A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Kansas State University
105 Kedzie Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-6890
Fax: 785-532-5484

JMC Announcements

• JMC Centennial Celebration coming Sept. 2-4, 2010. [ more ]
• JMC alumna Gail Pennybacker appears on "Good Morning America" to discuss breast cancer awareness coverage: [ story with video ]
• The Common Good Internship/Career Fair will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
• K-State PRSSA participates in "Cotton from Blue to Green" campaign. [ watch the video ]
• JMC wins 2009 University Outstanding Department Award for Enhancing Diversity. [ more ]
• JMC professor H.S. Jin wins Presidential Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence. [ more ]
• K-State implements contingencies and responses during H1N1 flu outbreak. [ more ]
• JMC alum Pete Souza takes us into the Oval Office on ABC's Good Morning America. [ GMA slideshow / Whitehouse.gov slideshow]
• Miller School alum named Obama White House photographer. [ more ]
• School moves forward with Community Readiness Communications Initiative. [ more ]

Faculty: Fred Brock

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• Seaton Chair
• Office: Kedzie 112
• Phone: 532-3958
• E-mail: feb2@ksu.edu
• Education: B.A., Hanover College; M.Ed., Temple University
• Publications: "Retire on Less Than You Think: The New York Times Guide to Planning Your Financial Future" (Henry Holt/Times Books, 2004), "Live Well on Less Than You Think: The New York Times Guide to Achieving Your Financial Freedom" (Henry Holt/Times Book, 2005)

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Courses Taught

News and Feature Writing, Advanced News and Feature Writing, Business and Economic Reporting

Professional Information

For more than a decade Fred was a business editor and columnist for the New York Times. He has also worked as an editor and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, the Houston Chronicle and the Louisville Courier-Journal -- while at the same time maintaining a dual career in teaching on both the college and secondary levels. Before coming to K-State in 2004, he was an adjunct assistant professor in the graduate school of journalism at New York University for 10 years. He has has also served as a fellow at the Washington Journalism Center, with a concentration in public affairs reporting.