Associate Professor Emeritus School of Journalism and Mass Communication Texas State University-San Marcos

I.   ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. 1994 University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Communication and Political Science
Dissertation: “Decision-Making in Television Newsrooms: The Rationale for Live-on-the-Scene News Reports”

M.A. 1982 Indiana University-Bloomington
Telecommunication
Thesis: “News/Talk Radio: Outside the Major Markets”

B.A. 1978 Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green
Mass Communication and Government
Summa Cum Laude

EXPERIENCE – ACADEMIA:

Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State University), associate professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 2000-2023

Southwest Texas State University, assistant professor, Department of Mass Communication, 1995-2000

Southwest Texas State University, instructor, Department of Mass Communication, 1993-1995

University of Tennessee, graduate teaching assistant, Department of Broadcasting, 1991-1993

University of Tennessee, instructor, Department of Broadcasting, 1990-1991

Western Kentucky University, assistant professor, joint appointment involving the Division of Media Services & Department of Communication & Broadcasting, 1987-1990

Western Kentucky University, instructor, Department of Journalism, 1986-1987

Indiana University, lecturer, Department of Journalism, 1981-1982

Indiana University, lecturer, Department of Telecommunications, 1980

Indiana University, associate instructor, Department of Telecommunications, 1979-1980.

EXPERIENCE – BROADCASTING:

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. News Director of all-news WUTK-AM, 1990-1991.

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY. News Director of WKYU-FM/ WDCL-FM, the university’s public radio service. 1986-1990.

Occasional reporting for National Public Radio (NPR). 1988.

WKYU-TV, Channel 24, Bowling Green, KY. Producer/Reporter of a documentary
segment in a program called “Inherit the Earth.” April 1990. Narrator of several programs relating to economic development: 1989-1990. Moderator of a live call-in television program on economics: April 1989.

Virginia News Network/WRNL-AM/WRXL-FM, Richmond, VA. Assignment editor/assistant news director. Morning drive network news anchor, writer and reporter.1983-1986.

WHAS-WAMZ Radio, Louisville, KY. Weekend news anchor. 1983.

WTTS-WGTC Radio, Bloomington, IN. Morning drive news anchor, writer and reporter. Public affairs director: producer of “Dialogue”—a daily talk show on current topics. 1980-1983.

WTTV-TV, Channel 4, Indianapolis, IN. Panelist on “Report from the Statehouse, “a weekly television program with Indiana’s Governor. 1980-1983.

WKLO-WCSN, Louisville, KY. Public affairs producer and afternoon news anchor, writer, reporter and deejay. 1977-1979

WBGN Radio, Bowling Green, KY. Program director and deejay. Also, handled promotions and production. 1974-1977.

WKAY-WGGC, Glasgow, KY. Deejay.1974.

COURSES TAUGHT:

Introduction to Mass Communication
Information Gathering and Analysis
Broadcast/Cable Programming
Broadcast Production
Writing for the Mass Media
Writing for the Electronic Media
Television News
Multimedia Design and Production
History of the Mass Media
Radio News
Basic Print Reporting
Broadcast Station Management

ORGANIZATIONS:

Honorary:
Kappa Tau Alpha/Communications Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha/Government Honor Society
Alpha Epsilon Rho/Broadcasting Honor Society

Professional:
Broadcast Education Association
Texas Association of Broadcast Educators
Radio Television Digital News Association
South Central Broadcasting Society

SERVICE:

University:
Academic Computing committee, 2000-2015; chair, 2003-2015
Campus Information Resource Advisory Council, 2003-2015
University Curriculum committee, 2008-2011
Administrative Systems Coordinating Council, 2003-2006
University Arts committee, 1995-2001
Faculty Senate liaison, 1999-2000
Member of Upper-Level Scholarship Selection Committee, Fine Arts & Communication, 1999-2000, 2004
SACS Self-Study Committee, Continuing Education/Distance Learning, 1997-1999
Edited videotape of Friends of SWT Arts visit to Czechoslovakia, Romania, Austria, April 1998
Faculty representative at College Day activities, Nov. 16, 1996 and Feb. 15, 1997
Edited videotape of student/faculty visit to Russia for distribution to members of Friends of SWT Arts, May 1996
Channel 19 advisory committee, 1995-1996

College:
Dean Summative Review committee, 2021
College Curriculum committee, 2009-2014

School/Departmental:
Electronic Media Program Coordinator, 1999-2023
Member of Curriculum and Policy Committee, 1999-2023; Chair, 2006-2018
Member of the Awards and Scholarships Committee, 1999-2023
Member of Personnel Committee, 1999-2023
Member of the Assessment Committee, 2008-2010
KTSW-FM advisory committee, 1993-1999, 2009-2023
Member of graduate faculty, 1996-2023

• Served on the project committee for Alannah Morales, who created a documentary titled “Black Voices Matter.” Spring 2021
• Served on the project committee for Aleny Ayala, who created a documentary titled “La Buena Gente.” Spring 2020
• Served on the project committee for Christina Noriega, who created a documentary titled “Women in Sports Reporting.” Fall 2019

Cable news adviser (Channel 19 News, News 23, Bobcat Update), 1993-2019

• • • • At the March 2019 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention in Corpus Christi, Bobcat Update won third place for Overall Excellence in television programming and for Newscast Video. Recognized were Aalyssa Carrillo, Kaylee Strub and Parker Rhea for their Nov. 28, 2018 newscast.
      • Catherine Leigh Claunch, Zach Butler, Chandler Watson and Bobcat Update (the TV News and Video Production crews) were awarded “finalist” certificates at the South Central Regional Broadcasting Society competition at the organization’s annual convention in October 2018. The South Central Broadcasting Society represents more than 30 colleges and universities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. In addition, Kristen Flowers and Stefan Whiteman were awarded a finalist certificate for hard news reporting in their coverage of the student government president’s impeachment and removal from office. Also, Orlando Williams and TeKeisha Johnson were finalists for their reporting on the women’s volleyball team.
      • In Dallas, the 2018 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association’s annual convention awarded several students winners in video and writing categories. The Bobcat Update news team won first place for its blog on Tumblr, and the team’s televised newscast featuring Matthew Harrington, Naomi Garza, Malcolm Thomas on Nov. 16, 2017 earned an honorable mention. Winning second place for sports anchoring was Kyle Spencer for his contribution to Bobcat Update on Nov. 8, 2017. The sports reporting of Orlando Williams and TeKeyshia Johnson won third place for their package on Texas State’s volleyball team. Tanner Murphy and Samanatha Wells won second place for their feature news report on the Arts Square Festival.
      • Isaac Garza, Dalia Yazmin Moreno, Niana Gutierrez-Simmons, Sam Isenberg, Jason Harris and Bobcat Update (the TV News and Video Production crews) were awarded “finalist” certificates at the South Central Region’s Broadcasting Society competition at the organization’s annual convention in October 2017. The South Central Broadcasting Society represents more than 30 colleges and universities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. In addition, Isaac Garza’s demo reel netted him a Grand Prize trophy!
      • The Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention had its annual convention in Dallas March 30-April 1. Texas State was well represented. In the television category, Bobcat Update won second place for a newscast featuring Angelique Gabrielle Paccione, Adam Carreno, Travis Tyler, Kelsey Favila and Rachel Willis. Sam Isenberg’s audition reel won first place in that category. Another first place winner, in the non-feature category, was Caitlin McDermott’s and Ryan Galvan’s report on the heavy debt that students carry. In the same category, Dalyah Jones and Katy Fordyce earned a second place award for their report on campus security. A second place award was also earned by Colleen Payne and Jarett Stewart for news feature reporting on the Wurstfest in New Braunfels. The sports feature reporting of Jacquelyn Carter and Thomas Abowd earned some recognition: a third place award for their reporting on pickle ball competition at the San Marcos Activity Center. In the non-feature sports category, Claire Kreuz and Chakadra Ward earned an honorable mention for their profile of a freshman volleyball player. Honorable mention also went to Adam Carreno for live TV news announcing.
      • Bobcat Update, our twice-weekly TV newscast with content produced by Dr. England’s TV News class and production handled by Dr. Niekamp’s Video Production class, won the Grand Prize at the South Central Broadcasting Society’s 2016 fall conference in Ft. Worth. Anchors of the award-winning newscast were Tara Pohlmeyer, Molly Dodge, Hannah Rucker and Matt Gurevitz. In addition, Sam Isenberg was a finalist in the Video News category for his story on Texas State reacting to the Campus Carry law…and Anthony Balladares was a finalist in the Video Sports Package category for his piece on Pro Day at Texas State.
      • At the April 2016 TIPA convention in Dallas, several students won the television categories: Sam Isenberg took second place in live news announcing; Marvin Parker Jr. won third place for sportscasting; Sarah Duran’s audition tape was second in that category. Four students won certificates for news feature reporting: Jimmy Preston and Evan Barrera took second place for Beards of Texas State while Jolina Okazaki and Austin Yeates won third for their Skate Park story. Honorable Mentions were also earned in two other categories: Veronica Ramirez for her documentary “Angels Among Us” and Geoffrey King and Dalyah Jones for their Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse PSA.
      • Among the finalists in video categories at the South Central Broadcasting Society’s annual conference in Oct. 2015 were Sarah Duran and Brandi Calhoun in the news feature category for CASA of Central Texas, Presley Fowler in the news feature category for Strutters Go Retro. In the sports package category, finalists were Chandler Voswinkel & Rebecca Rendon for Texas State Track and Marisa Ross & Kinaya Ware for new SMHS Stadium. Finalists in the television talent category for their demo reels were Caitlin Greenlee and Stephanie Diaz.
      • At the April 2015 TIPA convention in San Antonio: Presley Fowler won first place for live television announcing. Tyler Gaudin
        won first place for writing, producing and anchoring his sports segment on Bobcat Update. John Wilkinson, Emerald Salinas and Carlos Hernandez won third place for writing and anchoring the newscast, Bobcat Update. Marisa Ross and Kinaya Ware won first place for reporting, photography and editing of a non-feature sports report on the new stadium at San Marcos High School. Stephanie Diaz and Erin Cantu won first place for reporting, photography and editing of a non-feature news report on the delays associated with constructing the Aquarena Springs Drive overpass. Jordan Chavez and Caitlin Greenlee each won third place for their respective entries in the category of television news audition tape. Jeremy Goble won an honorable mention for his documentary about the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin.
      • Award winners at the 2014 South Central Regional Student Production Competition in Oklahoma City were Jordan Chavez – TV Talent Grand Prize; Drew Bryant – TV Sports Package Grand Prize; Bobcat Update, anchored by Jordan Chavez and Katelynn Duane- TV Newscast Finalist; Skye Wallace -TV Sports Package
        Finalist; Hallie Davis – Documentary, Honorable Mention: and Katelynn Duane – TV Talent, Honorable Mention.
      • At the 2014 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention, Skye Wallace won third place for live TV announcing. Bobcat Update won third place for Best Overall Newscast in Television. Valerie Kilgore, Zac Covey and Kali Conley shared anchoring duties and Max Anderson was executive producer. John Beck’s sportscast picked up an Honorable Mention. A report on San
        Marcos High School building its own football stadium won in the Sports Non-Feature category earning Drew Bryant and Kali Conley a third-place award. A second-place award for non-feature reporting went to Valerie Kilgore and Matt Uzick for their package on flooding at the Fish Camp tube rental. Valerie’s audition tape was also recognized, winning second place in that category, and Carlos Garcia’s demo reel netted an honorable mention for him.
      • Winners at the 2013 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention were: Price Newell & Aerin Carreno, 2nd Place for TV Sports Feature Story; Matt Boyd, 3rd Place for Television
        Sportscast; Chrisdyann Uribe, 3rd Place for TV Audition Tape; Daisy Saenz, HM for Television Audition Tape; Lynn Wegesa
        Anderson and Daisy Saenz, 3rd Place for TV Sports Non-Feature Story; ChristopherGreen & Cicely Cecily Fish, HM for TV News Feature Story.
      • TIPA, at its April 2012 convention in Corpus Christi, awarded Bobcat Update the first place award for Overall Newscast. Also, second place awards went to Kelsey Doyle and Monika Martinez for feature reporting and to Ashley Flores for her Audition Tape. Bobcat Update students were also picked up several third place awards and honorable mentions.
      • Students Kenn Zuniga and Jaclyn Doan won second place in feature reporting in regional competition of the National Broadcasting Society in November 2011. In April 2011, eleven TV news students won TIPA awards (Texas Intercollegiate Press Association) at the group’s annual convention. The best showing was Whitney Paul’s second place award for audition tape.
      • Bobcat Update won the Sweepstakes Award for overall excellence in television at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) convention in April 2010, which is the third time in five years that the television program has been recognized with the top award. TIPA individual awards went to several students, and the Bobcat Update newscasts and sportscasts took top honors.
      • Bobcat Update won the Sweepstakes Award for overall excellence in television at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) convention in April 2009. TIPA individual awards included First Place Television Sportscast for Cody Flack, Carter Snowden and Michael Gebhard; Second Place Audition Tape for Ramon Herrera; First Place Audition Tape for Tiffany Pelt; Honorable Mention Commercial, PSA, Promo for John Nemec; Third Place Feature Story for Dalton Sweat; Second Place Overall Newscast for CJ Morgan, Alex Heathman, Stephanie Kusy-Wilson and Deborah Rivera; Third Place and Honorable Mention Non-Feature Stories
        for Grant Martin and Keeya Bowman; and First Place Television Anchoring for Amy Lane. In addition, Grant Martin won Second Place Non-Feature Reporting in the Mark of Excellence competition sponsored regionally by the Society of Professional Journalists.
      • On March 20, 2008, Bobcat Update won First Place in the Mark of Excellence competition sponsored regionally by the Society of Professional Journalists. At the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) convention in April, students Christina Bernal and Katrina Solis won third place for their audition tape, Matt Butler and Epsilon Williams won second place for their sportscast, and Christina Thrash earned an honorable mention for Live TV Announcing.
      • At the 2007 convention of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA), Bobcat Update woAn the Sweepstakes Award for overall excellence in television. The newscast, Bobcat Update, won second place. Rita Garcia’s audition tape won first place and Ashley Whipple’s  won second place. A non-feature report about a citizen protest of a fatal police shooting — written and narrated by student Christian Grisales — won first place. Also winning first place was a feature story — written by Ana Maria Torres — that profiled a Muslim student at Texas State. An honorable mention went to Cyndy Karras for her live newscast anchoring.
      • Bobcat Update Sports with co-anchors Brant Freeman and Cameron Kushwara won first place in the 2006 TIPA competition. Bobcat Update News with anchors Michelle Barragan and Andrew Etuk won third place. Michelle Barragan’s audition tape took second place.
      • Emily Trout and Jeff Greer were first-place winner at the 2005 convention of TIPA. Emily won in the live competition as a TV news anchor, and Jeff’s audition tape won first in that category.  Also recognized at the convention were Brandi Sedita’s feature story on the “Doggy Park” (3rd place) and Loren Pospisil’s
        television mini-documentary on the Austin arts scene (2nd place). Erica Harpold’s audition tape was awarded an honorable mention.
      • Bobcat Update won the Sweepstakes Award for Overall Excellence in Television News at the 2004 TIPA convention. The newscast itself placed third in the state and eight different students won TIPA awards, including Frida Villalobos & Karla Perez for producing the newscast. Chad Hall won first-place for Sports Writing; April Bennett and Joel Keith won third place for Non-Feature Writing; Lauren Yanity and Chris Schmidt won
        third place for feature reporting; April Bennett won first place for Audition Tape; and second place for Audition Tape went to Crystal Kilgore.
      • At the 2003 convention of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA), student Tiffany Banks won first place for television news announcing and the program Bobcat Update won third place in newscast competition.
      • Bobcat Update was one of three finalists in nationwide competition for Video News Program at the annual convention of the National Broadcasting Society-AERho, March 2003
      • At the TIPA 2002 convention, five SWT students picked up awards for their work in TV news. Abby Robbin won second place for TV news announcing, and honorable mentions went to Amber Spurlock and David Goins for producing News 23, to Jaime Paxton for reporting a feature story on the college bookstore, and to Brock Eller for on-site sports writing.
      • At TIPA’s 2001 convention, SWT’s Robert Garza won second place for his audition tape.
      • News 23, a twice-weekly newscast, was awarded second place for journalism excellence at the annual TIPA convention in 2000.  Individual honors went to six students who competed in the categories of audition tape, sports writing, television announcing and non-feature reporting.
      • In 1999, News 23 was awarded second place in TIPA newscast competition. In addition, Studio B, a weekly talk show, won second-place in TIPA’s public affairs programming category. Individual honors went to students who competed in the categories of audition tape, non-feature story and sports.
      • A non-feature story on the Oct. 1998 floods in San Marcos won a first place award in district competition sponsored by the Southwest Journalism Congress. Sports reporting won first place in district competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists — SPJ’s Mark of Excellence award.
      • In 1997, News 23 was awarded second place in region 8 competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). News 23’s sportscast won first place in the same SPJ competition. Also, the sportscast won first place in statewide competition sponsored by the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association,1997.
      • In 1996, News 23 was awarded third place in statewide competition by the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, and five students were recognized in the categories of audition tape, television news writing, sports presentation live and sports writing.

Member of the Technology and Facilities committee, 1996-2006; chair, 1997-2006

Adviser of Kappa Tau Alpha, the national honorary society for mass communication and journalism scholars, 2002-present.  Co-adviser 1999-2001.

Member of a search committee to hire two faculty members to teach in the electronic media program, 2021

Chair of search committee to hire faculty member to teach in the public relations sequence, 2016

Chair of search committee to hire two faculty members to teach in the advertising sequence, 2016

Member of search committee to hire a faculty member to teach multimedia, 2014

Member of search committee to hire two advertising instructors, 2006

Member of search committee to hire a new director of the School of Journalism & Mass Communication, spring 2006

Chair of search committee to hire a faculty member to teach electronic media courses, 2004

Member of the Graduate Program committee, 2002-2004

Adviser, Student Chapter of the National Broadcasting Society-Alpha Epsilon Rho, 2002-2004

Adviser, Student Chapter of the Radio Television News Directors Association, 2001-2003

Chair of search committee to hire a faculty member to teach Visual Communication, 2002-2003

Member of search committee for System Supports Specialist, Fall 2001

Member of search committee for a Broadcast Lecturer, Spring 2001

Chair of search committee for KTSW Radio General Manager, 2000-2001

Member of search committee for Dept. of Mass Communication Chair, 1999-2000

Core curriculum subcommittee, Writing for the Mass Media, 1995-1996

Communication Week committee, 1994-1995

Equipment Purchasing committee, 1993-1994

Community:

Served as a judge for the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Arts evaluating video entries submitted by faculty and students, July 2018

Served as a judge for the Barbara Jordan Media Awards evaluating video entries for their positive depiction of Texas citizens with disabilities, February 2018

Member of the Sons of the American Revolution, 2012-present, Essay Committee chair, 2014

Served on State Representative Patrick Rose’s Education Steering Committee, 2004-2006

Served as a writing judge at the regional competition of the Health Occupations Students of America, Feb. 2003

Membership Coordinator, San Marcos CISD Parent Teacher Student Organization, San Marcos, TX, 2001-2002

Career Day speaker – Canyon High School, New Braunfels, Jan. 1996

Carl Schurz Elementary PTA, New Braunfels, TX, Member of Legislative committee, 1995-1996

II.  SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, GRANTS AND HONORS:

Fellowships:

National Association of Television Program Executives, a summer fellowship to work at KTBC-TV in Austin for two weeks in 2002. Fees and transportation also provided to the association’s annual convention in Jan. 2003.

Radio Television News Directors Foundation, a $2,400 summer fellowship to work at KVUE-TV in Austin as a news producer in 2001. Fees and transportation were also provided to the association’s annual convention in April 2002.

National Association of Television Program Executives, a $2,000 summer  fellowship in 1996 to study program decision-making at KENS-TV in San Antonio. Fees and transportation were also provided to the association’s annual convention in Jan. 1997.

National Alumni Association Graduate Fellowship, University of Tennessee, 1992-1993 (UT).

Awards:

Excellence in Service, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Awardee, 2014-2015

Excellence in Teaching, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Awardee, 2005-2006

Excellence in Teaching, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Runner-up, 2003-2004.

Excellence in Teaching, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Runner-up, 1999-2000.

Awarded $2,000 by the College of Fine Arts and Communication for “enhancing teaching with technology; extraordinary work on broadcast home page; extra work on technology grant submitted to University Computer Committee,” 1998-1999.

Public Radio News Directors Association (PRNDA)-1st Place Award-Daily Program/Magazine-1989 national competition. Coverage of a train derailment in a nearby county.

AP-1st Place Award-News Documentary-1989 statewide competition. Documentary on the open heart surgery program at a Bowling Green hospital.

AP-1st Place Award-News Series-1989 statewide competition. Coverage of school management in Kentucky. Titled: “Who’s the Boss?”

AP-1st Place Award-News Series-1988 statewide competition. Coverage of individuals overcoming obstacles to stay in school. Titled: “Against the Odds.”

AP-2nd Place Award-News Documentary-1988 statewide competition. Documentary titled: “Bowling Green: Moving Toward the 21st Century.”

AP-2nd Place Award-Regularly Scheduled Newscast-1988 statewide competition.

American Heart Association, Kentucky affiliate-Jesse Stuart Memorial Media Award for excellence in medical reporting- 1987 and 1989 statewide competition.

Kentucky Education Association (KEA)-School Bell Award for excellence in education reporting-1989 statewide competition. “Who’s the Boss?”

KEA-School Bell Award for excellence in education reporting 1988 statewide competition. “Against the Odds.”

Grants:

A.H. Belo grant for $10,000, matched by a $10,000 SWT grant, to purchase broadcasting equipment, 1999.

Kentucky Arts Council-$500 grant for production of a documentary on community theater 1988-1989. The documentary aired in Nov. 1989.

III. SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

INVITED TALKS, LECTURES:

Guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Sons of the American Revolution in New Braunfels to talk about the role newspapers played during the Revolutionary War, March 2014.

Guest speaker for a theater history class, Department of Theater and Dance, Nov. 2006

Prepared a 14-minute video presentation for the Introduction to Mass Communication class to describe the broadcasting sequence in the Department of Mass Communication, Nov. 2001

Coordinated and moderated a panel called “On-the-Air to On-the-Web” for SWT’s Communication Week, Feb. 2000.

Guest speaker for the Visual Communication class, Department of Mass Communication, on the topic of Web Page Design, Nov. 1999.

Coordinated and moderated a panel on “The Future of Radio” for SWT’s Communication Week, March 1999.

Moderator of a broadcast news panel at the regional conference of the National Association of College Broadcasters, Southwest Texas State University, Feb. 1996

CONSULTANT:

Supervised production of a promotional tape for the School of Journalism
and Mass Communication and its Master’s Program, July 2005

Helped San Marcos High School establish an on-campus radio station, October 2002

Supervised production of a promotional tape for the Department of Mass Communication, Dec. 2000

Supervised and edited production of 11-minute instructional video for the WATTEAM project of The Children’s Museum in New Braunfels, Dec. 1997

Supervised production of PSA for the non-profit agency San Marcos River Work Camp, April 1997

Won second-place in regional competition sponsored by the Southwest Journalism Congress, 1998

Helped produce a 10-minute video for Doris Miller Junior High for presentation at a San Marcos School Board meeting, Oct. 1996

New Braunfels Recycling Advisory committee, assisted in the production of public service announcements, July 1994

PERFORMANCES:

Supervised and narrated a television commercial for Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas Ball, Oct. 2006

Produced and narrated a promotional tape for the Department of Mass Communication, July 2004

Narrated a television commercial, which aired on Grande Communications Cable, for Fine Arts and Communication, Spring 2004

Produced and narrated a promotional tape for the Friends of Fine Arts and Communication, Nov. 2001

Produced and narrated a public service announcement for non-profit agency Homespun Early Childhood Intervention, Nov. 1996

Panelist on “Meet the Professors,” a half-hour discussion of media and politics, produced by the Department of Political Science and aired on Channel 19, TCI Cable, Oct. 30, 1996

Supervised production of and provided narration for a promotional tape for the Department of Mass Communication, Jan. 1996

Host of the weekly radio program “University Focus,” broadcast on KTSW-FM, San Marcos and KNBT-KGNB, New Braunfels, 1995-1996

OTHER:

Served as judge of the video entries for the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Arts, July 2018.

Toured Spectrum News, in Austin, June 2018, and met with News Director Jennifer Dodd Taylor.

Toured CNN World Headquarters, in Atlanta, May 2018.

Served as judge of video entries for the Barbara Jordan Awards, sponsored by the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities, Feb. 2018.

Attended the Texas Association of Broadcasters workshops in San Antonio, Sept. 2017. Several Texas State electronic media students also attended.

Toured KAGS-TV, in Bryan, May 2016, and met with News Director Luke Simons

Toured KEYE-TV in Austin, March 2016, and met with News Director Rob Cartwright.

Helped arrange the guest lectures of BET Vice President of Programming Trisha Espinoza and WFAA Dallas Reporter David Goins who spoke during Mass Communication Week, Oct. 2015

Attended and completed a Foundations in Online Teaching Workshop, conducted by Texas State’s Instructional Technology Division, May 2015.

Attended a TAB Broadcast Writers Workshop in September 2014 at Austin.Twelve Texas State students attended as well.

Served as a panelist at the Broadcast Education Association convention in April 2014 at Las Vegas to discuss best practices for implementing online courses.

Served as a panelist at the Broadcast Education Association convention in April 2012 at Las Vegas to discuss ways to incorporate the use of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in teaching courses

Served as a panelist at the Broadcast Education Association convention in April 2010 at Las Vegas to discuss ways to incorporate the use of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in teaching courses.

Served as a panelist at the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB) convention in August 2010 at Austin to discuss how to set up courses online.

Attended a TAB/RTNDA Broadcast Writers Workshop in October 2010 at Austin. More than 20 Texas State students attended as well.

Attended the business meeting of the Texas Association of  Broadcast Educators, Aug. 2008.

Toured KGRV-TV Weslaco, Jan. 2006, and met with Chief Meteorologist Tim Smith.

Attended the grand opening ceremonies of San Antonio College’s new media center, April 2005.

Arranged for more than 30 Texas State students to attend a career workshop in Austin sponsored by the National Association of Television Programming Executives, April 2005.

Participant in a professional seminar sponsored by the International Radio Television Society, Nov. 2004, in New York City. The seminar included guest speakers from the executive ranks of the broadcast television networks and a case study related to the future of the television industry.

Attended a luncheon in Dallas, Texas, to meet executives of the Belo Corporation and later toured WFAA-TV, Oct 2004

Toured the Time Warner-Belo News 8 San Antonio facilities in San Antonio, May 2004.

Served as department’s webmaster 1999-2007

Links:
Tim England’s Homepage
Jobs in the Electronic Media
Bobcat Update