William J. (Bill) Kovarik

William (Bill) Kovarik, PhD, is an historian and professor at Radford University in Virginia. He is the author of "Revolutions in Communication: Media History from Gutenberg to the Digital Age," published by Bloomsbury (3rd ed. 2025), and other books and web publications about media and environment, including "Mass Media and Environmental Conflict" (with Mark Neuzil, Sage, 1997) and the Environmental History Timeline (environmentalhistory.org). His research involves science, technology and communications, and his professional background involves reporting and editing for daily newspapers, national news magazines, wire services and environmental publications. In 2021 he was named among the leading pioneers of environmental journalism by Environmental Health News.