Moving Sounds

Phylis Johnson, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is Professor and Director of Journalism and Mass Communications at San Jose State University, and Emeritus Professor of Sound & New Media in the College of Mass Communication & Media Arts at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She is the outgoing editor of Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology and the past editor of the Journal of Radio and Audio Media. She has authored four books in media studies, numerous research chapters and journal articles, as well as arts reviews and magazine features on gaming, sound and new media, particularly virtual and mixed reality. She has presented internationally and has more than 20 years of professional radio experience. Ian Punnett, Ph.D., Arizona State University, is a former nationally syndicated radio personality, morning show host, media personality, and author of such books as Toward a Theory of True Crime Narratives. He is the past managing editor of the Journal of Radio and Audio Media.