Faculty
Prof. Michael Ludlum
ml2@nyu.eduMike Ludlum spent most of his broadcast career in New York City, where he worked in radio and television at both the local and network levels. During his more than 20 years at CBS, he served in many different capacities including news writer, editor, executive producer and news director. He was also heard on the air as the moderator of a weekly public affairs program. His favorite job was that of executive producer of a special enterprise and investigative reporting unit. Ludlum also worked at ABC Television as head writer of Good Morning America. In that capacity, he was in charge of the writing and research staffs and oversaw all scripts and interview material for the two-hour daily broadcast. He also briefed the on-air talent so they were well prepared to question major newsmakers, including presidents, prime ministers, cabinet secretaries and well-known people from all walks of life, from sports to show business.
During his years at the two networks, he was involved in coverage of such stories as the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the Johnson presidency, the end of the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, the Iran hostage crisis and many other events, from election campaigns to presidential inaugurations.
Stories contributed by Prof. Ludlum’s students:
“Thrist for Education Overwhelms African Universities”
Leaders in Ghana find it hard to say no by Allison Green
“Their Own Sankofa”
Ghana woos its black diaspora by Belton-Martell Mickle
“After 17 Years in Limbo, Liberian Refugees are No Closer to Home”
Trapped between fearsome civil war memories and an alien society, they hesitate in a camp in Ghana. by Rollo Romig
“Sounds of Ghana” [audio]
Hear the music and voices of Ghana (6.08 minutes) by Nick Koenig and Spencer Scott
“Life in Ghana’s Buduburam Refugee Camp” (slide show)
This is no tent city, but a quasi-permanent settlement, with its own markets, cinemas and Internet cafes — plus rap stars and aspiring artists. by Nick Koenig, Eric Charles Markowitz, and Stephanie Dahle
“What I Learned in a Ghanaian Shack”
I didn’t expect to work while studying abroad. Then the sign in the window drew me in. by Sarah Lynch
“Ghana’s Few Jews Nurture their Western Ties”
Once treated like misfits, these rural villagers are local celebrities now by Ido Shargal