LINDER, Laura R. 1954-

PERSONAL: Born July 13, 1954, in Albuquerque, NM; daughter of James B. (a college mathematics professor) and Gene Mcagill (a homemaker; maiden name, Halford) Linder; married Claud P. Kirkman, September 25, 1976 (divorced October 15, 1984); married Gary S. Kenton (a high school special education teacher), April 22, 1991; children: (first marriage) Patrick M. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: University of North Carolina, B.A., 1982, M.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1997. Politics: Democrat.

ADDRESSES: Home—500 East Lake Dr., Greensboro, NC 27401-1738. Offıce—Department of Broadcasting and Cinema, 211 Brown Bldg., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, P.O. Box 21670, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, instructor, 1987-94; University of North Carolina at Greensboro, assistant professor of broadcasting and cinema, 1997—. Greensboro Community Television, founding president, 1995-97. Citizens for Responsible Government, president, 1992-93; Guilford County Democratic Party, first vice-chairperson.

MEMBER: International Communication Association, National Communication Association, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, University Film and Video Association, ACM.

WRITINGS:

Public-Access Television: America's Electronic Soapbox, Praeger (Westport, CT), 1999.

Author of instructional materials, including instructor's manuals and video-user's guides. Contributor to encyclopedias.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Television Situation Comedy: A Critical Reader, a collection of critical essays; research on democracy and public access television; research on public-access television in New Zealand.