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Gordon Berry is Professor Emeritus in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, and a faculty member for the Communication Studies Program at UCLA. Berry has served as a consultant and advisor to a variety of television programs developed in the United States and abroad, including; Captain Kangaroo, Fraggle Rock, Ghostwriter, Zoobilee Zoo, Name your Adventure and Barney and Friends. Berry also served as a consultant for the Discovery channel movie, The Leopard Son, and the HBO series, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child. In addition, he was the senior advisor for the children's programs, Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids, Secrets of Isis, and Shazam. Berry is currently the senior advisor of children's programs for the CBS network. He received the certificate of "Honor" from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his "Outstanding contribution to the success of the Academy's Anti-Drug Special for Children." He has over 70 publications related to media, education, and counseling psychology, as well as numerous research reports. Berry's major areas of research relate to the study of media and social behavior and cross-cultural counseling psychology. Berry received a Bachelor of Science degree from Central State University, a Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin, and an Ed.D. degree in counseling psychology from Marquette University.

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Seminar speeches given by Gordon Berry:
Covering Entertainment in the Digital Age
October 18, 2000
The impact of new entertainment on children, people of color and low-income communities. ASC 207.

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