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James Thistle

James Thistle

Dir., Broadcast Journalism Program;
Professor of Journalism

BS, Boston University.

A veteran of 30 years in the television news profession, Professor Thistle has served as news director and/or vice president at all three commercial network affiliations in Boston and as a corporate news director and station programming executive. He is a former chairman of the Department of Journalism at the College of Communication and currently serves as director of the Broadcast Journalism program. Thistle is also a consultant to television stations and a major opinion research company.

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