Linda Prout is professor of Media & Communication Arts and the former director of the Journalism Program at City College. An experienced broadcast journalist, Prout is senior producer of a show for CUNY TV on the ethnic media called Independent Sources. She was a writer and producer for PBS and the Bravo Network before joining City College, and has served as station director for Harlem Community Radio. She also has produced award-winning series for television and video including “The Kids’ Chronicle” and “WomanSource.” Two of her programs, “Study with the Best” and “In the Life,” have been nominated for Emmy Awards. Prout has also worked as a reporter for several print publications including Newsday, Newsweek, and the Star-Ledger. A former associate professor at the New School University, Prout is a Fulbright Scholar who has taught broadcast news writing and newsmagazine publication in China. She holds an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and a B.F.A. in Theater from NYU.
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