Prof. Mark Heistad joined Morningside's faculty in 2002, teaching courses in audio production, electronic journalism, media history, media writing, media law, and media theory. He also advises the Morningside radio station, KMSC.

Dr. Heistad received his MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota and his BA from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He has taught journalism, broadcasting, and mass communication courses at Penn State University, The University of St. Thomas, and the University of Minnesota. He contributed eight invited essays to The Historical Dictionary of American Radio (Greenwood, 1998).

Prof. Heistad has more than 30 years experience in broadcasting, including a dozen years as a reporter, producer, documentarian, and news program host for Minnesota Public Radio. He also worked at KUNI/KHKE in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and KRSW in Worthington, Minnesota. He was a frequent contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

Mark is a member of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) and the National Communication association (NCA).

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