Michael Jay Biel

Background

Biel, Michael Jay was born on July 7, 1946 in New York City. Son of Aaron Harry and Bertha (Michaelson) Biel.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Temple University, 1968; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1977.

Career

Manager, program director, music director, technical director, Station WRTI-FM, Philadelphia, 1965-1968; announcer, Station WEEZ, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1967-1968; assistant chief engineer, Floyd L. Peterson, Inc., New York City, 1967-1968; teaching assistant, Nortwestern U., Evanston, Illinois, 1968-1970; archivist, Nortwestern U., Evanston, Illinois, 1969-1972; instructor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1972-1974; instructor, CUNY, New York City, 1975-1977; associate professor communication arts, Morehead (Kentucky) State University, since 1978.

Achievements

• Michael Jay Biel has been listed as a noteworthy Communications educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Broadcast Educated Association, International Association Sound Archives, International Association Jazz Record Collectors, Association for Recorded Sound Collections (2dv.p. 1983-1985, 1st vice president 1985-1986, president 1986-1988, immediate past president 1988-1989, contributing editor journal since 1977).

Interests

• Avocations: record collector, discographer, broadcast historian.

Connections

Married Sheila Etta Kaplan, August 25, 1968. 1 child, Leah Rebekah.

Father:

Aaron Harry Biel

Mother:

Bertha (Michaelson) Biel

Spouse:

Sheila Etta Kaplan

child:

Leah Rebekah Biel