Thomas Volek


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  • Professor Emeritus
  • JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS

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Biography

Tom Volek spent 15 years in commercial television and then entered academe. He has worked extensively with Russian journalism schools on their emerging market-based media, and the U.S. military on military-media issues. He retired after 28 years at KU in 2018, but still occasionally lectures for the School of Journalism.

Education

Ph.D. in Mass Commuications, University of Minnesota
M.S. in Speech Communications, University of Wisconsin
B.A. in Journalism, University of Missouri

Research

Research interests:

  • Russian journalism
  • Emerging market-based Russian media
  • U.S. military on military-media relations