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Robert D. Gordon Jr.

7033 Allens Lane, Nashville, Tn 37221

615-828-5782

Robert.gordon@mtsu.edu

Education

MBA, Marketing and Management 1977

University of Cincinnati. Lindner College of Business

BFA, Broadcasting 1975

University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music

Teaching

Associate Professor, tenured Aug 2019 to present

Department of Media Arts, College of Media and Entertainment,

Middle Tennessee State University

Video and Film Concentration Program Coordinator

MT10 student-run cable television station faculty advisor

Media Arts Productions, student-staffed television live-event program production company

• Multi-Camera 2 EMC3140, EXL intermediate television production class

• Episodic/Series Production EMC4150, EXL advanced program series production

• Advanced Seminar EMC4940, multi focus remote production class

• Live Event Production EMC4941, EXL live concert and sports production class

Assistant Professor, tenure track Aug 2014 to Aug 2019

Department of Media Arts, College of Media and Entertainment,

Middle Tennessee State University

• Networks: Then & Now EMC2410, Online television industry history class

• Multi-Camera 1 EMC2131, introductory television production class

• Multi-Camera 2 EMC3140, EXL intermediate television production class

• Episodic/Series Production EMC4150, EXL advanced program series production

• Advanced Seminar EMC4940, multi focus remote production class

• Live Event Production EMC4941, EXL live concert and sports production class

Assistant Professor, Full Time Temporary Aug 2007 to Aug 2014

Electronic Media Communication, College of Mass Communication,

Middle Tennessee State University

• Multi-Camera 1 EMC2131, introductory television production class

• Intro to Video Production EMC3130, introductory television production class

• Sight, Sound, Motion EMC3120, Media Aesthetics class

• Multi-Camera 2 EMC3140, intermediate television production class

• Advanced Seminar EMC4940, multi focus remote production class

• Episodic Series EMC4150, television series production class

Publications

“Bonnaroo Is My Classroom”

• “Broadcast Education Association, Journal of Media Education”. January 2017

“Aphorisms In Multi-Camera Production Television Education”

• “Online Journal of Communication and Technologies”, International Conference on

Communication Media Technology and Design, Volume 8, Issue 3, July 2018

• “Broadcast Education Association, Journal of Media Education”. April 2019

Conference Presentations

Broadcast Education Association Convention April 2019

Panel Chair – “Multi-Camera Television Production Instruction”

Panel Chair – “College Live Special Projects”

Broadcast Education Association Convention April 2018

Panel Chair – “Multi-Camera Television Production Instruction”

Panel Chair – “College Live Special Projects”

Broadcast Education Association Convention April 2017

Panel Chair – “College Live Special Event”

Broadcast Education Association Convention April 2016

Panelist – “Forming Student Production Companies”

College Media Association TV Workshop, September 2014

Panel Chair – “Where to Get a Job When You Graduate?”

Honors and Awards

Alternate Candidate – Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program for Estonia Spring, 2019

Outstanding Faculty Award from MTSU’s Experiential Learning Scholars Program (EXL) for 2017-2018”

Seven “Significant Contributing Faculty Recognition” Letters from Provost

Nominated by graduating students

Excellence in Teaching recognition by Southern Community Bank. Jan 2016 

Award of Excellence from the Council of Advancement and Support of Education, Southeast District III “2012 Capitol Records Street Party Event”

Honors and Awards continued

Screened Entry, “2018 Nashville Film Festival”, Episodic Showcase for “The Songwriters; Mac Davis Episode”

Bronze Award, 37th Annual “Telly” Awards, 2017, “The Songwriters; Mac Davis Episode”

Outstanding Live Game Production, Sports Video Group, College Media Awards 2016 MTSU vs Florida International University Men’s Basketball

Platinum Remi Award, World-Fest Houston International Film Festival, 2017, “The Songwriters; Mac Davis Episode”

Award of Excellence – 2018 Broadcast Education Association, “Festival of Media Arts” Faculty Film and Video Competition. “The Songwriters” – Beth Nielson Chapman episode

Finalist - “Various Artists Independent Film Festival”. presented Oct 7, 2017

Finalist, “Austin indie-Fest Independent Film Festival, “Mark O’Connor and the O’Connor Family Band 360 Video, “I Haven’t Said I Love You”

Award of Excellence – 2018 Broadcast Education Association, “On Location” Faculty News Competition. “The Songwriters” – Mac Davis episode

Award of Excellence – 2018 Broadcast Education Association, “On Location” Student/Faculty Open Competition. “MTSU/FIU Men’s Basketball Game

Award of Excellence – 2018 Broadcast Education Association, “On Location” Faculty Video Competition. “Para”. Dance performed by “New Dialect” dance company.

Award of Excellence – 2018 Broadcast Education Association, “On Location”, for “Mark O’Connor Family Band 360 Video, “I Haven’t Said I Love You”

Finalist 360 Film Festival, Paris France, “Mark O’Connor and the O’Connor Family Band 360 Video, “I Haven’t Said I Love You”

Finalist FROSTBITE International Film Festival of Colorado for “Ella”, a Dance video for the “New Dialect” Dance Company

Honors and Awards continued

Finalist FROSTBITE International Film Festival of Colorado for “Heap”, a Dance video for the “New Dialect” Dance Company

Three Distinguished Speaker Committee grants for University Speakers, 2015, 2016, 2017

Special Projects Grant from MTSU Office of Professional Development 2016

IRIS Award, National Association of Television Program Executives, 1983

Silver Award, International Film & Television Festival of New York, 1983.

Silver Award, International Film & Television Festival of New York, 1984

Professional Service

Former Vice President and founder of the Nashville chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Board member, Gospel Music Association Gospel Hall of Fame

Judge for 2014 and 2017 College Media Association College TV Station of the Year Contest

Judge for 15 categories for Upper Midwest Chapter submissions for NATAS Nashville/Mid-south Emmy Contests.

Organized the “AES Legends in the Round at RCA Studio A” taping, in support of saving the studio from demolition.

Judge for the “Future Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference” 2014

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America – Nashville Chapter, “For the Love of George” committee. Fundraising and television production representative

Second Harvest Food Bank volunteer

“Half the Sky” – sponsor of several Chinese orphans for the past eighteen years

Professional Service continued

Former citizen advisory board member for Nashville Public Radio WPLN

Program Reviewer for the “Louisiana Board of Regents” to review six capital proposals by various Louisiana University’s Media programs, totaling over $1.8 million

Vice Chair – Broadcast Educators Association Festival of Media Arts – Narrative Student Video Category 2016, 2017

Director for MTSU College of Journalism Seigenthaler Chair, Ferguson Town Hall – 2015

Panel moderator for College Media Association, National College Television Workshop at Vanderbilt, Sept, 2014 Opryland Judge for 2014 , 2016, 2017, 2018 “College Media Association” College TV Station of the Year Contest

Judge for 15 categories for Upper Midwest Chapter submissions for NATAS

Nashville/Midsouth Emmy Contests, 2014, 2015, 2016.

Executive Producer/Liaison for with Metro Nashville Public Schools Academy Video Awards for 2012-2015

Supervising Producer for the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee, for students from 30 Tennessee counties. Sponsored by the College of Mass Communication, The School of Journalism and The Tennessean

College Liaison for the 2011 and 2012 Capitol Records Street Party concert productions

College Liaison for the National Pro Fast Pitch Softball League 2014 and 2015

MTSU representative for the 2012, 2013, 2014 Nashville High School Career Fair.

Former board member of “Chet Atkins Musician Days”

Former board member and induction ceremony producer of Gospel Music Association Gospel Hall of Fame

Professional Service continued

Panel Chair for 2017 Broadcast Education Association Conference and chair for two panels at 2018 Broadcast Education Association Conference.

Department, College, University Service

Member of Faculty Senate and Senate Steering Committee 2018-2021

Chair of Video and Film Production BS degree Program Review and Self-Study Committee June 2019 to present

Program Coordinator – Media Arts Video and Film Concentration May 2016 – Fall 2017 and June 2019 to present

Chair - Fee Exploration Committee

Chair – Department Facilities / technology committee 2013 - present

Chair – Department Board of Advisors Committee 2013 – 2015

Chair – EMC Media Management Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee 2017

Chair – Media Arts Faculty Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee 2016 and August 2019

Chair – Department Course Fee Committee 2013 - present

Chair – Department Facilities and Technology Committee 2011 - present

Chair – EMC/Media Arts TAF Committee 2015 - 2018

Chair – New Student Orientation Committee

Chair - Board of Advisors Committee 2014-15

Chair - Media Management Faculty Search Committee 2014-2015

Executive Producer/Supervisor for “Media Arts Productions” 2016 - present

Supervisor – Media Arts Video Studios 2013- present

Department, College, University Service continued

MT10 Faculty Advisor 2016 – present

Member – Department Curriculum Committee 2014 – 2017

Member – Department Safety Committee 2014 - present

Member – “Tennessee Department of Education – Division of Career and Technical Education, Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Advisory Council” since 2014

Cane Ridge High School Media Partnership Coordinator 2013 - present

Co-Executive Producer for the 2017 Eclipse Special that MTSU produced for statewide broadcast

Committee member and producer/director for MTSU’s production of the 2018 Tennessee Gubernatorial Debate in Sept of 2018

Television Executive Producer of Seigenthaler Chair, Ferguson Panel at Tucker Theater 2015

Co-Executive Producer MT Basketball Legends In the Round taping 2016-18

Member department Curriculum Committee 2013 - 2017

Member – Department MFA committee 2016 - 2018

Member – Department Blue Sparks committee 2014 - present

Member – Media Arts Full Time Temporary Faculty Search Committee 2017/18

Member – Cross college/cross major Entertainment major committee

Attendee 2014, 2015, 2016 Sports Video Group College Sports Symposium, Atlanta

Attendee 2015, Live Production Symposium, Sports Video Group, Los Angeles

Department, College, University Service continued

Executive Producer MNPS Academy Video Awards 2012 - 2015

Executive Producer EMC Blue Spark Awards 2014 - present

Supervised Production of 14 MTSU Women’s Volleyball and Soccer webcasts

on C-USA Conference Tournament

Outreach to the Department of Recording Industry, Department of Dance,

the MTSU Theater Program and School of Music involving their faculty and

students in several EMC production projects

Co-Executive Producer for Video Production of Gretchen Peters Concert at Franklin Theater, MTSU Spring Dance Concert, “Rock Our Kids” Rock Festival, 2015 MTSU Wind Ensemble, MRAT Spring “End of Semester”, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Riders In The Sky, Nashville Symphony Concerts

Coordinator for MTSU’s production of the 2015, 2016, 2017 TSSAA Boys and

Girls basketball Championships

Member - Deans Convergence Center Committee

Member – College Technology and Innovation Committee 2013 - present

Member – College Technology Access Fee Committee 2013 - present

Member – College Course Fee Committee 2013 – present

Producer/Director - “Leadership Music” /RIM Symposium 2017

Producer/Director - School of Journalism, “Future of Journalism”

Symposium 2017

TV Producer – “Who Knew” Nashville Entertainment Industry Panel Events

2015 - 2017

Member – Live Performance Venue Committee

Department, College, University Service continued

Member – Bachelor of Media and Entertainment Degree Curriculum

Planning Committee

Member – Tom T. Hall Committee 2017 – present

Chair - University Grade Appeals Committee 2014-2016

Chair - University Non-Instructional Assignment Committee 2016-present

Chair - University Instructional Evaluation and Development Grant

Committee 2016-2018

Producer/Director of three MTSU Board of Trustees Meetings for statewide

Streaming 2017-18

Member and Producer/Director of the University 2018 Tennessee

Gubernatorial Debate Committee

Member - University Relations Committee 2014-2016

2018 Tennessee Gubernatorial Debate, presented by MTSU and League of Women Voters and sponsored Farmers Insurance Producer/Director

Professional Memberships

Broadcast Education Association

Sports Video Group College Media

National Association of Television Arts and Sciences, Mid-south

Nashville Chapter of National Association Recording and Sciences,

Nashville Chapter of Audio Engineering Society,

Country Music Association

Gospel Music Association.

International Bluegrass Music Association

Professional Work Experience

President, Gordon Television Group

January 1994 — 2017

Operations Manager, Jim Owens and Associates

April 1988 — December 1994 (6 years 9 months)

Professional Work Experience continued

VP of Television and Special Projects, Susan Hackney and Associates

January 1986 — April 1988 (2 years 4 months)

Operations Manager, WTVF-TV

January 1984 — December 1986 (3 years)

Executive Producer-Local Programming, WNGE-TV

January 1982 — January 1984 (2 years 1 month)

Producer/Director, WJBK-TV

January 1980 — January 1982 (2 years 1 month)

Producer/Director, KJRH-TV

September 1977 — January 1980 (2 years 5 months)

Professional Producing Credits

“Richard Thompson Live” Video Concert Producer/Director

“Para” New Dialect Dance Company, Video Producer/Director

“Heap” New Dialect Dance Company, Video Producer/Director

“Ella” New Dialect Dance Company, Video Producer/Director

“The Songwriters”, Interview/Performance Series, PBS Stations Producer/Director

“Asbury Christian Concert Series” 2017 Director

“Mark O’Connor and O’Connor Band 360-degree 4K Music Videos”

Producer/Director

"Daniel O’Donnell in Nashville “, line-producer. PBS Concert special

"41st Annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards" GMC, producer

“Nashville Celebrates Elvis” – concert benefit – Producer

"The Chieftains - Nashville Sessions" - For PBS and RCA Records DVD. Producer

"Chet Atkins and Friends" Cinemax, Producer

"Acoustic Attitude"- Barbara Mandrell, for home DVD release

"Steppin Out" - Barbara Mandrell, music and dance special for TNN, Producer

Professional Producing Credits continued

"The Last Dance"- Barbara Mandrell, TNN special. Producer

"Willie Nelson/Wrangler Jeans Music Invitational" for TNN. Producer

"Gospel Music Association Dove Awards"1993 - 1996 & 2001 aired live variously on The Family Channel, WGN and PAX-TV. Producer

"Americas Christian Music Awards" from Disneyworld. Producer

"Alabama - Christmas In Dixie" for TNN. Christmas special Producer

“Guffaw” comedy series pilot development with Brandon Tartikoff. Producer

“Chonda Pierce – Staying Alive, DVD Producer

“Chonda Pierce – "A Piece of My Mind”, DVD Producer

“Chonda Pierce – "Be Afraid”, DVD Producer

“Chonda Pierce – Best Bits”, Comedy concert DVD for Time/Life Home Video

“GMA Gospel Hall of Fame Induction”- TBN. Producer

"Funny Business with Charlie Chase”. 15 practical joke series. Producer/Director

"Sam's Place" - 2 Christian Music, multi-artist concert specials for TNN, Producer

"#1 Country" - weekly syndicated country music news series, Producer

"Celebrities Offstage" – 17- episode personality documentary series for TNN. Director

"TNN Country News" - daily country music news series for TNN Producer

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