Floyd McKay, PhD Professor Emeritus Floyd McKay, Professor Emeritus (1935-2022) Cascadia Daily News executive editor Ron Judd wrote heartfelt obituary about Floyd McKay on March 16, 2022. https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2022/mar/16/obituary-floyd-j-mckay/ Winter 2022 Update Dixie and I remain in our century-old house, venturing out for visits to the Scottish Highlands. I do a wee bit of […]
Winter 2022 Update: George Erb There’s something about spring quarter. I started teaching journalism at Western during spring quarter of 2014. Six years later, the pandemic turned me into an online instructor in spring quarter of 2020. Now I’m looking forward to being back in the classroom for, naturally, spring quarter 2022. In addition to […]
In May 2018, my 24-month ghostwriting project came to an end with the publication by Viking/Penguin of Anticancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six. Since its publication, the book has received international praise from some of the world’s leading experts on cancer treatment and prevention. The paperback version is scheduled to launch in May 2019. For me, researching and writing the book was enlightening and transformative. I interviewed dozens of the most respected scientists and oncologists about cancer biology, holistic healing and comprehensive lifestyle change. I also conducted interviews with long-term cancer survivors and found their stories both inspirational and heart-wrenching. In addition to publishing a book, in fall 2018 Associate Professor Maria McLeod and I received word that our article, “Public Relations Videography: A Classroom Case Study in the Production and Dissemination of Digital Content,” was published in The Journal of Communication and Media Studies. In terms of teaching, I continue to reshape and adapt my courses in News Writing, Editing and Digital Media to meet the needs of students in the changing media environment. Outside of school, I rode my bicycle along the Rhine River from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea.