Rick Peterson
Instructor
Electronic and Print Journalism Sequence

M.S., Northwestern University

Peterson is co-director of the "Carolina News" television program, which is seen on campus cable and Time Warner Cable in northeast Columbia. Seniors in the electronic journalism senior semester class produce the program. He also teaches other broadcast news related courses. He joined the School faculty in 1997.

In addition to his work at USC, Rick has been working as a freelance writer for the national news desk at NBC News Channel in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1999.  His stories are sent for use to all NBC stations and affiliates across the nation, MSNBC, Telemundo, and television networks around the world.  He also freelances as a Web content producer for a network project involving NBC stations across the nation.   He freelanced as a producer and in-house reporter for All News Channel in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1995-97.  He was a reporter for KOTV and KJRH in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 1982-1991.  And he was an anchor/reporter for KODE in Joplin, Missouri, from 1981-1982.

Rick has been nominated for two regional Emmy awards and has won awards from United Press International and the Society of Professional Journalists.

E-mail: rspeter@mailbox.sc.edu

Office:
Phone: 803.777.5203
Fax: 803.777.4103
Room: Coliseum 4011-D

Hours:
Mon-Thur: 9-10 a.m.

Course Documents:
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