Terry Likes, Ph.D.

Contact Information:

Teaching Areas:

Broadcast News, Radio/TV Performance, Radio/TV Writing.
Broadcast News Reporting.
Oversee student radio newscasts.

Terry Likes
  Experience
  • Poynter Institute for Media Studies seminar "Best Practices for Newsroom Trainers"
  • WTHR-TV NBC: Indianapolis, RTNDF Faculty Fellowship
  • WKYU-TV WKU Basketball Television Network Bowling Green, KY
    Basketball (Fill-in) Play-by-play And Color Commentator
  • WSMV-TV NBC: Nashville, TN Political/Media Commentator
  • INSIGHT CABLE: Bowling Green, KY Sports Announcer
  • WBLG-WBGN AM/FM: Bowling Green, KY News Consultant/Sports Announcer
  • WFIE-TV NBC: Evansville, IN Reporter/Photographer
  • WVJS-TV, WVJS-AM, WSTO-FM: Owensboro, KY Reporter/Anchor
  Education
  • Ph.D. University of Kentucky: Lexington, KY
  • Post MA studies Southern Illinois University: Carbondale, IL
  • MA Western Kentucky University: Bowling Green, KY
  • BA Maryville University: St. Louis, MO
  • Southern Methodist University: Dallas, TX
  Professional Activities
  • 2008 Edward R. Murrow regional award (Radio/TV News Director's
    Association)(Documentary) Music and War: Lyrics, Love and Loss (How
    music shapes public opinion about war).
  • 2008 Broadcast Education Association Best of Festival: Faculty Audio
    Competition. (Documentary) Music and War: Lyrics, Love and Loss (How
    music shapes public opinion about war).
  • 2007 Edward R. Murrow regional award (Radio/TV News Director's Association) for radio Documentary “The changing faces of the evening news.”
  • 2007 Broadcast Education Association 2nd place award for radio Documentary “The changing faces of the evening news.”
  • 2007 Text Review: Schroeder, Alan. Broadcast News Writing: From newsroom to screen. Oxford University Press.
  • 2006 Society of Professional Journalists conference: Chicago (Presentation) "The tape that gets you the job."
  • 2005 Won BEA "Best of Competition" for radio documentary entitled, "Is no news good news."
  • 2005 Won Honorable Mention Kentucky Associated Press for radio documentary entitled, "Is no news good news."
  • 2004 Kentucky Associated Press 1st place award for radio documentary on the changing landscape of media ownership.
  • 2003 Broadcast Education Association “Best of Festival” award for radio documentary on “The Media Coverage of 9-11.”
  • 2003 Kentucky Associated Press 1st place “The Media Coverage of 9-11.”
  • 2001 National Press Club 1st place for tv documentary on “The State of American TV News: Traditional vs. Tabloid”
  • 2000 Kentucky Associated Press 1st Place for the radio documentary "The State of the News Business: Traditional vs. Tabloid
  • 1999 Kentucky Associated Press Honorable Mention for the radio documentary about "Global Weather Events: El Nino, La Nina, and Global Warming."
  • 1999 Two first place awards from the BEA (Broadcast Education Association)--first place radio news for El Nino series; first place radio documentary for State of the news business.
  • Expert interview in 1999 for Q95-FM in Detroit for my documentary on the state of the news business.
  • Expert interview in 1997 for WKYU-FM for a twenty minute panel discussion on "The new television ratings system."
  • Expert interview in 1997 for WKYU-TV for a twenty minute panel discussion on "The new television ratings system."
  • Expert interview in 1996 for WKYU-FM for a thirty minute panel discussion on "Public Perception of the Media."
  • Co-coordinator of a panel discussion of "Network affiliate switches" at the 1995 RTNDA conference.
  • Expert interview for WKYU-FM for a ten minute discussion on ABC news' 1995 apology to Phillip Morris on "The state of television news."
  • Instituted a student chapter of the RTNDA.
  • 1987 Kentucky Associated Press Best Enterprising Reporter
  • 1986 Kentucky Associated Press Radio Best Feature
  • 1983, 1984 Maryville University Honor roll
  • Member of the 1983 S.M.U. Cotton Bowl team
  • S.M.U. football 1981-1983

  • PUBLISHED ARTICLES
    *Broadcasting
    (1990,September 7). Broadcast Education. p. 17.
    (1992,January 13). Local affiliate programming options. p. 127.
    (1993,February 15). Broadcast News Commentary. p. 11.
    *Electronic Media
    (1991,June 17). Stations debate merits of big board sports. pp. 24, 39.
    (1992,March 16). The pros advise aspiring TV journalists. p. 35.
    (1992,September 21). Radio journalists seek more money, opportunities in TV. p.22.
    (1992,September 28).Smaller markets offer recent grads solid start p.30
    (1994,January 10). Rating the university broadcast programs. pp.56,68.
    (1994,March 14). The pluses, minuses of job hunting. p. 12.
    *Communicator (RTNDA)
    (1990,August). A down to earth look at SNG. pp. 10-11.
    (1991,March).Fox broadcasting to supply newsfeed to affiliates.pp18-19.
    (1994, October). Help Wanted: Producer. pp. 77-78.
    (1995, February). Trend-setting stand-ups. pp. 27-28.
    (1996, March). Affiliate Switching Now and Then." pp. 19-21.
    (1997, November). Anchor Chemistry That Works. pp. 63-64.
    *American Demographics
    (1993, January). Saturday morning TV grows up. pp. 12-13.
    *ShopTalk
    (1994, October 31). Help Wanted: Producer. pp. 5-8.
  • Conference Presentations
    2008 SPJ conference "It's all About Storytelling: Criteria for Telling
    Effective TV Stories."
    • 2008 SPJ conference "Resume Writing 101" 2006 SPJ conference in Chicago "The tape that gets you the job."
    2005 SPJ Conference-Las Vegas "6 words guaranteed to get you a job in TVNews." 2003 SPJ conference in Tampa “Radio/TV Internships-Intern-al Affairs.”
    *2002 SPJ conference in Ft. Worth “Radio/TV Internships.”
    1999 AMS conference in Orlando: "Amaze your audience with the wonderful world of science: How to be the best science reporter in your market."
    1998 BEA convention in Las Vegas on the topic of "Network Affiliation Changes."
    1998 AMS conference in St. Louis the topic of "How meteorologists can more effectively market themselves in the marketplace."
    1998 NCA convention in New York on the topic of "Network Affiliation Changes.
    1998 Panelist at the RTNDA convention: Forging new paths to Public Trust.
    1998 Seminar leader at the RTNDA convention: "Grooming interns for that first job."
    1996 "Climbing the Job Ladder." A presentation of survey results with over 70 television news directors about what they look for in prospective reporters and anchors. 1996 Radio/TV News Directors Association annual conference, Los Angeles.
    1996 Article published from the conference presentation. 1996, March. Affiliate Switching Now and Then." Communicator, pp. 19-21.
    1995 Co-coordinator and panelist for a discussion of "Network affiliate switches" at the 1995 RTNDA conference in New Orleans.

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