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Ron Hull reportedly "retired" in 2003, but don't believe it. He is presently Special Advisor to the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) and Professor Emeritis of Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), and is often on an international adventure or working on charitable projects. Prior to "retiring," Ron spent many years as Manager of KUON-TV and Associate General Manager of the Nebraska ETV Network. Nebraska's public boradcasting system is considered among the best in the industry due in part to the achieveements of Ron Hull.
A native of Rapid city, South Dakota, Ron received his B.A. degree at Dakota Wesleyan University in Michell, S.D., his master's degree from Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y., and his doctorate from UNL. He received an HOnorary Doctorate from Dakota Wesleyan in 1991, and the Notable Alumnus Award from UNL in 1997.
He began his career at NET as a producer/director shortly after KUON-TV signed on the air. Nationally, he served as Director of the Program Fund for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, where he initiated "The American Experience" series, and as a Special Advisor to Programming at the Public Broadcasting Service, where he also served two terms on the Board of Directors. He assisted the government of South Vietnam as Program Advisor for the development of television in Saigon. In Nebraska, he serves as chair of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission, immediate Past President of the Mari Sandoz Pioneer Memorial and former board member of the John G. Neihardt Foundation.
The many honors and awards he has received reflect the outstanding accomplishments of his career. Ron Hull's induction into the NBA Hall of Fame is a fitting cap to an impressive 49 years of service to broadcasting.
Parents of four children, Ron and his wife, Naomi, make their home in Lincoln.