An International Outlook Leads to Opportunity
Join us to meet Michelle Durham, who was named the College of Humanities’ 2025-26 Alumna of the Year in recognition of her distinguished career as a media executive.
In some ways, Michelle Durham can trace her career as a television executive back to a flight to Paris she took as a college student. When she got off the plane, she thought, “Yep, this is where I’m supposed to be.” Until she was there, studying abroad felt out of touch, but suddenly she could see how her world was going to open up beyond Arizona. After graduating with a degree in French and Communication, including an internship at Arizona Public Media, she started her television career in Los Angeles, working in research with the marketing team for the international side of CBS. Her interests in language, culture and business all came together along her career journey, including her current position as Senior Vice President of Programming for Warner Bros. Discovery.
