51ĀŅĀ×

Specialization: Health Communication; Organizational Communication; Autoethnography; Advocacy

Education: Ph.D. Communication Studies, 51ĀŅĀ×, Athens; M.S. Journalism, West Virginia University, Morgantown; B.S. Journalism and Speech, West Virginia University, Morgantown.

Professional Experience: Over 38 years as a public broadcasting/media professional. West Virginia Public Broadcasting in Morgantown, WNPB-TV, (1972-1997) ā€“ Writer/Announcer, Continuity Chief, Community Relations Manager, Director of Public Information and Graphic Design, General Manager. In 1993, first African-American female named general manager of a public television station in the U.S. Served as Director and General Manager of the WOUB Center for Public Media at 51ĀŅĀ× (1997-2011). Led stations through strategic planning, reorganization, and change, including WOUBā€™s conversion from analog to digital television. Garnered myriad national, regional, and local awards, and produced and hosted both radio and television programs. Consultant to other public broadcasting stations and student mentor. In 2013, named Director and General Manager Emerita, WOUB Center for Public Media, by the 51ĀŅĀ× Board of Trustees.

Academic Experience:

• West Virginia University Perley I. Reed School of Journalism ā€“ Media Issues and Ethics, Introduction to Mass Communication, Public Relations
• 51ĀŅĀ× School of Media Arts and Studies ā€“ Public Telecommunications, Media Management, Leadership for the Media Industries, Gender Leadership in Media, Women and the Media, Public Media in the Digital Environment
• 51ĀŅĀ× School of Communication Studies ā€“ Advanced Presentations, Cross-Cultural Communication, Advanced Organizational Communication, Women and Health Communication.

Current Associations:
National Communication Association
Athens City Commission on Disabilities
Presidential Advisory Council on Disability and Accessibility Planning, 51ĀŅĀ×

Diversity Alumni Advisory Board, 51ĀŅĀ×

Women in Philanthropy Program Planning Committee, 51ĀŅĀ×
Advisor, Refreshing Waters Ministries, 51ĀŅĀ×

Past Public Media Associations:

Board of Trustees, Association of Public Television Stations

Executive Committee, University Licensee Association

Board of Directors, National Educational Telecommunications Association

Chair, PBS Advertising and Promotion Advisory Committee

Chair, Southern Educational Communication Association Public Information Committee

Member, National Black Programming Consortium Board

Member, Womenfuture.com National Media Advisory Board

Advisor, Childrenā€™s Television Workshop (Sesame Street) Public Affairs Committee

Advisor, The Magic School Bus Promotion Committee

President and Secretary, Ohio Educational Television Stations

Publications: Article in College Planning and Management, ā€œArchitecture and the ADA: One Size Does Not Fit Allā€; Chapter in Women of Color and Leadership: Taking Their Rightful Place ā€“ ā€œLeadership Through the Lens of Disability and Identityā€; Co-Author of a Paper, Education Leadership Conference ā€“ ā€œLetā€™s Educate Our Girls: The Case Study of Patkia, Afghanistan,ā€ ā€œIdentity: Lost, Found, and (Re)constructed Through Healing Narratives: An Autoethnography of Tragedy, Travail, and Triumphā€ (dissertation, 2007).

Publications Edited: Boone, D. W. K. (2010). My journeyā€™s bread: An African Americanā€™s missionary journeys in West Africa andWatts, Gary L.(2012). 100 marketing trade secrets for any business. Amazon.com

Select Awards and Honors: Telly Award, narration, Wandering Souls: Tet ā€™68 Remembered; 51ĀŅĀ× Outstanding Administrator Award; Inducted, WV All Black High Schools Academic Hall of Fame; Guest Coach, 51ĀŅĀ× Athletics; P. I. Reed School of Journalism Award for Professional Achievement, West Virginia University (WVU); Award of Promotional Excellence, Southern Educational Communications Association; Professional Award, West Virginia Womenā€™s Commission; Most Loyal Mountaineer, WVU; Dr. Neil S. Bucklew Social Justice Award, WVU; Outstanding Grassroots Advocate, Association of Public Television Stations; Crystal Award, WV Public Relations Society. Speaker, presenter, and panelist for numerous national, state, and local public broadcasting conferences, meetings, and seminars. Guest lecturer for university classes.

Carolyn Bailey Lewis Bio_October 2013 [Word]