Rick Karr
Rick Karr is a journalist and educator who reports primarily on media and technology's impact on culture.
He served as correspondent for the PBS series Bill Moyers Journal.[1] Prior to that, he reported and co-wrote the documentary Net @ Risk, which aired in October 2006 as part of journalist Bill Moyers' series Moyers on America.[1] The show examined the impact of legislation on net neutrality and the future of the U.S. internet, as well as broader issues involving telecommunications and democracy.
Karr was previously a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal's PBS series Journal Editorial Report; culture and technology correspondent for the public radio show Weekend America; and a longtime correspondent, host, and engineer for National Public Radio.[1] In 2002 and 2003, he was the media correspondent for the PBS series NOW with Bill Moyers. Karr began his career in journalism as a teenager, when he worked as a reporter and music critic for The Times of Northwest Indiana.
He has been teaching at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 2004.[2]
Karr is a recording engineer, record producer, songwriter and founding member of the musical collective Box Set Authentic.[1]
He was born and raised in Highland, Indiana and attended Purdue University and the London School of Economics.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Rick Karr". Weekend America. American Public Media. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/archive/author_archive.php?aut_id=30398. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "Rick Karr". Columbia Journalism School. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/profile/157-rick-karr/164. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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