Background
McLeod, Jack Myron was born on August 30, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
McLeod, Jack Myron was born on August 30, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University of Wisconsin, 1952; Master of Science in Journalism, University of Wisconsin, 1953; Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Michigan, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology, University of Michigan, 1962.
Assistant study director, Survey Research Center, Institute Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1957-1962; assistant professor, then professor, School Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1962; chairman, Mass Communications Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1967; Maier-Bascom professor journalism and mass communications, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1981.
Served with Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Member American Sociological Association, Association Education Journalism and Mass Communication, International Communication Association, American Association of University Professors.
Son of William Theodore and Ellen Victoria (Hanson) McL. Divorced May 1983; children: Douglas Malcolm, Katherine Laurie.