Payne, J. Gregory

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PAYNE, J. Gregory

PAYNE, J. Gregory. American, b. 1949. Genres: History, Biography, Communications/Media, Theatre, Ethics, Area studies, Humanities, Politics/ Government. Career: Consultant to the Bechtel Corp., U.S. Treasury Dept., and California Credit Union; California Lutheran College, Thousand Oaks, Associate Professor of Communications, 1976-77; Occidental College, Los Angeles, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Director of Debate, 1976-83; Tom Bradley's Gubernatorial Campaign, California, Head Speech Writer, 1982-83; Emerson College, Boston, Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for Ethics in Political and Health Communication, 1983-; Outstanding Young Physicians of America, President and Advisory Board Member, 1987-; Special Assistant to the President, 1991-92. Editorial Board, Journal of Health Communication. Publications: Kent State: A Wake, 1978; Kent State: A Requiem; Mayday: Kent State, 1981; (with S.C. Ratzan) Tom Bradley: The Impossible Dream, 1986; Education for the Health Communication Professional. (ed.) American Behavioral Scientist: Campaign '88: Mediated Reality of the Candidates and the Race for the White House, 1989; Campaign 92: New Frontiers in Political Communication; Campaign 96: Messages for New Millennium. Author of other publications. Address: Emerson College, Boston, MA 02116, U.S.A.

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