Phyllis Slocum

(Published August 2026)

Phyllis Slocum has had a distinguished career in both professional broadcasting and higher education.

She spent more than 15 years in Radio and Television, primarily in TV news and management, serving as an anchor, reporter, producer, executive producer, and news director.

In these roles, she earned recognition from colleagues for her outstanding work.

She later transitioned into broadcast consulting, working for nearly 16 years with Audience Research and Development, one of the nation’s most highly regarded broadcast consulting firms.

Her work focused on news, marketing, management, audience research, and talent development.

In addition, she is an accomplished professional voice-over talent, collaborating with companies on on-air sound and coaching individuals in voice presentation.

At the University of North Texas, Professor Slocum taught upper-level and graduate courses in media and Television, including the capstone Television News Producing course, which culminates in a specialized certificate for students in the program. S

he also taught courses such as Media in the 21st Century, International Communications, Broadcast Copywriting, and Interviewing and Performance. She continues to serve as Station Manager for ntTV (North Texas Television), the 24/7 student-programmed and -operated cable channel.

Under her leadership, ntTV has earned yearly Lone Star Emmy Awards in addition to national recognition over the past decade for outstanding student work.