Larz Roberts is the director of the Student Media Center at The University of Mississippi.
Biography
Larz Roberts was born and raised in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. His parents, Vernon and Geraldine Roberts, were longtime faculty at Mississippi Valley State University.
After graduation from Leflore County High School in Itta Bena, Roberts attended Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee where he earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. Later he earned his master’s degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
His professional experience was a mix of different roles in mass media. He served as a reporter, producer, production specialist, host, writer, and disc jockey at stations in Mississippi and Florida, including WTWC-TV, WBZE-FM and WHBX-FM in Florida and WABG-TV and WGNL-FM in Mississippi.
Beginning in 2004, Roberts was a multimedia journalism instructor in the School of Media and Journalism at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He was the faculty advisor and executive producer of ASU-TV News, the school’s award-winning student television news program, and the founding faculty advisor for Red Wolf Radio, the school’s award-winning student online radio station.
Education
B.S. Broadcast Journalism, Florida A&M University (1995)
M.A. Journalism, The University of Mississippi (1997)