Alumni Podcasts

About the Project

During the Summer of 2022, rising senior Film Studies and Business Honors Dual-Major, Benjamin Asciutto designed an independent research project through the Office of Undergraduate Research's Summer Undergraduate Research Award. Building off a final project he completed in Television Analysis, Ben pitched the idea of developing a podcast series where he interviewed Pitt alumni working in various fields in the media industry to demystify how to transition from college to a media career. He used his experience with the Pitt in LA Study Away Program to interview several Pitt alumni working professionally in LA for this podcast series titled: Pitt in Hollywood. Ben's main goal was to show Pitt students that a career in the entertainment industry is possible by hearing the interesting stories of how Pitt alumni worked their way to having successful careers in Hollywood.

As the project continued beyond Ben's graduation in 2023, other students have joined and will conduct additional interviews for Season Two.