About

Brian Howard

Brian Howard started his broadcast career at a low-power AM station at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. He continued to work in radio and television as a student at Southern Utah University where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He took his first full-time job in television as a reporter/anchor at KPVI-TV in Pocatello, Idaho. After several years there he left to work on a master’s degree at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

At BYU he worked as an assignment editor for the university’s student-run integrated television, radio, newspaper, and internet newsroom. He also worked as a producer and video editor at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, and as a producer and director at KBYU Television.

He accepted a teaching position at Ricks College in 1999 and enjoyed the process of helping create a new four-year communication degree as Ricks became Brigham Young University-Idaho. Brother Howard earned his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Idaho in 2010. He is currently an associate dean for professional development for the College of Business and Communication. Bro. Howard teaches social and digital media, video journalism, and mass media courses at BYU-Idaho and is the host and executive producer of Latter-day Profiles. Latter-day Profiles is a television talk show that features noteworthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The program is produced by students, faculty, and staff. It airs on BYUTv and is available online.