Background
Burd, Gene Arnold was born on May 21, 1932 in Long Lane, Missouri, United States. Son of Sorono Clemeth Burd and Eula Marie Gann.
Burd, Gene Arnold was born on May 21, 1932 in Long Lane, Missouri, United States. Son of Sorono Clemeth Burd and Eula Marie Gann.
Associate of Arts, Pasadena City College, California, 1951. Bachelor in Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953. Master of Science in Journalism, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954.
Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1963.
Graduate research assistant University Iowa, Iowa City, 1954—1955. Instructor Columbia College, Chicago, 1961—1962. Research associate Center Metropolitan Studies (Northwestern), Evanston, 1964.
Assistant professor Marquette University, Milwaukee, 1965—1969, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1969—1972. Research associate Center Study American Press (Marquette), Milwaukee, 1965—1969. Associate professor University Texas, Austin, since 1972.
Newspaper reporter Kansas City Star, 1956. News reporter-editor Three Rivers Commercial, Michigan, 1957. Reporter Albuquerque Journal, 1957—1958.
Editor (neighborhood news) Houston Chronicle, 1958—1959. Editor Des Plaines Journal, Illinois, 1962—1963, Mount Prospect-Arlington Heights News, Illinois, 1965. Visiting professor Institute Urban Studies, Arlington, 1975.
With Army (Artillery), 1955-1956, Fort Ord, Camp Chaffee, Bad Kreuznach, Germany.
Benefactor-founder Urban Communications Foundation, Great Neck, New York, 2004. Public information writer Department City Planning, Chicago, 1960—1960. Community activist Hull-House Resident, 1961—1962.
Consultant, adviser Metropolitan Council, Minneapolis, 1968. Member of Urban Communications Foundation (vice president since 2004, Annual Gene Burd Urban Journalism award 2006-2008), Association Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (chair 1967-1987).