Background
McNelly, John Taylor was born on October 2, 1923 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Stephen Sumner and Caroline Hurd (Taylor) McNelly.
McNelly, John Taylor was born on October 2, 1923 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Stephen Sumner and Caroline Hurd (Taylor) McNelly.
Bachelor of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1946; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1961.
Reporter, Associated Press, Milwaukee, 1948-1952;
reporter, Reuters, London, 1952-1953;
news editor, University of Wisconsin News Service, Madison, 1957;
instructor, then associate professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1957-1966;
associate professor, then professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1966-1982;
Evjue-Bascom professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1982-1988;
professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1988. Assistant director Inter-American Mass Communications Program, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1961-1962. Visiting professor Berlin Institute Massachusetts Communication in DevelopingNations, West Germany, 1965, Agrarian U., Lima, Peru, 1968-1969.
Communication consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Latin American, 1970-1975. Lecturer United States Information Agency, Latin American, 1968, 74, 80.
Served with United States Air Force, 1942-1943.
Married Pamela Edith Thompson, December 20, 1952. Children: Barbara, Duncan.