Haney Howell, Professor of Mass Communication
Winthrop University, Rock Hill
 Veteran of the US Air Force
 One of the early television reporters who brought live coverage of the day-to-day war
operations to nightly newscasts during the Vietnam War
 Freelance reporter for CBS, BBC, Australian Broadcasting and Chicago Daily News in
New Delhi
 Reported on all activity in Indochina and Southeast Asia from Saigon
 Provided coverage of President Ford’s historic visit to China in 1975
 Served in producing capacities with ABC Radio New York, CBS New York and CONUS
Communications Minneapolis
 Worked part-time for WBT-AM (Charlotte) and WRHI-AM/WRHM-FM (Rock Hill)
 Helped spearhead the broadcasting program at Winthrop University in 1988
 Professor and advisor to award-winning journalists who have been honored statewide,
regionally and nationally
 Creator of “Losing Their Voices,” a 30-minute documentary on AM radio stations in SC
now being aired on PBS stations around the country
 Author of SCBA’s 60th anniversary history and WRHI-AM’s 50th anniversary history