Dr. Peter Morello teaches journalism. He specializes in broadcast and digital journalism, media ethics, cross-cultural journalism, and international reporting. As Fulbright Scholar and Senior Specialist, Peter taught at universities in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa Graduate School of Journalism,) Russia (Togliatti State University,) and Eswatini (University of Eswatini, southern Africa.) Peter conducted US State Department sponsored workshops for practicing journalists in those countries. As a contributing correspondent for Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) and regional PBS, Peter produced several award-winning documentaries. They include: “The Missouri Senate Race: The Post 911 Contest,” “Cambio de Colores: The Changing Face of America’s Heartland,” “Profiles of Black Success: Kansas City’s Untold Stories,” and “Haiti & the Resurrection.”
Before joining UMKC in 1999, Peter was a PBS correspondent for 15 years in Europe. He covered many global events: the emerging democracies of eastern and central Europe, the reunification of Germany, breakup of the Soviet Union, war in Bosnia and UN famine relief efforts in Somalia. He started his career in broadcast journalism at a CBS Network affiliate in Colorado. Peter is a certified scuba diver, certified to mentor maximum security inmates in Kansas, highly interested in global affairs and world cultures, and he likes to stargaze.