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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."

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

  • School of Communications

Office Location

  • Comms, Computing & Engineering 132C

Mail Drop

  • CE-MCM

Experience

Quinnipiac University

Assistant Professor of Journalism

Hamden, CT

2010 - Present

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

Bogardus, B.

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)

Forthcoming Peer Reviewed Journal

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)

5 Newsroom Trends Journalism Educators Need to Note

Bogardus, B.

Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) September (2018)