Quinnipiac University
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Hamden, CT
2010 - Present
Ben J. Bogardus
Associate Professor of Journalism
Ben J. Bogardus
Associate Professor of Journalism
Ben Bogardus is an associate professor of journalism at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He teaches various courses in broadcast and digital journalism, including broadcast news writing, reporting for television, podcasting, journalism ethics and the “QNN Newscast” journalism capstone course, where students produce, write, report, edit, and anchor a local television newscast on Thursday afternoons.
Prof. Bogardus has reported, written and produced two separate podcast series for the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio: "Reporting on 9/11," a 10-episode narrative documentary series about journalists who covered the September 11th attacks, and the award-winning "Hunger in Hamden," a 6-episode series looking at the ways people are fighting hunger and food insecurity around Hamden, Connecticut. He also has had peer-reviewed work published in the Journal of Media Education and trade journals such as Broadcasting & Cable Magazine, RTDNA.org, TVTechnology.com, Mediashift.org, and has published opinion pieces in the New York Post, New Haven Register and Connecticut Mirror.
Before coming to Quinnipiac in 2010, Prof. Bogardus worked as a major-market local television newscast producer in the Washington, D.C., Houston and Jacksonville, Florida markets. His work received an Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, and two Associated Press awards for "best newscast," and a national Edward R. Murrow award for "best breaking news coverage."
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Prof. Bogardus has reported, written and produced two separate podcast series for the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio: "Reporting on 9/11," a 10-episode narrative documentary series about journalists who covered the September 11th attacks, and the award-winning "Hunger in Hamden," a 6-episode series looking at the ways people are fighting hunger and food insecurity around Hamden, Connecticut. He also has had peer-reviewed work published in the Journal of Media Education and trade journals such as Broadcasting & Cable Magazine, RTDNA.org, TVTechnology.com, Mediashift.org, and has published opinion pieces in the New York Post, New Haven Register and Connecticut Mirror.
Before coming to Quinnipiac in 2010, Prof. Bogardus worked as a major-market local television newscast producer in the Washington, D.C., Houston and Jacksonville, Florida markets. His work received an Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, and two Associated Press awards for "best newscast," and a national Edward R. Murrow award for "best breaking news coverage."
Education
- BA, Johns Hopkins University
- MA, University of Virginia
- MS, Syracuse University
Areas of Expertise
- Broadcast Journalism
- Podcasting
- Newsroom Management
- Local News
- TV News Production
Organization
- Journalism
Office Location
- Center for Comm.&Engineer 268
Mail Drop
- CE-MCM
Courses
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COM 140 Storytelling
Fall 2022 -
JRN 263 Broadcast News Writing
Fall 2022 -
JRN 280 The Art of the Podcast (SPS 280)
Fall 2022 -
JRN 450 Senior Seminar
Spring 2022 Semester -
JRN 498 Journalism Capstone
Spring 2022 Semester -
JRN 601 Capstone Project
Spring 2022 Semester -
SPS 280 The Art of the Podcast (JRN 280)
Fall 2022
Experience
WJLA (ABC 7)
Newscast Producer
Arlington, VA
2007 - 2010
KPRC (NBC 2)
Newscast Producer
Houston, Texas
2005 - 2007
WJXT (IND 4)
Newscast Producer
Jacksonville, FL
2002 - 2005
Selected Publications
Local TV News is Going #DigitalFirst
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Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) August (2019)
A Day in the Life of a Multi-Media Journalist
Bogardus, B.
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) August (2019)
An MMJ's Day: An Interactive TImeline
Bogardus, B.
Journal of Media Education (2019)
"Hunger in Hamden" Podcast Episode 1: What is Hunger?
Bogardus, B.
(2019)
"Hunger in Hamden" Podcast Episode 2: The Keefe Center and Dinner for a Dollar
Bogardus, B.
(2019)
"Hunger in Hamden" Podcast Episode 3: Three Ways Quinnipiac University is Helping
Bogardus, B.
(2019)
Need a 6:30 Anchor? Send in the Clones
Bogardus, B.
Broadcasting & Cable Magazine January (2018)
5 Newsroom Trends Journalism Educators Need to Note
Bogardus, B.
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) September (2018)