Mastering Russian through Global Debate (Mastering Global Debate)
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Mastering Russian through Global Debate brings together the rhetorical traditions of the communications field and the best practices of adult second language instruction to facilitate superior-level proficiency in the Russian language.
William Brown is an American journalist, academian, comedian and businessman. He is well known as the commentator of the long running television show, Tony Brown's Journal.
Background
William Brown was born on April 11, 1933, in Charleston, WV in the family of Royal and Catherine (Davis) Brown. Raised by friends, Brown distinguished himself during his days as a high school student and, after serving in the army, he proved similarly successful with his collegiate studies.
Education
In 1959 William received a BA in Sociology from Wayne State University. Later, in 1961, he received an MA in Psychiatric Social Work from Wayne State University. He is a former faculty member at Central Washington University and Federal City College.
Career
In 1971 William became the founding dean of Howard University's School of Communication. In 1988 he wrote, produced, and directed the film The White Girl, which dramatized an African American student's struggle with cocaine addiction. In 2004 he became the dean of Hampton University's Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. He held the position until 2009, when he stepped down.
Achievements
Tony Brown is mostly known as a President and CEO of Tony Brown Productions. In 2002 he was also inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Silver Circle.
William joined the Republican Party in 1990. He contended that the Republican emphasis on capitalism itself is the means by which problems are most effectively resolved in free-market America.
Membership
Brown is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
National Association of Black Media Producers
National Association of Black Television and Film Producers
National Communications Council
William Anthony Brown is the founding member of the Council.
Council for the Economic Development of Black Americans
Personality
This journalist, media commentator, self-help advocate, entrepreneur, public speaker, film director, and author is a hard man to pin a label on - and an even more difficult man to fool.
Quotes from others about the person
"out-of-the-box thinker"
"equal opportunity ass kicker"
Connections
William Anthony Brown was married, but got divorced. They had a child Byron Anthony.