Mass Communication
and Theatre
Greg Brown
Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism
Telephone Number: 501-852-2911
Educational Background:
B.A. History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- 1976; B.A. Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- 1976; MFA Broadcasting/Cinema, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; postgraduate studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Personal Bio:
I have had an unusual and varied career. My work as a news reporter and editor has always been interesting and usually exciting. Working as a public information officer in a university town provided me with an in-depth understanding of how city governments often work. Even so, I was overjoyed to leave that job due to the office politics and infighting among city council members. That’s when I became a student media administrator and trainer, which led me into teaching. When my mother died in 2002, I thought I should realize my potential. I married Holly Prall in 2005. We moved with my father to Virginia, where I took a post teaching video production at a private college and taught/advised the student newspaper staff. When UCA hired me to help develop its broadcast journalism curriculum, I could only marvel at the opportunity to hold the second best job in the world. News reporting will always be the greatest.
Positions Held:
VISTA volunteer in community organization program at Brighton Center social service agency, Newport, Kentucky -- 1977-1978
Managing Editor, Archdale-Trinity News, Archdale, North Carolina -- 1979-1983
Political Editor, the Greensboro Sun -- 1980-1982
Copy Editor/Editorial Writer, The Winston-Salem Chronicle, Winston-Salem, North Carolina --1984-1985
Stringer, The Jamestown News, Jamestown, North Carolina -- 1985-1988
Editor/Reporter, The Randleman Reporter, Randleman, North Carolina -- 1987
Editor, The Carolinian, University of North Carolina at Greensboro -- 1986
Graduate assistant, Instructional Media Center, University of North Carolina at Greensboro -- 1986-1988
Assistant Editor/Editor, The UNCG Bulletin, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Public Information Officer, City of Greenville, North Carolina -- 1988
Student Publications Coordinator and Media Adviser, East Carolina University -- 1989-1992
Lecturer in Journalism and Video Production, Department of Communication, East Carolina University -- 1992-1996
Editor, The Reidsville Review, Reidsville, North Carolina -- 1997-1998
Instructor/Radio Station Manager, Media Studies Program, High Point University, High Point, North Carolina -- 1999-2005
Assistant Professor of Communication, Lynchburg, College, Lynchburg, Virginia -- 2005-2007
Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism, University of Central Arkansas -- 2007 to present
Program Director for UCA’s Channel 6, 2007 to present.
Panels and Papers:
Juror, North Carolina Film and Video Festival -- 1993.
Organizations:
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching.
Grants:
Grants developer for WZMB-FM -- 1989-1992.
Activities and Honors:
Inducted into Alpha Kappa Upsilon Iota honor society -- 1992.
Projects:
Collaborating on documentary about the public art mural in the post office of Dardanelle, Arkansas.