Background
Gelatt, Rod Gerald was born on September 20, 1926 in Des Moines. Son of Roland L. and Marie B. (Roddy) Gelatt.
Gelatt, Rod Gerald was born on September 20, 1926 in Des Moines. Son of Roland L. and Marie B. (Roddy) Gelatt.
Bachelor in Journalism, University Iowa, 1950. Master of Arts in Journalism, University Iowa, 1963.
Reporter, anchor Station KSST, Davenport, Iowa, 1950. Reporter, editor, anchor Station World Health Organization-AM, television, Des Moines, 1950-1957. Instructor, radio news director Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1957-1959.
Assistant to director School Journalism University Iowa, Iowa City, 1959-1963. Professor, news director, chair broadcast news department University Missouri, Columbia, 1963-1996. Retired, 1996
Consultant for Missouri Supreme Court task force/cameras in courtrooms, Jefferson City, 1992-1994.
Consultant for law firm, St. Louis, 1993-1994. Lecturer United States Information Agency, Bogota, Colombia, 1996.
Member Convention & Visitors Bureau, Columbia, since 1996, advisory committee Columbia Entertainment Committee, since 1996. Staff Sergeant United States Air Force, 1945-1946, PTO. Member Radio-television News Directors (president's citation 1996), Association for Education in Journalism, Distinguished Faculty award 1988).
Married Andrée M. Koeppel, April 8, 1961. Children: Mark C., Thomas S.