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Matthew Ehrlich
Department of Journalism
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Professor Emeritus of Journalism
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
M.S., University of Kansas
B.J., University of Missouri
Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Journalism
Professor Emeritus, Institute of Communications Research
Background
Ehrlich is a winner of the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the University of Illinois’ highest teaching honor. Previously he was an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma. He is also a former reporter, producer, editor and anchor for WILL-AM, Urbana; KANU-FM, Lawrence, Kan.; KCUR-FM, Kansas City; KBIA-FM, Columbia, Mo.; and KOPN-FM, Columbia, Mo. Ehrlich has earned honors from the Ohio State Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, Illinois Broadcasters Association, Indiana Associated Press and Kansas Association of Broadcasters.
Research and Creative Endeavor
Ehrlich’s research focuses on social and cultural history. His most recent book is
The Krebiozen Hoax: How a Mysterious Cancer Drug Shook Organized Medicine.
His earlier books include
Dangerous Ideas on Campus: Sex, Conspiracy, and Academic Freedom in the Age of JFK; Kansas City vs. Oakland: The Bitter Sports Rivalry That Defined an Era; Radio Utopia: Postwar Audio Documentary in the Public Interest,
which won the 2012 James W. Tankard Book Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication;
Journalism in the Movies,
which was named an Outstanding Title by the Association of American University Presses; and
Heroes and Scoundrels: The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture,
which was coauthored with Joe Saltzman. Ehrlich also has written several scholarly articles on broadcast news, audio documentary, journalism history, and cinematic portrayals of the press. He has won top paper honors from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and from the International Communication Association.
Related Links
Excerpt from Ehrlich’s book
The Krebiozen Hoax
Q&A about Ehrlich’s book
Dangerous Ideas on Campus
Q&A about Ehrlich’s book
Kansas City vs. Oakland
Story about Ehrlich and Saltzman’s book
Heroes and Scoundrels
Story about Ehrlich’s research on cats in the
New York Times
Story about Ehrlich’s book
Radio Utopia
More about
Radio Utopia
Story about Ehrlich’s book
Journalism in the Movies
Matt Ehrlich’s CV
Recent News
Media students to present at 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium
New book by Matthew Ehrlich explores the history of the phony cancer drug Krebiozen
New book examines the evolution of academic freedom at the U of I
Contact
mehrlich@illinois.edu
217-333-1365
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