About Rob Quicke

Dr. Rob Quicke is Director and Professor of the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications at Marshall University, West Virginia. The School is an ACEJMC accredited program and was founded almost 100 years ago.

Previously Quicke was a tenured Professor of Communication at William Paterson University of New Jersey, where he recently served as Chair and in leadership of the Communication Department from 2017 to 2021. In that role, Dr. Quicke oversaw a department of over 900 students enrolled in the department’s programs, including five distinct academic concentrations, an MA program, 22 full-time faculty and a dedicated building with extensive production facilities. Dr. Quicke was also General Manager of the award-winning WPSC 88.7 FM in Wayne, New Jersey (NYC market) from 2007 to 2021. 

Before coming to New Jersey, Dr. Quicke was General Manager of Chicago’s award-winning WXAV 88.3 FM at St. Xavier University from 2002 to 2007, while serving as Director of Student Media. In addition to advising an award-winning weekly student newspaper, The Xavierite, under Dr. Quicke’s leadership WXAV won a 2004 Silver Dome Award for broadcasting excellence from the Illinois Broadcasters Association. Dr. Quicke was also elected as 1st Vice-President of the Illinois College Press Association. 

While at William Paterson University in 2012, '13, '17, and '18, WPSC was named as Best College Radio Station in the Nation (Over 10k Students) by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System. In 2018, WPSC was awarded the Marconi Award for Non-Commercial Station of the Year from the National Association of Broadcasters. In 2021, WPSC was awarded the Marconi Award for Best College Radio Station of the Year. In 2013, Dr. Quicke was recognized with the Outstanding Service Award from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System for his dedication to academic broadcasting. In 2020, Dr. Quicke was awarded the Joel Willer Award for Exceptional Dedication and Service to Electronic Student Media by College Broadcasters, Inc. 

Dr. Quicke’s work in audio and radio has extended beyond the classroom, as founder of College Radio Day and co-founder of the fastest-growing international college radio movement in the world, World College Radio Day (WCRD). President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, and the late Queen Elizabeth II (among others) have officially recognized and supported WCRD, which debuted in 2011 and was launched by Coldplay's Chris Martin. In 2016, President Obama wrote to Dr. Quicke that “on College Radio Day, we pay tribute to the ways radio has enabled students – and all of us – to help shape a more inclusive society.” Over 1,000 college radio stations in 53 countries have participated in WCRD in the last decade. In 2022, President Biden wrote about WCRD, “May this event continue to bring people together and bring all of us a great listening experience for years to come.” WCRD is officially recognized by the National Day Calendar in the USA. Dr. Quicke and the WCRD event has featured in interviews with the New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, The Hollywood Reporter, TIME, and many more publications. 

Outside of the USA, Dr. Quicke has frequently taught radio journalism as guest faculty at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, India, and assisted in developing their post-graduate Diploma in Radio Journalism. Dr. Quicke has also lectured and presented about college radio in conferences around the world including Italy, Finland, Colombia, England, and Greece. 

In the late 1990s, Dr. Quicke was a radio broadcaster and Head of Community Affairs at Connect FM in England, with a market-leading morning show that focused on news and issues concerning the local community.   

Prior to coming to the USA, Dr. Quicke was Audio Operations Manager for PR Newswire Europe, producing syndicated radio content from studios in central London. Dr. Quicke has produced radio features for the BBC in the UK and NPR affiliate stations in the USA. 

Dr. Quicke has a PhD in Communication Studies from Regent University, an MA in Radio from Goldsmiths College, the University of London, and a BA & MA from Oxford University in English Language and Literature. As a student at Oxford University, Quicke helped launch the first ever FM student radio station in the UK’s history. Dr. Quicke is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and an active member of the Oxford University Alumni New York Chapter.

Dr. Quicke is also author of the award-winning textbook: Finding Your Voice in Audio, Radio & Podcasting Production (2023, Routledge). It won the BEA 2025 Textbook Award.  Quicke is also co-author of the upcoming The Radio Station, 11th Edition (2026, Routledge). Dr. Quicke is also founder of The Dead Podcasters Society and has recently launched a podcasting program and lab at Marshall University.