Rate My Professor Kevin Finch

Finch teaches courses in broadcast producing, announcing practicum, media ethics, in-depth and beat reporting, cross-cultural documentary filmmaking, the documentary, introduction to mass communications, and state and local government. He founded and served as president of the Indiana Debate Commission, producing televised debates for statewide offices. His documentaries include Wes Bound: The Genius of Wes Montgomery (2024, Central Great Lakes Emmy Award for Documentary-Cultural, nationally distributed by American Public Television reaching 76% of U.S. audience), Triton: America’s Deep Secret (2018, Official Selection Silicon Beach Film Festival, broadcast on Connecticut Public Television), and A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis (2015, Official Selection Heartland Film Festival, nationally distributed by American Public Television). Finch has authored numerous articles in professional outlets such as Quill (Society of Professional Journalists, including Newsroom to classroom, Fall 2025), RTDNA Communicator (e.g., America’s Radio Centennial, 2020; Taking control: Why and how to start a debate commission, 2019), Nieman Reports (Going Far to Explore a Local Story, Winter 2007), Roanoke Times (Virginia needs a debate commission, 2018), and Indianapolis Business Journal. He organized the John S. and James L. Knight Journalism Ethics Institute at Washington and Lee University in 2018, featuring journalists from USA Today, NPR, NBC, and CNN. Through Jukeboxer Productions, he continues producing documentaries and content.