Brian Rackham is an educator, national award-winning multimedia journalist, and news executive with more than 30 years of experience in multiple platforms. He is a Professor of Practice in Journalism at Northern Arizona University and Director of the NAU Media Innovation Center. His professional background includes work as an anchor and desk editor at
Associated Press Radio Network in Washington, DC, News Director at KKTV, Colorado Springs and KOB-TV Albuquerque, and he worked as a field producer for NBC NewsChannel. He is currently working on his dissertation for the doctoral program at
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix.