Department of Communication

Biography

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Wes Akers, M.A.
Lecturer, Electronic Media & Broadcasting
Wes primarily teaches production courses in Electronic Media & Broadcasting.

He specializes in live television productions. Wes has been a free-lance camera operator for over a decade, primarily doing live sports events for the likes of ESPN, Fox Sports and HBO. He has also been a news reporter and field cameraman as well as a director and producer of a weekly show focusing on Kentucky's legislature.

Wes graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism from NKU in 1996 and earned a master of arts degree in Communication from Florida Atlantic University in 2005.