Robert McKenzie

My Scottish dad and English mom boarded a passenger ship to travel around the world. They made it to Canada, then California, and then had three kids. End of the world tour. For a while.

As a kid I lived in Southern California, then in Texas, and then lived as an adult in Pennsylvania while also staying for extended periods of time in England and Sweden. 

I earned a Ph.D. from Penn State University in the field of Communication.

Already in this biography I don't like how much I'm saying "I this, I that," but what other choice is there when you write your own biography? 

So, I guess I'll continue....

I'm now a professor and the chairperson of the Communication Studies department at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. I'm also the Advisor to the university's radio station, W-E-S-S (90.3 FM), where I host two shows, "The Stones Hour" (centered on Keith Richards' rhythm guitar), and "The Talk Show." 

I like to play golf, watch Phillies baseball, make food on my crude outdoor barbecue pit, meet people, and go around seeing the world. I've been to most countries in Europe, several Caribbean islands, Mexico, Canada, Ghana and China. And I love listening to Rolling Stones music. Their tunes "Jumping Jack Flash live (from the 1972 tour), When the Whip Comes Down live (from the 1978 tour), and Respectable (studio version) are three of my favorites.

My philosophy in life is guided by the mantra that you can decide to make the day a good one if you want.

I prefer not to conform to standard ways of thinking about what is important in life, which is a big reason why I wrote Rounding Some Corners.