Kenneth Harwood
Encyclopedia
Kenneth A. Harwood is an American administrator, information
and telecommunication
theorist and Adjunct Professor at the University of California Santa Barbara, a former President of the BEA
, known for his work on the general theory of communication
, and known as one of the leading scholars of the American radio history.
and attended the University of Missouri
and received his B.A. in 1947, his M.A. in 1948 and his Ph.D in 1950 from the University of Southern California.
While working on his Ph.D., he married Arlette Mary Bartley on January 28, 1949, and he taught at the University of Alabama
and the University of Southern California. At the University of Alabama he became Professor and Head of the Department of Radio and Television, and at the University of Southern California he later rose to Chairman for their Department of Telecommunications. He left the University in 1978 to become Director of the newly formed School of Communication at the University of Houston
. 1994 he became the director of Interns (California) School of Communication at the University of Houston.
End 1950s he had been among the first members of the Society for General Systems Research
. He was on the board of directors for several commercial broadcasters including WFLN
in Philadelphia. From 1954 to 1968 he was General Manager at radio station KUSC at the University of Southern California. From 1964 to 1974 he was president of the Oak Kroll Broadcasting Company in Pasadena. From 1971 to 1978 he was chairman of the Broadcast Foundation of California and from 1968 to 1978 director of the Franklin Broadcasting Company.
Harwood has been rewarded the Frank Stanton Fellow of the International Radio and Television Society in 1979, and Distinguisted Education Service Award of the broadcast Education Association in 1986. Since 1990 the Broadcast Education Association
annually awards the "Annual Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award" established by Kenneth Harwood for the outstanding Ph.D. dissertations in broadcasting and electronic media.
Information
Information in its most restricted technical sense is a message or collection of messages that consists of an ordered sequence of symbols, or it is the meaning that can be interpreted from such a message or collection of messages. Information can be recorded or transmitted. It can be recorded as...
and telecommunication
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
theorist and Adjunct Professor at the University of California Santa Barbara, a former President of the BEA
Bea
- Aviation :*British European Airways*Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile, the French agency responsible for investigating aviation accidents- People :* Augustin Bea , a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church...
, known for his work on the general theory of communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
, and known as one of the leading scholars of the American radio history.
Biography
Kennth Harwood was born in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and attended the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
and received his B.A. in 1947, his M.A. in 1948 and his Ph.D in 1950 from the University of Southern California.
While working on his Ph.D., he married Arlette Mary Bartley on January 28, 1949, and he taught at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
and the University of Southern California. At the University of Alabama he became Professor and Head of the Department of Radio and Television, and at the University of Southern California he later rose to Chairman for their Department of Telecommunications. He left the University in 1978 to become Director of the newly formed School of Communication at the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
. 1994 he became the director of Interns (California) School of Communication at the University of Houston.
End 1950s he had been among the first members of the Society for General Systems Research
Society for General Systems Research
The Society for General Systems Research is predecessor of the current International Society for the Systems Sciences , known to be one the first interdisciplinary and international co-operations in the field of systems theory and systems science...
. He was on the board of directors for several commercial broadcasters including WFLN
WFLN
WFLN is a commercial radio station in Arcadia, Florida, broadcasting on 1480 AM. WFLN's format is News/Talk. The station runs a slate of conservative commentators including Laura Ingraham, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Sean Hannity Show and Michael Savage. Late night programming is Alan Colmes and...
in Philadelphia. From 1954 to 1968 he was General Manager at radio station KUSC at the University of Southern California. From 1964 to 1974 he was president of the Oak Kroll Broadcasting Company in Pasadena. From 1971 to 1978 he was chairman of the Broadcast Foundation of California and from 1968 to 1978 director of the Franklin Broadcasting Company.
Harwood has been rewarded the Frank Stanton Fellow of the International Radio and Television Society in 1979, and Distinguisted Education Service Award of the broadcast Education Association in 1986. Since 1990 the Broadcast Education Association
Broadcast Education Association
The BEA is an international academic organization originating and operating mainly out of the United States. The BEA is devoted to multimedia research and teaching, and retains the historical purpose to prepare college students interested in telecommunications and electronic mass media for careers...
annually awards the "Annual Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award" established by Kenneth Harwood for the outstanding Ph.D. dissertations in broadcasting and electronic media.
A general theory of communication
In the 1953 article "On a general theory of communication", Harwood presented an overview of the many approaches to the study of human communication and preliminary notes on the formulation of a generalized theory of communication.Publications
Articles by Kenneth Harwood:- 1953, "Toward a general theory of communication," with Francis Cartier in: Audiovisual Communication Review, 1953, 1, 227-233.
- 1953, "Cybernetics explained for instructors," with Francis Cartier, in: Air Training and Development Informational Bulletin (1953), 4, 53-56.
- 1953, "On a general theory of communication", with Francis Cartier in: Journal Educational Technology Research and Development, Springer Boston, Issue Volume 1, Number 4 / September, 1953, Pages 227-233.
- 1953, "On definition of communication", with F. A. Cartier in: Journal of Communication, Volume 3 Issue 2 Page 71-75, November 1953
- 1969, "Broadcasting and the Theory of the Firm", in: Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 34, No. 3, Communications: Part 2 (Summer, 1969), pp. 485-504
- 1978, "On definition of communication,", with K. A. Harwood in: Eileen Hart, Communicating styles for managers. New York, NY: Penton Learning Systems.
- 2004, "When MEDIA ETHICS Began", in: Media Ethics, Fall 2004 (15:1), p. 5.
- 2005, "Television hoaxes ahead", in: Television Quarteley Volume 36
External links
- Kenneth Harwood at University of California Santa Barbara
- Bio of Dean Harwood by Kenneth Harwood, 1978.