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MOBORISN: Image:Bob morrison1.jpg First page of Morrison Homepage story: http://webmetroplex.com/ bob.morrison@usaradio.com / moborisn@gmail.com BORN DALLAS, TX 12/30/1947
MARRIED TO SUSAN: Love of my life since 1967 ONE ADULT SON, AUSTIN, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ERIKA; GRANDSONS, GABRIEL, SETH & JUDE
BORN AGAIN: 30 JAN 1983
MEMBER: OAK CLIFF BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
B O B M O R R I S O N Winner: Best Newscast Katie Award three of the last four years NEWS DIRECTOR USA RADIO NETWORKS B R O A D C A S T J O U R N A L I S T ▪ SINCE SEPTEMER 1966 ▪ LOCAL, NETWORK; DALLAS, L.A., NYC
NEWS DIRECTOR ▪ FOR MORE THAN 75% OF CAREER
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY DALLAS, BFA 1969, MFA 1980 JUSTIN F. KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL DALLAS, 1965
HEAR BOB MORRISON (click here) http://webmetroplex.com/HEAR.html We Interrupt This Broadcast : Relive the Events That Stopped Our Lives...From the Hindenburg to the Death of John F. Kennedy, Jr. by Joe Garner, Walter Cronkite, Bill Kurtis (Narrator) Above link includes access to an audio clip of coverage of the 1980 Reagan assassination attempt — and more (Best Newscasts, commercial audition reel). Reagan coverage clip is also included on the CD that comes with the book available from: (BARNES & NOBLE)
Bob comments on winning awards: "As Psalm 115 suggests, these little statues mean nothing compared to our sovereign God almighty -- to whom we give all the praise and glory for any success we enjoy -- but it's good to assure our affiliates and listeners that there are no finer quality newscasts being done than right here at USA Radio Network!"
THROUGH THE YEARS: ▪ FIRST JOB, 9/66: KVIL (WHILE STILL ATTENDING SMU, UNPAID). ▪ KVIL FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS IN ALL, MOSTLY AS NEWS DIRECTOR. ▪ WORKED TWICE IN NEW YORK CITY: ▪ ABC RADIO NETWORK (1976-77) ▪ RKO RADIO NETWORK (1980-82) ▪ TWICE IN LOS ANGELES: KHJ RADIO, BOTH TIMES (1974-1976 & 1977-78) ▪ DALLAS-FORT WORTH CALL LETTERS, BESIDES KVIL, INCLUDE KLIF 1190 (McLendon era), KNUS-FM, KCBI-FM, KOJO-FM, KLTY-FM, WFAA-AM, KRLD-AM. ▪ MANAGING EDITOR, TXCN: HELPED LAUNCH BELO'S CUTTING EDGE 24 HOUR TELEVISION CABLE NEWS CHANNEL FOR THE LONE STAR STATE — JANUARY 1, 1999: TEXAS CABLE NEWS: 8/98-1/2000 (HELPED BUILD TXCN STAFF, NEWSROOM AND SONY DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES) SPRING and/or FALL, 1998, 1999, 2000: ▪ TEACHING: THE CRISWELL COLLEGE, DALLAS Also taught Journalism at Richland College in the 1980s Also at SMU for MFA work) AWARDS (partial listing): PRESS CLUB OF DALLAS 2002, 2004, 2005 Katie Awards B E S T M A J O R M A R K E T N E W S C A S T "AMERICA UNITED: THE WAR ON TERROR" 16 NOVEMBER 2001 Principal anchor, writer, producer, Executive Producer For 2003, 2004 entries which won: Executive Producer
TEXAS ASSOCIATED PRESS BROADCASTERS
BEST NEWSCAST (Major Market) (By a Staff of 3 Fulltime Newspersons or less) Four out of Five years: 1990-1995 (KCBI). BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM 1988, 1989, 1990 (KOJO/ KLTY)
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
BEST NEWSCAST (Major Market, Texas) 1973 - KNUS DALLAS
FEATURING RETROSPECTIVE COVERAGE OF THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION IN DALLAS
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
TEXAS ASSOCIATED PRESS BROADCASTERS Member, Board of Directors, Vice-President, Radio, 1997-98 PRESS CLUB OF DALLAS Member, Board of Directors 1997-99 RADIO-TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION Member, since 1996
OTHER VENTURES: The Bob Morrison Agency ADVERTISING & RADIO PROGRAMMING http://bobmorrison.net/ “ WebMetroplex.com” INTERNET SERVICES (ExpressSnail.com)
