Dr. Kevin Curran is a teacher-scholar of journalism and media management. He holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of Oklahoma, an MBA in Management from Arizona State University, and a BA in Communications and Russian Studies from Fordham University.
During his multi-platform media career, Dr. Curran has been a producer for the Inside Edition magazine program and coordinated news coverage as an assignment editor for television stations in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson, and Oklahoma City. His radio experience includes the NBC Radio Network, Imus in the Morning on WFAN in New York, and all-news KNX in Los Angeles. Away from the newsroom, he served as advertising sales manager for a Virginia radio group and operations manager for a Phoenix radio group. Dr. Curran assembled the first all-sports radio station in Phoenix and has served as the radio play-by-play producer of the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Arizona Rattlers, University of Arizona Wildcats, and Oakland Athletics in spring training.
As a faculty member, Dr. Curran has taught journalism, communications, and business courses at Arizona State University, Loyola Marymount University, University of Oklahoma, University of Denver, University of North Texas-Dallas, Grand Canyon University, Park University, Paradise Valley Community College, Mesa Community College, and Scottsdale Community College. His commitment to student success was recognized when he was named an Outstanding Adjunct Faculty in Arizona’s Maricopa County Community College District.
Dr. Curran’s research covers media management, media history, and journalism. His published or presented research includes cross-border targeted radio, the effectiveness of mass notification systems, the addition of transparency to the SPJ Code of Ethics, the future of farm radio in the digital age, the legal entanglements of sports gambling and radio, the effect of partisan media on the public sphere, and the development of radio technology during World War II.
Ph.D. Mass Communication University of Oklahoma Gaylord College
MBA Management Arizona State University W.P. Carey School
B.A. Communications Fordham University
Dissertation
Curran, K. (2018). Cross-border targeted radio in North America.
Journal articles
Curran, K. (2021, September). Cross-border targeted radio in Vancouver-Bellingham: Differing treatments of South Asian and Christian broadcasters. Journal of Radio and Audio Media. https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2021.1970167
Curran, K. (2021, July). El Paso-Juárez: Radio and the invisible border. Journal of Borderlands Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2021.1957979
Curran, K. (2020). 1970s: How CKLW Radio dominated American music – From Canada. Journal of Radio and Audio Media, 27:2, 334-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2020.1791123
Gade, P., Dastgeer, S., DeWalt, C., Nduka, E., Kim, S., Hill, D., & Curran, K. (2018). Management of journalism transparency: Journalists’ perceptions of organizational leaders’ management of an emerging professional norm. International Journal of Media Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/14241277.2018.1488257
Curran, K. (2016). Emergency notifications: 20th century or 21st? Journal of Emergency Management. https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2016.0298
Educational Reference
Foote, J., & Curran, K. (2015). Ronald Reagan radio broadcasts (1976-1979). Retrieved from National Recording Preservation Board, Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/programs/static/nationalrecordingpreservation-board/…
Book reviews
Curran, K. (2023). Review of the book Shadow of the New Deal: The victory of public broadcasting, by Josh Shepperd. Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media. https://doi.org/10.1386/rjao_00087_5
Curran, K. (2021). Review of the book Radio’s second century: Past, present, and future perspectives, by J.A. Hendricks. Journal of Radio and Audio Media, https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2021.1950724
Curran, K. (2019). Review of the book The television code: Regulating the screen to safeguard the industry, by D. Jaramillo. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 63:2, 359-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2019.1624998
Curran, K., Martin, P. (2024). Keeping farm radio relevant in the digital age. Las Vegas: Broadcast Education Association Conference.
Curran, K. (2023). Partisan media, knowledge ghettos, and the public sphere. Las Vegas: Broadcast Education Association Conference.
Curran, K. (2023). Defining media history (invited panelist). Las Vegas: Broadcast Education Association Conference.
Curran, K., Smart, L., Medvene, L. (2022) The ethics of transparency: Too much just may be a bad thing. Los Angeles: Society of Professional Journalists Region 11 Conference.
Curran, K. (2022). Should we have a dedicated course on ethics? Or should ethics be taught throughout the curriculum? Chicago: Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities Communication Conference.
Curran, K.; Schmitz, S.; Rogerson, K.; Escobar, E.; Bacharach, G. (2022). Legal entanglements of sports gambling and broadcasting. Las Vegas: Broadcast Education Association.
Curran, K. (2022). And the news just keeps on coming: CKLW 20/20 News. Las Vegas: Broadcast Education Association
Curran, K. (2021). Radio in El Paso-Juárez: The invisible border 1922-1979. Virtual: Broadcast Education Association Conference.
Curran, K. (2020). The questionable wisdom of iHeartMedia’s leveraged buyout. Rome: World Media Economic and Management Conference.
Curran, K. (2019). The mouse that roared: How The Big 8 Dominated American Radio – from Canada. Las Vegas: Broadcast Education Association.
Curran, K. (2019). Grand plans and great expectations: Researching cross-border targeted radio in North America. Las Vegas: Broadcast Education Association.
Curran, K. (2019). Cross-border targeted radio. San Diego: Western Social Science Association/Association for Borderlands Studies.
Curran, K. (2018). History of cross-border targeted radio in North America. University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg: Summer School on Transnational Radio History.
Curran, K. (2018). The biggest cross-border station ever. Monash University, Prato, Italy: The Radio Conference 2018.
Curran, K. (2018). Grand plans and great expectations: Researching cross-border targeted radio in North America. Las Vegas: Broadcast Education Association.
Curran, K. (2017). Canadian content challenge: Do the rules really promote culture? International Conference on Communication and Media Studies. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.
Curran, K. (2017). Ignite scholar: Fire from start to finish. Las Vegas: Broadcast Education Association.
Curran, K. (2016). Knowledge ghettos: The end of the public sphere? Minneapolis: AEJMC National Conference.
Curran, K. (2016). From goats to gurdwaras: North American transnational radio. The Radio Conference 2016. Utrecht, Netherlands: Utrecht University.
Gade, P., Curran, K., Dastgeer, S., DeWalt, C., Hill, D., Kim, S. & Nduka, E. (2016). Journalism transparency: How journalists understand it as a professional value, ethical construct and set of practices. Minneapolis: AEJMC National Conference. Minneapolis.
Curran, K. (2015). Effects of Developing Technology on War Reporting: World War II and Radio. New Orleans: American Culture Association/Popular Culture Association 2015.
Courses
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JMC 402 | Mass Communication Law |
| MCO 503 | Media Law |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 225 | Public Speaking |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 225 | Public Speaking |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
2022 top paper, history division, Broadcast Education Association 2022 third place paper, law & policy division, Broadcast Education Association 2019 top debut paper, history division, Broadcast Education Association 2017 BEA/Library of American Broadcasting Foundation Graduate Research Award 2012 outstanding adjunct faculty, Maricopa County Community College District 2011 faculty mentor, Phi Theta Kappa honor society, Mesa Community College
Broadcast Education Association
Assignment Editor
KOCO-TV/koco.com Oklahoma City
KNXV-TV/abc15.com Phoenix
Republic Media (KPNX-TV/Arizona Republic/azcentral.com) Phoenix
KTVK-TV/azfamily.com Phoenix
KCOP-TV Los Angeles
KCAL-TV Los Angeles
KOLD-TV Tucson
Segment producer/researcher
Inside Edition Los Angeles
State Correspondent
United Press International
News writer
KNX Radio Los Angeles
Radio play-by-play producer/engineer
Oakland Athletics
University of Arizona football
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Lakers
Arizona Rattlers
Operations Manager
KGME/KEDJ/KHOT Radio Phoeinx
Advertising Sales Manager
WGRQ/WJMA Radio Fredericksburg, VA
News producer
WFAN Radio/Imus in the Morning New York
NBC Radio Network