Media Appearances/Citations

Dr. Mary-Lou Galician
(The Original “Dr. FUN”)


  • “Adversarial Role of Athletes and Media,” Phoenix Gazette, September 1994.
  • “Appeal of ‘Friends,’” Arizona Prime (Special Edition following Super Bowl XXX, Tempe), KPNX-TV/Channel 12 (NBC), Phoenix, Arizona, January 1996.
  • “Burn-out and Business,” Business Day Arizona, KFNN-AM, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 1995.
  • “Busy Couple Have Wedding on the Fly,” Scottsdale (AZ) Tribune, January 1998.
  • “Chick Flicks: Reel Differences Between Genders Can Be Found in Movie Choices,” Tribune (AZ) newspapers, August 1999.
  • “Class of 20003: ‘Kewl’—Generation gap between freshman class and university faculty increases,” ASU Insight (pages 1 and 7), September 1999.
  • “Counseling Call-in Couples: Explicating Dr. FUN’s Mass Media Love Quiz©,” Beth & Bill Show, KEZ-FM, Phoenix, Arizona, October 1998.
  • “Critique of Local News Anchors,” Arizona Republic, June 1995.
  • “Did Paparazzi Chase Princess to her Death?” (page A1), Arizona Republic, September 1997.
  • “Don’t Waste a 1st Impression: Baby, You Look Like a Dream! Go Back to Sleep,” Arizona Republic, February 1998.
  • “Effects of Graphic Media Messages of Tortured and Murdered U.S. Soldiers in Somalia,” Arizona Republic, October 1993.
  • “Effects of Television Screen Size on Children’s Use and Perception of Television,” multiple newscasts, KPHO-TV/Channel 5 (IND), Phoenix, Arizona, September 1993.
  • “Examining the Media: Clinton/Lewinsky Coverage,” KNXV-TV/Channel 15 (ABC), January 1998.
  • “Final Salute to John-John: Mourning a Celebrity Gives People a Chance to Share Private Grief,” Tribune (AZ) newspapers, July 1999.
  • “Forget the Fairy Tales: Prof Says People Need to Get Real About Romance,” Arizona Republic (pages D1 & D3), October 1998.
  • “Get REAL: Media myths may mold love and romance into unrealistic goals,” Tribune (AZ) newspapers (page D1, 6). March 1999.
  • “Going Stag: High School Girls Buck Prom Tradition for Night with Gals,” Tribune (AZ) newspapers (page A1), April 1998.
  • “Good News and Bad News: Answering the Questions,” The Earl Baldwin Show, KFYI-AM, Phoenix, Arizona, July 1986.
  • “Good News and Bad News in the Media,” The Examiner, KDKB-FM, Mesa, Arizona, February 1986.
  • “Happily Ever After: Romanticization of Love in the Mass Media,” The Mike and Maty Show, ABC-TV (national network show), October 1995.
  • “Here’s Looking at You, Kid” (“Sex, Love & the Movies” cover story), Bridal Guide (nation’s most widely read bridal magazine), March/April 2000.
  • “Internships Get High Marks,” Incentive Magazine, December 1998.
  • “Mass Media and Death of Princess Diana,” multiple newscasts, KPHO-TV/Channel 5 (CBS), Phoenix, Arizona, August 1997.
  • “Mass Media and Death of Princess Diana,” SkyView Metro News (news service for multiple radio stations in Arizona), Phoenix, Arizona, August 1997.
  • “Mass Media and Death of Princess Diana,” “Wake Up Arizona,” KFYI-FM, Phoenix, Arizona, September 1997 (two separate broadcasts on two different days).
  • “Mass Media Gatekeeping: The Impact on Public Perceptions of What Gets Through Without Verification,” Arizona Prime, KSAZ-TV/Channel 10 (FOX), Phoenix, Arizona, December 1994.
  • “Mass Media Stereotypes and Dr. Galician’s Predictions of Couples’ Chances for Successful Relationships: Taking Dr. FUN’s Mass Media Love Quiz©,” 5-minute special feature, Evening News, KTVK-TV/Channel 3 (IND), Phoenix, Arizona, November 1998. (Also heavily promo-ed on-air throughout the day.)
  • “Mate Expectations: Media Help Shape Fairy-tale Notions, ASU Professor Says” (page one in-depth feature article focusing exclusively on me and my research, with full color page one photo of me, plus publication of my Dr. FUN’s Mass Media Love Quiz©), Tribune newspapers (all five editions: Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Scottsdale, Tempe [Arizona]), November 1995.
  • “Media and Society,” Horizon, KAET-TV/Channel 8 (PBS), Tempe, Arizona, January 1984.
  • “Media Credibility,” The Pat McMahon Show, KTAR-AM, Phoenix, Arizona, November 1987.
  • “Party On: ABC’s ‘Mike and Maty’ Explores ASU’s Party-School Reputation,” Tribune (AZ) newspapers, October 1995.
  • “Predicting ‘Success’ for Marriage on Top-Rated FOX show, Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire, Fox10 News, KSAZ-TV/Channel 10 (FOX), Phoenix, Arizona, February 2000.
  • “Realistic Romance and Mass Media Myths: Dr. FUN’s Mass Media Love Quiz,©” New Attitudes Show, LIFETIME cable television network (national), June 1999.
  • “Romance Takes Flight,” Mesa (AZ) Tribune, January 1998.
  • “Romantic Love And the Mass Media,” KVRY-FM, Mesa, Arizona, November 1995.
  • “Romantic Love and the Mass Media,” Lucy Ruiz Show, KJEO-TV/Channel 47 (CBS), Fresno, California, March 1996.
  • “Romantic Meals Feed Love’s Flame: Experts, celebrities offer more opinions,” Arizona Republic, February 2000.
  • “Scholarships Special to Donors,” ASU Insight, January 2000. (Also: interview subject for follow-up radio spots distributed by ASU Media Relations and Public Information Office.)
  • “Sexual Dissatisfaction and Mass Media Expectations,” Fox10 News, KSAZ-TV/Channel 10 (FOX), Phoenix, Arizona, February 1999.
  • “Size: Does It Matter?,” Tribune (AZ) newspapers (page D1), July 2000.
  • “Starr Report/Videotapes: Public’s Right-to-Know vs. President’s Right-to-Privacy,” KNXV-TV/Channel 15 (ABC), September 1998.
  • “Supplemental Surf Notes” (Dave Walker’s Television Column), Arizona Republic, September 1995.
  • “Talking to Your Doctor,” series of radio and television shows in Memphis, Tennessee, January-April 1979.
  • “Television’s Good News/Bad News Issue: The Gatekeepers Speak,” A Research Summary (VTR), Radio-Television Journalism Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Norman, Oklahoma, August 1986.
  • “Tempe Deaths Show Control Is Merely a Lethal Illusion,” Tribune (AZ) newspapers (page A2), October 1999.
  • “TV and Society,” Sun Devil Perspective/KOOL-FM, Phoenix, Arizona, January 1984.
  • “Video Feeds America‘s Hunger for Details of Clinton’s Affair,” Tribune (AZ) newspapers (page A2), September 1998.
  • “Whirlwind Wedding,” Tempe (AZ) Tribune, January 1998.
  • “Work, Burn-out, and Employee Motivation,” multiple newscasts, KPNX-TV/Channel 12 (NBC), Phoenix, Arizona, September 1993.
  • “Workplace Motivation,” 6 p.m newscast and Arizona Prime, KSAZ-TV/Channel 10 (FOX), Phoenix, Arizona, June 1995.
  • “Youth Coverage and Good/Bad News,” Corpus Christi Caller-Times, April 1996.
 
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