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Tommy Booras

Tommy Booras, M.A.

Assistant Professor

Contact Information: E-mail: tommy.booras@wku.edu Office: 340 Mass Media and Technology Hall Phone: (270) 745-6997 Area of teaching: Radio/TV writing, Studio Production, Sportscasting

Experience

2006-present: Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University
2004-2006: Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
2001-2004 Assistant Professor of Radio/TV, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
1999-2001 Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, McNeese State Univ., Lake Charles, LA
1998-1999 Instructor of Broadcasting, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
1993-1994 Lecturer of Journalism, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
1995-1997 Sports Producer, KRIV-TV, Houston, TX
1995 News Director/Reporter/Producer, Sammons Cable,
Denton, TX
1991-1994 Reporter/fill-in announcer, KUAF-FM, Fayetteville, AR
1990-1991 Director of Operations, Moore Video Productions,
Shreveport, LA
1985-1990 Sports Videographer/Reporter, KRIV-TV, Houston, TX
1980-1985 Sports Reporter/Videographer, KTBS-TV, Shreveport, LA
1979-1980 News/Sports Videographer and Reporter, KTAL-TV, Shreveport, LA

Education

1993 Master of Arts in Journalism, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR
1979 Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Professional Activities

Winner of 12 broadcasting awards between 1982 and 1994 from the Arkansas AP Broadcasters, Arkansas Society of Professional Journalists, Houston Press Club, Louisiana AP Broadcasters, and
UPI Broadcasters of Louisiana.
Biographical entry, Marquis Who's Who in Entertainment, 1993-1994.
2003 Educator in the Newsroom Fellow, awarded by the Knight Foundation and the Radio-Television News Directors Foundation (RTNDA).
Faculty Senator, McNeese State University, 1999-2001.
Textbook reviewer: Sports Media: A Practical Approach (2004);
Television and Radio Announcing, 10th edition (2004).

Articles published:

"Who Should Mold the Minds of Tomorrow's Journalists", Next Generation TV website
(www.tvspy.com/nexttv.home.cfm), 2003;

"Photojournalism: Beyond the Basic B-roll," b-roll.net (website for television videographers), 2003.

Panel presentations:

"Ideologies, Approaches, and Challenges in Teaching TV News," Southern States Communication Association convention, Birmingham, AL, 2003.

Papers presented:

"Dealing With Convergence," Mississippi Communication Association conference, 2006;

"Making the Grade: How Well Are Colleges and Universities Preparing Broadcast Students?",
Mississippi Communication Association convention, 2005.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

7:30 P.M.

Capitol Arts Theatre, Downtown Bowling Green