William J. Drummond

Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 
-Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley since July 1983. Chair, Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate 2006-08
-Correspondent - Editor, National Public Radio, Washington, D.C. 7/79-7/83 
-Writer, Editor and Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times 1967-1979 In 12 years I served as Staff Writer, Assistant Metropolitan Editor (1967-71), Bureau Chief, New Delhi (1971-74) and Bureau Chief, Jerusalem (1974-76), and Staff Writer in the Washington Bureau (7/77-7/79) 
-White House Fellow 1976-77 (on leave of absence from L.A. Times), appointed by President Ford to serve in the State Department and later appointed Associate Press Secretary to President Carter 
-Staff Writer, The Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal, 1966-67


EDUCATION:
 M.S. COLUMBIA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, 1966, HIGH HONORS
B.A. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, 1965, HONORS IN JOURNALISM 
POST-GRADUATE WORK IN ECONOMICS, UCLA, 1970-71 
KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, EXECUTIVES PROGRAM IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, 1980, HARVARD UNIVERSITY


HONORS AND RECOGNITION:
-1994 The Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter, "Excellence in Journalism Award," Advanced Reporting Class experiment in community journalism.
-1991 Roy W. Howard Award, Scripps Howard Foundation, for two 30-minute radio documentaries, entitled: "Las Vegas: Mississippi of the West or Promised Land?" in collaboration with KNPR-FM, Las Vegas. 
-1989 Award of Excellence, National Assn. of Black Journalists, for "Outstanding Coverage of the Black Condition" 
-1986 Sidney Hillman Foundation Award for "Vale of Tears: The Legacy of Silicon Valley," series of four half-hour public radio documentaries. 
-1982 Edward M. Hood Award for excellence in diplomatic correspondence, presented by National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
PERSONAL: I hold a private pilot’s license.  I also hold an instrument rating, which I obtained on Feb. 21, 2006. I am a certified massage practitioner with a diploma from the Acupressure Institute of Berkeley, CA, with a special certification in emotional balance.