Background
Hill, Harold Eugene was born on September 7, 1918 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Son of Grover Clevel and Letha Agnes (McKinney) Hill.
Hill, Harold Eugene was born on September 7, 1918 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Son of Grover Clevel and Letha Agnes (McKinney) Hill.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, Urbana, 1940; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, Urbana, 1954.
Writer, announcer, director, producer, program director, Station-WILL-AM-FM-television, Urbana, 1946-1954;
member of faculty, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1946-1956;
sportscaster, Station WDWS, Champaign, Illinois, 1950-1955;
executive vice president, treasurer, National Association Ednl. Broadcasters, Washington, 1954-1966;
associate director, Education Media Center, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1967-1972;
associate professor speech and drama, Education Media Center, U. Colorado, 1967-1972;
professor communication, Education Media Center, U. Colorado, 1972-1980;
department chairman communication, Education Media Center, U. Colorado, 1976-1980;
professor broadcast journalism, Education Media Center, U. Colorado, 1980-1984;
professor emeritus, Education Media Center, U. Colorado, since 1984. Board directors National Center Communication Arts and Sciences, Station KRMA-television (public television), 1967-1984, Station KGNU Radio (public radio), 1977-1979, Station KCPT (public television),1984-.
Subchairman new technical Colorado Commision on Higher Education, 1979-1982. Trustee Ednl. Communication Foundation.
Chairman educational advisory committee Champaign Schools, 1950-1952. Served to major United States Army, 1940-1946. Member Association Educational Communication and Technology (Distinguished Service award 1978, director, president, book review editor, editorial board association journal.
1977-1987), Educational Media Council (executive director), Western Educational Society Telecommunications (director), Speech Communication Association, National Association Educational Broadcasters (director), Colorado Educational Media Association (director, president), Broadcast Education Association, Colorado Broadcasters Association, Colorado Drama and Speech Association (director), Colorado Media Directors, Sigma Delta Chi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Kappa Tau Alpha. Clubs: Exchange (president Illinois State Exchange Clubs 1956).
Married Dorothy May Crays, July 4, 1941. Children: Sandra Lu, Wade Crays, Kathy Lynn.