HE RECEIVED THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS TECHNOLOGY FROM ELIZABETH CITYSTATE UNIVERSITY, THE MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND COMMERCE FROM NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSTIY, A CERTIFICATE FOR GRADUATE STUDIES IN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AT VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND RADIO FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.
HE HAS ALSO COMPLETED ADVANCE COURSES IN ELECTRONICS AND MISSILE ENGINEERING AT THE
U. S. ARMY AIR DEFENSE SCHOOL AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS, ANDCOURSES IN UNITED STATES NAVAL RECRUITING, MASS MEDIA, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ADVERTISING, AND MILITARY MARKETING TECHNIQUES AT THE U.S. NAVY "NORU" SCHOOL AT NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.
HE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTING, WHERE HE HAS WORKED IN A VARIETY OF RADIO BROADCASTPOSITIONS, SUCH AS GENERAL MANAGER, CHIEF ENGINEER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, ANNOUNCER, AND LOCAL SALES MANAGER FOR VARIOUS RADIO STATIONS. SOME OF THE RADIO STATIONS WHERE HE HAS WORKED ARE WGAI-AM, ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.; WRAP-AM, NORFOLK, VA.; WLLE-AM, RALEIGH, N.C.; WSRC-AM, DURHAM, N.C.; WDNC-AM/FM, DURHAM, N.C.; WAFR-FM, DURHAM, N.C.; KELP-AM, EL PASO, TEXAS; WNDR-AM, SYRACUSE, N.Y; WOLF-AM,SYRACUSE, N.Y.; WTNJ-AM, TRENTON, N.J.; AND WRC-AM/WKYS-FM, WASHINGTON, D.C.; WPAW-AM, SYRACUSE, N.Y.; AND WPHR-FM, SYRACUSE, N.Y.
HE HAS SERVED AS FACULTY MANAGER FOR WAER-FM, SYRACUSE, N.Y., AND WAS THE FIRST
FACULTY ADVISOR FOR STUDENT OWNED AND OPERATED WJPZ-FM AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. HE HAS ALSO PROVIDED RADIO CONSULTANCY WORK FOR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORA-TIONS SUCH AS NBC, ABC, CBS, PARK BROADCASTING, BUCKLEY BROADCASTING, ROLLINS BROADCASTING, NEW YORK TIMES, BROADCAST ENTERPRISES NETWORK, WESTWOOD ONE, AND CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO.
HIS ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND CREATIVE AREAS ARE IN THE FIELDS OF RADIO STATION OPERATIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL BROADCASTING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON RADIO DELIVERY AND
PROGRAMMING FORMATS, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS, HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN RADIO BROADCASTING, AND U. S. NAVAL AND MILITARY
HISTORY TOPICS IN A VARIETY OF DISCPLINES. HE HAS PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN AUDIOVISUAL INSTRUCTION, BILLBOARD MAGAZINE, BLACK ENTERPRISE, EBONY MAGAZINE, BROADCASTING MAGAZINE, NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER, ALL HANDS, NAVY RECRUITER, JET MAGAZINE, AND BLACK COLLEGIAN. HE IS A CONTRIBUTING WRITER FOR THE BOOK – "THE PEACETIME DRAFT," WHERE HE WROTE STORIES ABOUT AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAVAL AND COAST GUARD SERVICEMEN, WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE
KOREAN WAR AND VIETNAM. HE IS ALSO COMPLETING A HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN RADIO BROADCASTING.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVE WITH THE U.S. MILITARY,WHERE HE SERVED AS A MISSILE ENGINEERING TECHNICAN, RADIO ANNOUNCER, AND MOTION PICTURE PROJECTIONIST WITH THE U.S. ARMY. LATER, DR. WRIGHT RECEIVED A DIRECT COMMISSION AS AN OFFICER IN THE U.S. NAVY, WHERE HE SERVED AS A CAMPUS LIAISON OFFICER FOR THE U.S. NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND, MEDIA CONSULTANT FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER FOR VARIOUS NAVAL OPERATIONS, SUCH AS THE ANNUAL GREAT LAKES CRUISE. HE HAS BEEN NAMED, CAMPUS LIAISON OFFICER OF THE YEAR, AND HAS RECEIVED THREE NAVY COMMENDATIONS MEDALS, AND TWO NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS. HIS PRESENT RANK IS CAPTAIN (0-6), USNR(RET). HE HAS BEEN APPPOINTED THE SENIOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER FOR THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
HE IS AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY WORKER, WHERE HE HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE HIAWATHA SEAWAY COUNCIL OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. HE HAS ALSO HELD MEMBERSHIPS IN THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS, THE NAACP, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, NAVY LEAGUE OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH, SOCIETY OF BROADCAST ENGINEERS,
SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ENGINEERS, NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, U. S. NAVAL INSITUTE, ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATION IN JOURNALISM, AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS, THE AMERICAN LEGION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE BROADCASTERS, SYRACUSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, AND THE OMEGA
PSI PHI FRATERNITY.
HIS HOBBIES INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHY, AVIATION, RADIO DXING, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SPORTS, MUSIC, TRAVELING, COLLECTING AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT, AND STUDYING THE APPLICATIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY.
PRESENTLY, DR. WRIGHT CONDUCTS A WEEKLY RADIOSHOW ON CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO SYRACUSE, WHEN-AM –WSYR-FM-HD-2, CALLED "OLD SKOOL SUNDAY." THE RADIO SHOW FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF OUR TOP COMMUNITY LEADERS ON LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AND THE GREATEST IN RHYTHM AND BLUES HIT MUSIC FROM THE 1950', 60'S, 70'S, AND 80'S. THIS RADIOSHOW WAS HONORED WITH THE 2009 COMMUNITY OF COLOR AWARD FOR SOCIAL CONSCIENCE, AND IS PRESENTLY RANKED AS ONE OF THE #1 RADIO SHOWS AMONG
CENTRAL NEW YORK RADIO STATIONS. DR. WRIGHT ALSO RECEIVED THE NAACP COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD FOR 2010 FROM THE SYRACUSE CHAPTER OF THE NAACP. THE CHI PI CHAPTER OF THE OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY PRESENTED DR. WRIGHT WITH THE 2011 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY AND FRATERNITY.
DR. WRIGHT IS THE PROUD FATHER OF ROOSEVELT RUBINWRIGHT III, 13 YEARS OLD, WHO LOVES THE WORLD OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, HISTORY, VIDEO GAMES, COLLEGEAND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. HE APPEARS REGULARLY AS A SPORTS COMMENTATOR ON HIS FATHERS' RADIO SHOW" OLD SKOOL SUNDAY," WHERE HE PRESENTS SPORTS SCORES, AND INTERVIEWS VARIOUS SPORTS PERSONALITIES. RUBIN WRIGHT III WAS BORN ON APRIL 2, 1998.
