas Actor and winner of Emmy Award for portraying “Jerry Gold” in “Murphy Brown” Hughes Winborne Film editor and 2005 Academy Award-nominee for Crash