Worth McDougald was an American

United States

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 journalism

Journalism

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 educator who oversaw the Peabody Awards for nearly 30 years, from 1963-1991.

McDougald grew up in Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. Statesboro has a population of 28,422 and the Statesboro, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 70,217...

. In World War II

World War II

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, McDougald served in the United States Navy

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 in the Pacific Theater, then returned to Emory University

Emory University

Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...

 to complete his degree. He became an assistant professor at the University of Georgia

University of Georgia

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 in 1949, then earned an M.A. degree in Political Science from UGA in 1954 and the Ph.D. degree from the Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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 in 1964. He was later called to active duty during the Korean War

Korean War

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. "Dr. Mac," as he was known on campus, served in a variety of roles, including head of the Department of Radio-Television-Film. McDougald was named to the Georgia Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

External links

• Worth McDougald via Peabody Awards