Faculty Bios

Paul Brown

Professor, Assistant Department Chair

Education:
University of Texas at Austin, Master of Arts in Journalism

Professional Experience:
YNN (Your New Now), Austin, TX: Weekday news anchor at 24-hour local Time Warner Cable new channel.
March 2003  to present

KTXS-TV, Abilene, TX:  News director for local ABC affiliate.
February 1993 to February 2003

WROC-TV, Rochester, NY: Reporter and producer for local CBS affiliate.
October 1990 to January 1993

KRBC-TV, Abilene, TX:  Reporter, producer, and anchor for local NBC affiliate.
November 1988 to October 1990

Brownwood Bulletin, Brownwood, TX: Reporter and news editor of daily newspaper.
March 1986 to October 1988

KPSM-FM, Brownwood, TX:  Anchor and reporter.
October 1985 to March 1986

KLRU-TV, Austin, TX: News intern for local Public Radio Station.
January 1985 to August 1985

Email: [email protected]
Phone:  512-223-3234

Rick Espitia

Adjunct Associate Professor

Education:
University of Texas at Austin, Master of Arts in Journalism

Professional Experience:
The Burnet County Citizens Gazette, Publisher and Editor
1991-present

Burnet Bulletin and Marble Falls Highlander, Publisher
1988-1991

Burnet Bulletin, Editor
1987-1988

KIII Television, Corpus Christi, TX, ENG Editor
1986-1987

Texas Highways Magazine, Editorial Assistant
1982-1983

Political Science Quarterly, Editorial Assistant
1975-1976

Email: [email protected]
Phone:

Karina Kling

Adjunct, Assistant Professor

Education:
Syracuse University, Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism

Professional Experience:

Spectrum News Austin, anchor on Capital Tonight

Emmy-nominated journalist

Associated Press award-winning journalist

Email: [email protected]
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