Academics

Meet the Faculty

Donald "Don" Shores
Professor of Broadcasting

Division: Communication Division
Office: Center for Communication and Business (CCB) 212
Phone: (310) 506-4570
E-mail: don.shores@pepperdine.edu

• Ph.D., University of Florida, 1981
• M.S., Murray State University, KY, 1977
• B.A., Harding University, 1974

Courses:

• Freshman Seminar: The Evolving TV Family in Prime Time
• Communication Ethics
• Entertainment Industry Strategies

Key Awards/Affiliations:

• Coordinator of the Sports Production sequence
• Coordinator of the Integrated Marketing Communication major
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
• NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (1998-present)
• National Communication Association (1976-2010)
• Association for Journalism and Mass Communication (1981-2009)
• Sponsor, Alpha Chi National Honor Society (2000-2011)

Academic Interests:

• A study of primetime television programming comparing Redemptive themes in prime time television
• Athletes missing class: What are the outcomes?
• Portrayal of the American family on television