Biography

Will Kinnally has 20 years of experience working as a producer, director and manager in public and non-commercial radio. Jazz music has been a particular area of interest. He produced jazz concert recordings for local and national broadcast and contributed jazz features, profiles, columns and reviews to various national and regional publications such as Jazziz magazine and The Gainesville Sun. His teaching interests include audio production, media management and media programming. His research interests include how news presentations affect our understanding of issues and how and why we enjoy media entertainment.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• News and perceptions of social issues
• Media enjoyment
• Issues in media management
• Mass communication theory