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Godfrey, Donald G.

 Person

Biographical History

Donald G. Godfrey (born 1944) is an author and professor of journalism in Arizona.

Donald G. Godfrey received his bachelor's degree in communications at Weber State University, and his master's degree in journalism at the University of Oregon. He completed his education with a Ph.D. in speech communication from the University of Washington. Over the course of his career, Godfrey has worked in a number of positions, including television news reporter, news director and producer, and news anchor. He has also taught journalism and communications courses at universities throughout the West, including schools in Utah, Washington, and Arizona. Godfrey has also written a number of works on communications and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Citation:
His A directory of broadcast archives, 1983: t.p. (Donald G. Godfrey, Univ. of Arizona)

Card, C.O. The diaries of Charles Ora Card, c1993: CIP t.p. (Donald G. Godfrey) data sheet (b. 07-17-44)

Journal of Mormon history, spring 1997: page 107 (Donald G. Godfrey; professor of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication, Arizona State University in Tempe; Author)

Arizona State University, website viewed 10 June 2013 (Donald G. Godfrey; Arizona State University professor; Ph.D., speech communication, University of Washington; M.S., telecommunication in journalism, University of Oregon; B.S., communications, Weber State University; professor, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass communication, Arizona State University, 1995-present; Telecommunication coordinator & associate professor, school of business and communication, Southern Utah University, 1983-1986; Associate professor, department of Radio-television, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Assistant professor, school of communication, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; television news-production, KIRO, Seattle, WA; television news reporter, KEZI, Eugene, Oregon; Radio news director, anchor, KSVN radio, Ogden, Utah; news anchor, director, and producer, KOET Television, Ogden City Schools; Author; Past president of the Broadcast Education Association)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Donald Godfrey collection of oral histories and biographies

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3297
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of oral histories and biographies collected by Donald Godfrey in the 1980s. Includes documentation on the Mormon experience, as well as that of the Paiute Indians.

Dates: approximately 1980-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Donald Godfrey collection of oral histories and biographies

Donald G. Godfrey and B. Y. Card research files on Charles Ora Card

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2044
Scope and Contents Contains Godfrey and Card's research materials on Charles Ora Card (1839-1906), and early Mormon settler in Alberta. Includes correspondence (1991-1993), research materials, and two manuscripts at different stages of the book "The Diaries of Charles Ora Card," and "The Canadian Years, 1886-1903." There are also copies of the books "Challenge of the Homestead: Peace River Letters of Clyde and Myrle Campbell, 1919-1924" and "The Rundle Journals, 1840-1848." These two titles also deal with the...
Dates: approximately 1970-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Donald G. Godfrey and B. Y. Card research files on Charles Ora Card

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Alberta -- History 1
Diaries 1
Latter Day Saint women -- Arizona -- History 1
Latter Day Saints -- Alberta -- History 1
Latter Day Saints -- Arizona -- History 1
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Letters 1
Material Types 1
Notes 1
Oral histories 1
Paiute Indians -- History 1
Paiute Indians -- Interviews 1
Photographs 1
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