Contact Information: E-mail: jo-anne.ryan@wku.edu Office: 337 Mass Media and Technology Hall Phone: (270) 745-3828 Teaching Areas: Electronic Media Programming and Research Television Production Broadcast Advertising Professional memberships: Broadcast Education Association Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Experience

Administrative Experience:

• Assistant Director, School of Journalism and Broadcasting, 2004-present
• Grant Co-Director, 1995-96
  Kentucky Cabinet for Workforce Development
  Department for VocationalRehabilitation
  Project: develop promotional materials for the Department of Vocational
  Rehabilitation.
• Interim Assistant Department Head, 1994-95
  Department of Communication and Broadcasting
  Western Kentucky University
• Grant Director, 1992-94
  353 Special Demonstration Project
  Kentucky Cabinet for Workforce Development
  Project: Develop statewide integrated media advertising
  campaign for the Kentucky Department for Adult Education and Literacy

Teaching Experience :

• Associate Professor, 1997-present
  School of Journalism and Broadcasting
  Dept. of Communication & Broadcasting
  Western Kentucky University
• Assistant Professor, 1992-1996
  Department of Communication & Broadcasting
  Western Kentucky University
• Instructor-full time, 1988-1992
  Department of Communication & Broadcasting
  Western Kentucky University

Education

• Master of Science
  Broadcasting
  Murray State University, 1991
  Course work focus: news production, station management, and media research.
• Bachelor of Arts
  Mass Communication, major
  History, minor
  Western Kentucky University, 1977

Professional Activities

• Freelance producer, 1988-present
• WBKO13, ABC Network Affiliate, 1976-1988
  Bowling Green, KY
  Director of Creative Services and Marketing, Production Manager,
  Producer/Director, Traffic Manager, Sales Assistant, Commercial Copywriter.