Dr. David M. von Palko

David M. von Palko, J. D., Nashville School of Law

Professor/WAPX-FM General Manager/Graduate Faculty

Phone: (931) 221.6364

Fax: (931) 221.7265

Email: vonPalkoD@APSU.edu

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Dr. von Palko is a professor of mass communication, the general manager of WAPX-FM radio, and a licensed attorney in Tennessee. He teaches a vareity of graduate and undergraduate classes, including communication law, public speaking, and broadcast news reporting and announcing. He also has taught courses in audio production, public relations, and American Constitutional Law in the Political Science Department at APSU.

In 1983, von Palko came to APSU to build the University's radio station and create the mass communication program. Prior to that, he was a professional broadcaster in Arizona and a news anchor for WSM-AM in Nashville. His total broadcast experience spans over a decade. He is an experienced radio personality, news reporter, and news director.

Organizations such as the Associated Press, the National Broadcasting Society, and Columbia University have awarded Dr. von Palko more than two dozen first-place broadcast awards for news reporting and audio production. He also earned a first-place award for breaking news coverage.

Dr. James Parker,  Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator

Mailing Address: APSU Department of Communication, P.O. Box 4446, Clarksville, TN  37044

Campus Address: APSU Department of Communication, Music and Mass Communication Buidling, Room 171

Phone: (931) 221.7973    |     Fax: (931) 221.7265     |     Email: parkerj@apsu.edu