Ronald MacDonald
Retired Professor, Washington and Lee

Ronald MacDonald, who died in 2008, joined the journalism department at Washington and Lee in 1969 and taught students there until his retirement in 2001. During his tenure at W&L, MacDonald greatly expanded news coverage at WLUR-FM, the radio station operated by the school’s journalism department, and authored “A Broadcast Manual of Style,” which has been used in local TV newsrooms nationwide.

MacDonald’s students advanced to careers in the news divisions of ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN, among many other outlets. Before teaching, MacDonald worked in a variety of roles in television and radio news for 18 years, including 13 years at WDBJ in Roanoke.