Jennings Bryant

Who is Jennings Bryant?

Jennings Bryant is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at The University of Alabama. Prior to his retirement in 2010, he was Communication and Information Sciences Distinguished Research Professor, holder of the Reagan Endowed Chair of Broadcasting, and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research at UA. Jennings Bryant has been married to Sara Poteat Bryant for 42 years. They are the parents of three children: Alison; Todd; and Adrienne. The Bryants live on a family farm in the Mountain Valley Rural Agricultural Historical District in Glenwood, NC.

Over the course of his career, Bryant made major contributions to the field of Mass Communication, primarily in the area of media effects research.