Background
Wicklein, John Frederick was born on July 20, 1924 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Raymond Roland and Parmilla Catherine (Miller) Wicklein.
Wicklein, John Frederick was born on July 20, 1924 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Raymond Roland and Parmilla Catherine (Miller) Wicklein.
Bachelor of Literature, Rutgers University, 1947. Master of Science in Journalism, Columbia, 1948.
Reporter, Newark (New Jersey) Evening News, 1947-1951;
news managing editor, Elec. World (McGraw-Hill weekly), New York City, 1951-1954;
reporter, editor, New York Times, 1954-1962;
news director, Station W National Educational Television-television, New York City, 1962-1964;
executive producer news, Station WABC-television, New York City, 1964-1967;
executive producer, Washington Bureau chief Public Broadcast Laboratory (National Ednl. television), 1967-1970;
managing news public affairs broadcasts, Station WCBS-television, New York City, 1970-1971;
general manager, Station WRVR, New York City, 1971-1974;
professor journalism and broadcasting, Boston University, 1974-1980;
dean, School Public Communication Boston University, 1974-1978;
visiting professor communication, Methodist U., São Paulo, Brazil, 1979;
program officer for news public affairs programs, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1980-1984;
Willard M. Kiplinger chair in public affairs reporting, director Kiplinger mid-career program for journalists, Ohio State University, 1984-1989;
Fulbright research scholar, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW., Australia, 1990. Lecturer, consultant to Rutgers University Media Resources Center, Warsaw, Poland, 1992.
Ayers visiting professor of Journalism, Jacksonville (Alabama) State University, 1992-1993. Producer news documentaries for public and commercial television. Independent writing, reporting and editing coach for newspapers including Washington Post, Memphis Commercial Appeal, since 1994.
Lecturer, consultant in field. Coordinator Working Group for Public Broadcasting, 1987-1989. Special commission on regulation ofmedia American Civil Liberties Union, 1988-1992.
Adjunct faculty, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, 1988. Adjunct Professor journalism for research Ohio StateU., 1991-1993. At-large member, media ethics committee National Council Churches, 1975-1992.
Fellow Institute Democratic Communication Boston University, 1975-1978. Lecturer journalism Columbia Graduate School Journalism, 1966-1967. Danforth lecturer Barnard College, 1960-1961.
Consultant Department Journalism, Jagiellonian U., Krakow, Poland, 1994.
Member American Civil Liberties Union, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Amnesty International United States of America, Society Professor Jours., Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Myra Jane Winchester, July 31, 1948 (deceased 2002). Children: Elizabeth, Peter, Joanna.