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Education   Experience-Academia   Experience-Broadcasting
Courses Taught   Memberships   Service   Publications
Fellowships-Grants-Honors   Presentations

I. ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

NAME: Michael Timothy England

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
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-present

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)- Department of Communication and Broadcasting, 1988-1990

Western Kentucky University, assistant professor (joint appointment)- Division of Media Services, 1986-1990

Western Kentucky University, instructor - Department of Communication and Broadcasting, 1987-1988

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.

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 15-minute 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.

WKJK-WDJX (formerly known as WKLO-WCSN), Louisville, KY. Public affairs producer and afternoon news anchor, writer, reporter and air personality. 1977-1979

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

WCLU-WGGC Radio (formerly WKAY-WGGC), Glasgow, KY. Air personality.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 News Directors Association

National Broadcasting Society

SERVICE:

University:

Academic Computing committee, 2000-present; chair, 2003-present

University Curriculum committee, 2008-present

Campus Information Resource Advisory Council, 2003-present

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:

College Curriculum committee, 2009-present

School/Departmental:

Electronic Media (Broadcasting) Sequence Coordinator, 1999-present

Review all senior portfolios in the sequence
Wrote proposals for course revisions
Proposed courses include Writing for the Electronic Media, Audio Production, and Video Production.
Wrote justification for sequence name change
Proposed changing name of sequence from Broadcasting to Electronic Media

Member of Curriculum and Policy Committee, 1999-present; Chair, 2006-present

Prepared a needs assessment and equipment inventory for accreditation report

Member of the Awards and Scholarships Committee, 1999-present

Member of Personnel Committee, 1999-present

Member of the Assessment Committee, 2008-present

KTSW-FM advisory committee, 1993-1999, 2009-present

Member of graduate faculty, 1996-present

Chaired graduate student Carlton Abernathy's master's project, 2004
Chaired graduate student Aron Jones' master's project, 2004
Member of Mario Rios' master's project committee, 2004
Participating on several independent study projects and master's project committee (seven at present)
Chaired graduate student Lindsay Mijares' master's project, 2003
Prepared a description and syllabus for a proposed graduate course in Multimedia Design and Production, 2002 and 2004.

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

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 won 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 firstplace 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-present; chair, 1997-2006

Budgeted the expenditure of $100,000 for a new computer lab, new cameras and tripods, laptop computers, and a wide array of other equipment for the department (2005).
Budgeted the expenditure of $30,000 for two digital camcorder kits, six digital still cameras, 24 computer monitors, and a professional lighting kit (2004).
Budgeted the expenditure of $35,000 for a new third-floor computer lab, two digital camcorder kits, four tripods, two digital still cameras, several audiocassette recorders and specialized software for newspaper design (2003)
Helped implement the installation of new computers and software for digital video editing. Became proficient with FinalCut Pro video editng software, 2002
Attended National Collegiate Media convention in New Orleans to collect information on converting all production facilities to digital, Oct. 2001
Became proficient with Media 100 video editing software, 2001.
Department in 1999 received from academic computing committee $125,000 for multimedia laboratory
Department in 1999 received from A.H. Belo Foundation and SWT $20,000 for broadcast editing equipment

Prepared proposal for $275,000 in funding for two multi-media laboratories, submitted to a schoolwide committee established to promote access to academic computing
Prepared needs report for SACS Self-Study committee
Prepared HEAF funding requests for computing, television editing, and digital conversion needs
Became proficient with Media Studio Pro video editing software and A/V Master capture, 1997.

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

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

Helped with arranging speakers for the fall semester 2003: David Cuccio, creative services director/program director of KSAT-TV San Antonio, and Diane Holloway, television columnist for the Austin American-Statesman
Helped with successful fund raising effort: more than 100 Department of Mass Communication tee-shirts sold. Fall 2003
Attended the NBS-AERho convention in St. Louis, MO, March 2003
Facilitated a discussion with news reporter Michelle Fox and news producer Robert Ruetz of KLBJ-AM Austin, Feb 2003
Helped arrange a NBS-AERho social at Mamacita's restaurant, Jan. 2003
Helped organize the chapter during the fall of 2002. The initial membership drive resulted in 32 members
Helped arrange for Tom Copeland, director of the Texas Film Commission, to speak to students, Nov. 2002

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

Arranged a field trip for RTNDA members to tour LBJ-S Broadcasting, Austin, April 2002
Attended the annual RTNDA convention with six members of the student chapter, April 2002
Facilitated a discussion with talent recruiters Marcy Vandervoort and Miles Stakes, of the Broadcast Image Group of San Antonio, March 2002
Facilitated a discussion with KVUE meteorologist Micah McCawley who spoke to the group at SWT, Oct 2001
Arranged a field trip for RTNDA members to tour KVUE-TV, Austin, Dec. 2001

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 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 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 for a theatre history class, Department of Theatre 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

Click here to see video
in .wmv format

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:

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

Toured KGRV-TV Weslaco, Jan. 2006.

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
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