First created in the early 1980s and reconstituted in 2001, the Broadcasting and Cinema Advisory Committee acts as an interface among industry, commerce, government, and the community at large and the Broadcasting and Cinema Department. The Committee assists the Department by keeping under review the Departmental mission, curricular goals, and resources in relation to community need and market demands and helps assess the effectiveness of the Department by annually reviewing Departmental initiatives and achievements. (For the full Committee guidelines and administrative structure, please see pages 15-16 the BCN Instrument of Governance.)

In addition, the Committee has the final vote on the two major professional awards presented annually by the Department: the North Carolina Filmmaker of the Year award, presented each year at the Carolina Film and Video Festival, and the North Carolina Broadcaster of the Year award, presented each year at the Department’s graduation ceremony.

Members of the Broadcasting and Cinema Advisory Committee are appointed for two or three year terms under University guidelines and with the approval of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Provost. Those who will serve in 2003-06 include the following:

Lee W. Kinard, Jr., Chair.

Executive Assistant to the President at Guilford Technical Community College. (Reappointment, two year term)

Jack Bonney

General Manager WUAG [Designated position in BCN Instrument of Governance]

Scott Davis

Director of Program Development for the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television (UNC-TV). (Reappointment, three year term)

Francine DeCoursey

Co-President of On Location Production Services. (Reappointment, two year term)

Frank Donaldson

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Broadcasting and Cinema. [Designated position in BCN Instrument of Governance]

Sam Froelich

President of Down Home Productions. Leading regional film producer. (New appointment, three year term)

Michael Frierson

Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Broadcasting and Cinema. [Designated position in BCN Instrument of Governance]

Don A. Grady

Associate Professor of Communication, Elon University. (Reappointment, two year term)

John Lee Jellicorse

Head and Advisory Committee Convener, Department of Broadcasting and Cinema. [Designated position in BCN Instrument of Governance]

Tim Johnston

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. (Ex officio)

Cameron Kent

Emmy award winning weeknight anchor for WXII 12 News; novelist, and screenwriter. (New appointment, three year term)

Brenda Lilly

Co-creator, co-writer, and executive producer of the television series State of Grace. (Reappointment, three year term)

Bernard Mann

Previously owner and operator of a chain of radio stations; currently publisher of Our State: Down Home in North Carolina magazine. (Reappointment, three year term)

Ron Miller

Vice President of Public Relations for Trone Advertising. (Reappointment, two year term)

Ray Purdom

Director of the Teaching and Learning Center at UNCG [Position designated for individual outside the Department but on campus; new appointment, two year term]

Henry E. Price

President and General Manager of WXII-TV. (Reappointment, three year term)

Gary Todd

Owner and operator of Televisual Productions. (Reappointment, two year term)

Joseph E. Weatherly

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jefferson Pilot Communications. (Reappointment, two year term)

Bruce Wheeler

General Manager, Dick Broadcasting (Reappointment, three year term)