Christopher H. Sterling

Who is Christopher H. Sterling?

Christopher H. Sterling is an American media historian. Sterling is professor of media and public affairs at The George Washington University where he has taught since 1982. Author of numerous books on electronic media and telecommunications plus a host of research and bibliographic articles, his primary research interests center upon the history and policy development of electronic media and telecommunications. He regularly teaches courses in media law and federal regulation and society. He was an acting chair in the early 199s and served as associate dean for graduate studies in arts and sciences from 1994 to 2001.

In 1969, he founded what is now Communication Booknotes Quarterly and serves on the editorial boards of several research journals. During the 1970s, he edited five series of facsimile reprints of 140 important early books in broadcasting and telecommunications for the New York Times' Arno Press, primarily for the library market. Sterling is the recipient of several awards, including being named IRTS Stanton Fellow and the Broadcast Education Association's Distinguished Scholar and Education Service awards. He served as BEA's president for two years in the 1980s.