Matt Ehrlich

21 Gregory Hall
(217) 333-1365
mehrlich@illinois.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S., University of Kansas
B.J., University of Missouri

Affiliations

Professor of Journalism
Professor, Institute of Communications Research

Course Specialties

Radio Journalism
Master's Proseminar
Journalism Movies

Background

Ehrlich is a three-time winner of the College's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and has been nominated for four campuswide teaching awards. Previously he was an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma. He is also a former reporter, producer, editor and anchor for WILL-AM, Urbana; KANU-FM, Lawrence, Kan.; KCUR-FM, Kansas City; KBIA-FM, Columbia, Mo.; and KOPN-FM, Columbia, Mo. Ehrlich has earned honors from the Ohio State Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, Illinois Broadcasters Association, Indiana Associated Press and Kansas Association of Broadcasters. In Spring 2008, Ehrlich was one of a small group of professors selected by the UI faculty and provost to receive the Campus Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Research/Creative Endeavor

Ehrlich is the author of the book, "Journalism in the Movies," which was named an Outstanding Title by the Association of American University Presses. He also has written several scholarly articles on broadcast news, radio documentary and cinematic portrayals of journalism, and he has won top paper honors from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and from the International Communication Association.

Related Links

• Ehrlich's course-related Web site: netfiles.uiuc.edu/mehrlich/www/
• Story about Ehrlich's research on the 1950s radio program, "Hear It Now": www.news.uiuc.edu/news/07/0926murrow.html
• Story on Ehrlich's book, "Journalism in the Movies": www.news.uiuc.edu/news/04/0616journalism.html