Dr. August E. Grant is associate professor and director of research in the College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of South Carolina. He is editor of the biannual Communication Technology Update (now in its sixth edition) and author of numerous research articles on new communications technologies and media audience behavior. Before becoming an academic, he worked for eight years in local radio and television production, and he continues to act as a consultant to various broadcast organizations. His teaching experience includes a variety of basic and advanced broadcast production and communication technology courses. His recent broadcast credits include producing and directing four episodes of Smart Show, a weekly, educational children’s television program (1992-1993) and occasional radio air shifts as a talk show host.