[228] Political Scientist Sums Up Obama's Rookie Season On WMOT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 8, 2009
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081; WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

POLITICAL SCIENTIST SUMS UP OBAMA’S ROOKIE SEASON ON WMOT
Robb McDaniel Assesses First Year of President’s Term on “MTSU On the Record”

(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Robb McDaniel, associate professor of political science, will analyze President Barack Obama’s first year in office at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Dec. 13, on “MTSU On the Record” with host Gina Logue on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
McDaniel, winner of an MTSU Outstanding Teacher Award for the 2007-2008 academic year, will assess Obama’s performance on domestic issues such as health care reform and the economy, his performance on foreign policy matters such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and America’s image abroad, and his handling of challenges from political opponents.
To hear last week’s program on manipulation of media images, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2009.html and click on “December 6, 2009.” For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.


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With three Nobel Prize winners among its alumni and former faculty, Middle Tennessee State University confers master’s degrees in 10 areas, the Specialist in Education degree, the Doctor of Arts degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree. MTSU is ranked among the top 100 public universities in the nation in the Forbes “America’s Best Colleges” 2009 survey.