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Newhouse School welcomes new faculty

Thursday, August 25, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin
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appointmentsNewhouse School of Public Communications

黑料不打烊鈥檚 welcomes five new faculty members this fall: Keith Giglio (television-radio-film); Guy Golan (public relations); Simon Perez (broadcast and digital journalism); James Shahin (magazine); and William J. Ward (communications).

鈥淲e are delighted to call these incredibly talented individuals our own,鈥 says Newhouse Dean Lorraine Branham. 鈥淭hey will bring so much to our students, and to the school.鈥

Keith Giglio

giglioScreenwriter and producer Keith Giglio has worked on such projects as 鈥淛oshua,鈥 鈥淣oah,鈥 鈥淩eturn to Halloweentown,鈥 Walt Disney鈥檚 鈥淭arzan,鈥 鈥淧izza My Heart,鈥 鈥滱 Cinderella Story鈥 and 鈥淎nother Cinderella Story.鈥 He has written for Paramount, Walt Disney, Universal, Warner Brothers, Spyglass, Walden, Tokyopop and Platinum Studios. His sci-fi television pilot is in development, and he recently sold a TV pilot titled 鈥淢ercy Air.鈥 His book, 鈥淲riting the Comedy Blockbuster,鈥 is due for publication in 2012.

A member of the Writer鈥檚 Guild of America, he is also president of Laughing Gas Productions, which works with non-established screenwriters. He was previously a narrative designer on video games for Spinmaster Entertainment, and a writer鈥檚 assistant to Andy Breckman (鈥淪aturday Night Live,鈥 鈥淢onk鈥).

He has taught classes in writing and screenwriting, and was named UCLA Extension鈥檚 Instructor of the Year in 2009. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in English from Wagner College and an M.F.A. in film and television from New York University.

Follow him on Twitter at @KeithGiglio.

Guy Golan

golanGuy Golan teaches courses in public relations and public diplomacy. His research focuses on public diplomacy and media effects, as well as political and international communications.

He has published more than two dozen research articles in such journals as Communication Research, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly and Mass Communication & Society, and edited the book 鈥淚nternational Media Communication in a Global Age鈥 (Routledge, 2009).

Golan earned his bachelor鈥檚 and doctoral degrees from the University of Florida and a master鈥檚 degree from New York University. Before entering academia, he worked as a political communication professional.

Follow him on Twitter at @GuyGolan.

Simon Perez

perezAward-winning bilingual reporter Simon Perez is a 20-year news industry veteran. His professional experience includes work in television (KPIX CBS 5 in San Francisco; WRIC ABC 8 in Richmond, Va.; WGXA Fox 24 in Macon, Ga.; and Canal de Noticias, NBC NewsChannel in Charlotte, N.C.), newspaper (ABC Prensa Espa帽ola in Madrid; Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Va.; and Danville Register & Bee in Danville, Va.) and magazine (Macworld/Espa帽a in Madrid). He also served as a reporter for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games in 1996.

He is a recipient of 2007 and 2008 Northern California Emmy Awards for best evening and daytime newscasts, and attended the Knight Digital Media Center鈥檚 Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop at the University of California at Berkeley.

He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Washington and Lee University, and a master鈥檚 degree from Universidad Complutense in Madrid.

Follow him on Twitter at @SimonPerez1.

Jim Shahin

shahinJim Shahin writes the nationally syndicated column and blog 鈥淪moke Signals,鈥 which focuses on the food and culture of barbecue, for the Washington Post. He was previously a staff reporter with the Austin American-Statesmen; politics editor with the Austin Chronicle; senior editor and columnist with American Way magazine; and columnist with Chile Pepper Magazine.

He has been a freelance writer for more than 15 years, with work published in GQ, The Wall Street Journal, Texas Monthly, Parents, the Village Voice, Spin, Cooking Light and the Saturday Evening Post, among others.

He has been a visiting assistant professor at the Newhouse School several times, teaching courses in magazine article writing and editing and critical writing.

He is the recipient of the Women in Communications Clarion Award for best opinion column; the Press Club of Dallas Katie Award for best magazine opinion/essay; the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation Lowell Thomas Award Bronze Medal for best article-land travel; and the Western Publishing Association Maggie Award for best feature story and best news story.

He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the University of Michigan.

Follow him on Twitter at @j_shahin.

William J. Ward

wardWilliam J. Ward鈥攁.k.a. 鈥淒R4WARD鈥濃攊s a consultant on integrated marketing communications and 360-degree branding diagnosis and prognosis. He curates content and discusses digital, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, journalism, higher education, innovation, creativity and design on his blog at DR4WARD.com.

He was ranked one of the Top Marketing Professors in the World on Twitter by Social Media Marketing Magazine for providing useful content and consistently engaging with his followers and 鈥済etting it鈥 when it comes to the best ways to use Twitter and other forms of social media. His presentation “Teaching with Twitter” has been featured on Slideshare’s 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Hot on Twitter鈥 list.

He has taught at Western Michigan University鈥檚 Haworth College of Business; Alfred University鈥檚 College of Business; the University of Michigan鈥檚 Ross School of Business; China University of Geosciences鈥 College of Information Management; the American University of Rome; the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in France; Michigan State University鈥檚 College of Communication Arts & Sciences; Grand Valley State University鈥檚 Seidman College of Business; and Ferris State University鈥檚 College of Business, and has developed international study abroad programs that have been recognized for innovation and creativity, with more than 200 students participating.

He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in advertising and public relations and a master鈥檚 degree in communications from Grand Valley State University; and a Ph.D. in media and information studies from Michigan State University.

Follow him on Twitter at @DR4WARD.

In addition, award-winning art director and designer Deborah Pang Davis () will join the Department of Multimedia Photography and Design in January.

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