Quinnipiac Professor From Guilford "Noteworthy Educator"

GUILFORD, CT - Ben Bogardus of Guilford, assistant professor of journalism at Quinnipiac University, has been named a “Noteworthy Journalism Educator” by Crain’s NewsPro magazine.

This year’s 10 honorees, which include professors, a lecturer and an associate dean from universities around the nation, were nominated by NewsPro readers and members of the Radio Television Digital News Association and the Broadcast Education Association.

“It’s a great honor to be included on Crain’s NewsPro’s list of Noteworthy Journalism Educators,” Bogardus said. “It reinforces my belief that the best way to teach journalism is to give students real-world reporting and producing experiences in the classroom. By pushing them to produce work of professional quality in class, they’re ready for great jobs right after graduation.”

Mark G. Contreras, dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac, said, “Ben is a stellar representative of our entire faculty. He is committed, innovative and passionate about our students and keeps a close eye on developments happening in the industry real time. Ben richly deserves this great recognition.”

Bogardus, who joined the faculty in 2010, specializes in teaching broadcast news writing, TV reporting, TV newscast producing and podcasting. Before entering academics, he was a newscast producer at WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate for Washington, D.C. While in Washington, he won an Emmy, regional Edward R. Murrow, and two Associated Press awards for “Best Newscast.”

He also shared in a national Murrow award for “Best Breaking News” for his work in the control room during the station’s coverage of the June 2009 deadly Metro train collision. Bogardus also has newscast producing experience in Jacksonville, Florida, Hartford and Houston.

He has a bachelor’s in political science from Johns Hopkins University, a master’s degree in American government from the University of Virginia, and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.