Professional Background
- Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism faculty since 1992.
- Guest Lecturer, Universitat Leipzig, Institut fur Kommunikations und Medienwissenschaft, 1995-1996.
- Guest Lecturer, Internews Journalism School, Moscow, Russia, 1996-1997.
- Field producer from 1987 to 1991 for NBC News, working on special events including the fall of the Berlin Wall and the bombing of Pan Am flight 103.
- Broadcast producer for European Journal, a weekly news magazine about Europe for broadcast on PBS stations in the U.S., 1987-1991. The program received the silver medal in the best news magazine catagory at the 1991 New York Video and Television Festival.
- Newswriter, KNBC-TV News in Burbank,1986-1987.
- Field Producer, Writer, and Researcher, KCBS-TV News in Los Angeles, 1984-1986.
- Press Advisor to the German Green Party in the Bundestag, Bonn, Germany, 1983-1984.
- Community Programming Director for Davis (Calif.) Cable Television, 1982-1983.
- Executive Director of the California Solar Energy Program (Western SUN), 1978-1981.
- ABC News field producer in North Vietnam, Spring 1975.
- Executive Director, Coalition to Stop Funding the War, Washington D.C., 1972-1975.
- Producer, Pacifica Radio, 1970-1971.
- Research Assistant, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, 1965-68.
Selected Television Credits
- Executive Producer, Changing Fortunes - Stories From Eastern Germany, 1996.
- Producer, Hungary: Dreaming of Democracy; 30-minute special report for PBS, June 1989.
- Producer, Europe's Environmental Problems; 30-minute special report for PBS, April 1990.
- Producer, East Germany's First Free Elections; 30-minute special report for PBS, March 1990.
- Producer, Germany's Economic Union; 30-minute special report for PBS, July 1990.
- Producer, Poland's Economic Transformation; 30-minute special report for PBS, 1990.
- Producer, Education in Europe: Are There Lessons for America?; 30-minute special report for PBS, November 1988.
- Producer, Child Care in Europe: A Working Woman's Paradise?; 30-minute special report for PBS, September 1988.
- Producer, Gun Control in Europe; 30-minute special report for PBS, September 1988.
- Producer, Bitburg: A Los Angeles Connection; KCBS-TV, Los Angeles, CA, February 1986.
- Producer, A City Councilman in Trouble; KCBS-TV, Los Angeles, CA, April 1986.
Teaching Interests
- Broadcast Media
- International Media
- Environmental Journalism
Academic Background
Last updated on July 6, 1999.
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