Bart Graves
Northern Arizona University
Bart Graves, ’79 BA
(Telecommunication/Journalism), is Public Relations Manager for the Arizona
Department of Public Safety. Bart was born in Phoenix, but he grew up in Los
Angeles and came back to attend Northern Arizona University. Bart’s first job
out of college was news director of what was then KEOS Radio (now KVNA) in
Flagstaff. That job launched a 25-year career in radio and television
journalism. In 2005, Bart left the news media to accept a job as a
Communications Director for the State of Arizona. Also in 2005, NAU honored
Bart with the Robert Eunson award for outstanding achievement in Journalism. In
2008, Bart was elected to the NAU Alumni Association Board of Directors. He has
served two terms on the board. He is also alumni advisor to the Sigma Chi
fraternity chapter on the NAU campus.