Lewis B. O'Donnell was Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at SUNY Oswego. O'Donnell, a former president of a radio station ownership group, worked in a variety of management and performance positions in radio and television. He was awarded the Frank Stanton Fellowship by the International Radio and Television Society and he received the New York State Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Philip Benoit (M.A., State University of New York, Oswego) is director of Public Affairs at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. Formerly the director of broadcasting at SUNY Oswego, Benoit has a broad background in radio, television, and public relations. He was executive officer of the American Forces Network in Europe and American Advisor to the Vietnamese Armed Forces Radio Network.
Carl Hausman is the author of more than two dozen books, papers, and journals, many of which focus on metaphor theory and the philosophy of creativity. Some of his best known works include The Complete Small-Business Sourcebook (written with Wilbur Cross); Coping with Hearing Loss: A Guide for Adults and their Families; Crafting the News for Electronic Media: Writing, Reporting and Producing; and A Discourse on Novelty and Creation. Also the co-editor of the Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Carl Hausman has been an adjunct professor at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.