Elizabeth Willis Frogge

Elizabeth Willis Frogge is a faculty member at the Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, where she serves as Assistant News Director at KOMU-TV and teaches television journalism courses, including TV Reporting 2. She returned to the institution in 2010 and has played a key role in editorial leadership and curriculum development, notably helping redesign the broadcast curriculum in 2021.

Her educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism, earned in 1999.

• Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism, Missouri School of Journalism, 1999

Frogge's professional and academic work centers on broadcast journalism, television news production, and journalism education. She has a strong focus on women in sports media and has contributed to national conversations through her mentorship of students in the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM). Her early career covering Hurricane Katrina and Gulf Coast recovery brought recognition from the New Orleans Press Club and the Associated Press.

Frogge has been recognized with several honors, including the Reynolds Faculty Fellowship and selection for the Mizzou Fellows Program, reflecting her contributions to teaching and professional practice.

• Award from New Orleans Press Club
• Award from Associated Press
• Reynolds Faculty Fellowship
• Mizzou Fellows Program

She advises and co-founded the student chapter of the Association for Women in Sports Media, supporting student development and scholarship. Though no formal grants are listed, her leadership roles in faculty fellowships and curriculum innovation suggest active involvement in academic and professional advancement initiatives.

Frogge is embedded in the operational newsroom of KOMU-TV, the university’s NBC affiliate, where she helps guide daily news decisions and student training in a real-world broadcast environment. Her dual role bridges academic instruction with professional journalism practice.