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Joel Timmer
Since 2002
Assistant Professor
B.S.-Miami
J.D.-California-Los Angelos
Ph.D.-Indiana
Moudy South 178B
817.257.7635
j.timmer@tcu.edu
Expert In
Government Regulation of Sex and Violence in the Media
Television programming trends
Joel Timmer joined the RTVF faculty in 2002. Dr. Timmer received his Ph.D in mass communications from Indiana University, and also holds a law degree from the UCLA School of Law. He has worked for the Federal Communications Commission and for a consulting firm that provided business and regulatory advice to major entertainment companies. Other professional experiences include stints as a business writer, a commercial credit analyst, and in TV ad sales.
Dr. Timmer specializes in government regulation of the media business. He has published articles dealing with government regulation of television violence as well as the transition to digital television. Some of the classes he teaches include Media Industry Law and Regulation, Entertainment Law and Finance, Copyright and New Technologies, TV Number Ones, and History of Broadcasting. Dr. Timmer can frequently be seen walking his dogs Boomer and Bree around the TCU campus.
06.29.07