- Attended the famous Professional Children's School in New York City (1962) while working as a professional (adult) journalist interviewing super-stars and public figures
- B.A. magna cum laude (English/Journalism) 1966 — Long Island University
- Conolly College Scholar
- Entered college without completing last 2 years of high school
- Graduated in 3-1/2 years
- M.S. (Television) 1969 — Syracuse University
- University Fellow in Broadcasting
- Producer/Director, “No Miracle Here” (documentary film)
- Thesis: “Saturday’s Child: Twenty Years of Network Television Programming for Children”
- Ed.D. (Higher Education) 1978 — Memphis State University
- Clinical Residency in Human Values and Medical Ethics (1976–1977) at University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences
- Dissertation: “Medical Education and the Physician-Patient Relationship: Attitudes of Students and Faculty as a Function of Group Membership, Training, and Personality”
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