Background
Ashdown, Paul George was born on July 26, 1944 in New York City. Son of Cecil Spencer and Annabelle Ashdown.
Ashdown, Paul George was born on July 26, 1944 in New York City. Son of Cecil Spencer and Annabelle Ashdown.
Bachelor of Science, U. Florida, 1966; Master of Arts, U. Florida, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Bowling Green State University, 1975.
Reporter, Gainesville (Florida) Sun, 1966-1967; public information officer, Florida Department of Agriculture, Gainesville, 1967-1968; correspondent, United Press International, Miami, Florida, 1969-1970; instructor, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, 1970-1971; instructor, U. Toledo, 1971-1975; assistant professor mass committee, Western Kentucky U., Bowling Green, 1975-1977; professor journalism, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1977. Visiting professor journalism Dutch School of Journalism, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1993-1994. Visiting professor North America studies U. Bonn, Germany, 1994-1997.
Member Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Comm., Kappa Tau Alpha.
Married Ellen Kay Abernethy, April 24, 1966 (divorced February 1969). 1 child, Lance Spencer. Married Barbara Ann Green, April 18, 1975.
Married Joanne Wagstrom, December 9, 1970 (divorced November 1973).