A.A., Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Graduated with highest honors. Focus: Liberal arts, journalism.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Michael Ray Fitzgerald College of Journalism and Communications University of Florida P.O. Box Gainesville, Florida (352) , office (904) , cell EDUCATION M.A. in mass communications, University of Florida expected graduation May, Gainesville, Florida Specialty areas: Journalism, feature writing. Research areas: Mass-communications theory, television programming. B.A., communications, Jacksonville University, summa cum laude, Jacksonville, Florida Major: Print journalism Minor: Political science Independent studies, University of North Florida, Courses: Politics and Culture (POT 3075, film ideology), Summer Independent research study (PAD 6900): Does TV Programming Foster Anti-Urbanism? Summer A.A., Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Graduated with highest honors. Focus: Liberal arts, journalism. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Writing-lab instructor, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Gainesville, Florida, August 2005-May 2006 (five terms). Course: Writing for Mass Communication (MMC 2100), supervisor: Julie Dodd, Ed.D. Responsible for 40 students per term, grading assignments and assisting with workshops. Of eight instructors, I consistently had the greatest number of students who published stories. Guest speaker, MMC 2100, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Summer B term, Provided demonstrations and answered students questions on writing effective query letters.

2 Fitzgerald, Adjunct instructor, Creative Writing Department, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Jacksonville, Florida, August-November, Courses: Editing, speech. Taught approximately 100 students. Created roundtable discussion for student writers. Helped students create own Web zine. Teacher s assistant (volunteer), Lake Lucina Elementary School Jacksonville, Florida, May-June, Assisted fourth-grade teacher in maintaining classroom control. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Staff writer/copyeditor, The Communigator, UF College of Journalism and Communications, January-April Wrote stories about topics concerning the College, edited copy. Contributing writer, Folio Weekly, Jacksonville, Florida, 1998-present. Wrote stories about music, arts and other topics, including three cover stories. Correspondent, Jacksonville Business Journal, Wrote more than 150 stories specializing in arts and entertainment along with general assignments for weekly business newspaper. Started as intern and stayed on as a freelance. Stringer, Associated Press, November, Covered 2004 presidential election in Jacksonville area for AP s Miami bureau. Editor, Cowford, Jacksonville, Florida, Edited and designed full-color magazine presenting local lore. Assigned and copyedited stories, wrote features and created page layouts in Quark Express. Distributed copies to bookstores and civic organizations. Managing editor, Jacksonville Business Quarterly, Jacksonville, Florida, Contacted, coordinated and coached writers, assigned stories, edited copy, wrote departmental pieces. Contributor, co-founder, Lede magazine, Jacksonville University, Helped create student magazine, wrote and edited stories and contributed to design. Editor, The Campus Voice, Jacksonville, Florida, Assigned stories, coached writers, edited copy and wrote general stories and regular column for bi-weekly college newspaper; also assisted with office duties including ad sales. Won Florida Community College Press Association award for in-depth reporting Assistant editor, The Campus Voice, Jacksonville, Florida, Edited copy and wrote general stories and regular column for bi-weekly college newspaper, also assisted with distribution. Won Florida Community College Press Assn. award for arts review.

3 Fitzgerald, Contributor/columnist, Musican s Trade Journal, Nashua, N.H., Contributed updates and columns on music-industry issues for national monthly trade paper. Columnist/contributor JAM Magazine, Altamonte Springs, Fla., Wrote regular column on music business along with local music stories and reviews for bimonthly, statewide music magazine. Contributor, The Notebook, Jacksonville, Florida, Wrote music-related stories and critiques for area entertainment paper. Music critic, Southeast Entertainer, Jacksonville, Florida, Wrote album and live-performance reviews for area entertainment newspaper. Interviewed musicians and performers including Joan Jett. COMMUNITY-SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS President, Graduate Students in Mass Communications Association. Fall Chaired meetings, coordinated social events and recruited students for college s shared-governance committees. Graduate Students in Mass Communications Association, committee member. Fall 2005-Fall Student Evaluations Committee member of college s shared governance. Historian, North Florida Music Association, 1999-present. Created Web-based, encyclopedic catalogue of North Florida musicians and recording artists from 1920s to present. See Panel moderator: Careers in Writing. Creative Writing Department, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville Florida. October 17, Organized and facilitated roundtable discussion featuring professional writers from four different fields to address students career goals and questions. Consultant, Museum of Florida History (div. of Florida Department of State). Advised museum curator in connection with touring exhibit showcasing Florida musicians and recording artists, See Panel moderator, North Florida Music Association, May 1999 and June Organized, promoted and facilitated roundtable discussions attended by prominent music-industry figures for the purpose of educating area musicians and providing networking opportunities. President and co-founder, North Florida Music Association, 1999, an organization created for the purpose of educating area musicians in the music business and providing networking opportunities.

4 Fitzgerald, Board of Governors, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Florida Branch; elected NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS (Non-refereed): Michael R. Fitzgerald, Animals, Canopic Jar. Fall, On-line. Michael R. Fitzgerald and Fred W. Hill Gimme that Red State Religion, Left Curve, Spring Michael R. Fitzgerald, Calvin and Katrina, Free Inquiry, December Michael R. Fitzgerald, The Permanent War: Militarism and the American Way of Life, Utne, April, 2005 (cited in several other articles and sources, including a speech by Yoko Ono at Oxford Union and on her Web site, html). Michael R. Fitzgerald, Goodbye Mister Fitz, The Humanist, March Michael R. Fitzgerald, Book Review: War and the American Presidency, The Humanist, March Michael R. Fitzgerald, Manifest Destiny: American Imperial Myth, Then and Now, Left Curve, Spring Michael R. Fitzgerald, Militarism: A Way of Life, The Humanist, November Michael R. Fitzgerald, Mister Nunes. Canopic Jar. Fall, Online. Michael R. Fitzgerald, Jacksonville Blues. Canopic Jar. June, On-line. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Certified by State of Florida to teach English, grades K-12, 2004 Outstanding Achievement in Communications, , Jacksonville University President s Honor Roll, J.U., Letter of commendation, Association for Racial and Cultural Harmony, March, 2003 Business Journal Editor s Awards (2), 2002 USA Today ALL-USA Academic Team, 2002 Who s Who in American Junior Colleges, 2002 Florida Community College Press Association Award, In-depth Reporting, 2002 Florida Community College Press Association Award, Arts Review, 2001

5 Fitzgerald, FCCJ Campus Voice newspaper scholarship FCCJ President s List, 6 consecutive terms Phi Theta Kappa Excellence Award, 2002 Faces of Change, Florida Times-Union, December Selected by area newspaper as one of 200 influential people in Jacksonville. Excellence in Rock Music Award, 1990, awarded by radio station Rock-105 and newspaper Southeast Entertainer to my band, Chain of Fools. MEMBERSHIPS Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications Society of Professional Journalists, Gainesville, Fla., chapter Graduate Students in Mass Communications Association, University of Florida Graduate Assistants United, Gainesville chapter National Education Association American Civil Liberties Union, Florida chapter First Coast Freethought Society, Jacksonville, Fla. Phi Kappa Phi honor society, Jacksonville University chapter Omicron Delta Kappa leadership society, Jacksonville University chapter Lambda Pi Eta honor society, Jacksonville University chapter Phi Theta Kappa honor society, FCCJ chapter REFERENCES Julie E. Dodd, Ed.D., professor, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. (352) jdodd@jou.ufl.edu. Dennis Stouse, M.A., C.P.R.C., professor of communications and department coordinator, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Fla. (904) dstouse@ju.edu Robert Ward, managing editor, Jacksonville Business Journal, Jacksonville (Fla.). (904) rward@bizjournals.com Rebecca Ford, professor of sociology, Florida Community College at Jacksonville. (904) rford@fccj.edu