Background

Douglas Alan was born on 11 October in 1950 in Lima, Ohio, United States. Son of Ralph Edward and Lorraine Frances Ferguson.

Education

Bachelor & Master of Arts in Speech Comm., Ohio State University, 1973;

Doctor of Philosophy in Mass Comm., Bowling Green State University, 1990.

Career

Program director, Gerity Cablevision, Bay City, Michigan, 1973-1974;

Salesman, KESM Radio, El Dorado Springs, Missouri, 1974;

Film editor, WLIO Television, Lima, Ohio., 1974-1975;

Promotion director, WLIO Television, Lima, Ohio., 1975-1976;

Program director, WLIO Television, Lima, Ohio., 1976-1987;

Station manager, WLIO Television, Lima, Ohio., 1980-1987;

Teaching fellow Bowling Green State University, 1987-1990;

Associate professor, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1989-1999;

Assistant Dean College Arts & Sciences, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1994-1997;

Professor, Department of Communication, College of Charleston (South Carolina), 1999-present.

Membership

• He was chair management and sales division.

  Broadcast Education Association

  1995 - 1997

• Phi Beta Kappa

Interests

• Computers

Connections

Douglas married Cindy Kay Sielschott, May 7, 1993. 3 children, Derek Humphrey, Ross Ferguson, Sam Ferguson.

Father:

Ralph

Mother:

Lorraine Ferguson

Spouse:

Cindy Kay Sielschott

child:

Derek Humphrey

child:

Ross Ferguson

child:

Sam Ferguson