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Actually, I believe the original quote is, "Those who can't do, teach."

In today's learning environment, I find that many major universities are looking for more of a ballance between academics (including research) and business experience.

Take, for instance, the University of Colorado (Boulder) School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

I taught TV sports production there after directing football for NBC Sports and other sports on many other local and national venues.

Their sports reporting class was taught by a veteran radio sports reporter who was radio voice of the Denver Broncos and sports director for KOA Radio.

The sports writing class was taught by a Boulder based staff writer for Sports Illustrated. There isn't any better writing than that.

The beginning TV production sequence is taught by a former director who worked for me directing the 5:00 and 10:00 PM news on an NBC owned TV station. Between the two of us, there were probably at least 15 Regional EMMYS -- I have 8 myself.

A class in TV producing is taught by a former LA Sitcom executive producer.

A print reporting/writing class is taught by the former Press Secretary to a Colorado Governor.

A news gathering class is taught by a former Assignment Desk person for two Denver TV stations.

I know that not all schools are that proactive (or lucky enough to have that kind of pool from which to pull), but I would argue that many are going that direction.

End of rant.