In memory: Fred Shook
Professor Fred Shook, who established the Broadcast Journalism Program at Colorado State University and was beloved by his students, died Friday, May 28, at the age of 78. Fred wrote the textbook on Visual Storytelling, now in its seventh edition, used at many universities around the world.
He educated thousands of professional journalists while teaching at CSU, the University of Indiana, the University of Oklahoma, and at an annual workshop for the National Press Photographer’s Association. He also consulted internationally from Africa to New Zealand, through Canada, Fiji, Denmark, Finland and the United States on the techniques of producing compelling news stories.