1. Donna Halper has taught courses in broadcasting, media criticism, and media history, and is author of a number of books, including the first book-length study devoted to the history of women in American broadcasting, Invisible Stars: A Social History of Women in American Broadcasting.
Donna Halper went on to a career that spanned 12 years as a radio broadcaster, music director, and music producer in Cleveland, New York City, Washington, DC, and Boston.
In 1980, Donna Halper became a radio consultant for college and commercial radio stations in the United States, eastern Canada and Puerto Rico.
Donna Halper taught part-time at Emerson College, in the journalism department and the Institute of Liberal Arts until the summer of 2008, when she accepted a position as assistant professor of communication at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Donna Halper has taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Donna Halper has authored a number of books, including Icons of Talk: The Media Mouths that Changed America, a history of talk shows.
Donna Halper has researched and written about baseball history for the Society for American Baseball Research Baseball Research Journal, documenting radio broadcasting's impact on the game, and highlighting obscure, overlooked or neglected aspects of the sport.
Donna Halper has been seen on C-SPAN, where she gave a talk in 2020 about women in early broadcasting.
Donna Halper is a guest speaker specializing in the history of radio and television, often bringing with her a collection of rare memorabilia.
Donna Halper has been a guest expert on NPR, PBS, the History Channel, and on local television stations WCVB-TV and NECN, commenting on media history.
Donna Halper's work has focused on women and minorities in media history, talk radio, and people whose contributions to broadcasting have been overlooked or forgotten, such as broadcast pioneers like John Shepard III, Eunice Randall, and Big Brother Bob Emery.
Donna Halper is credited with discovering the rock band Rush while working as the Music Director at radio station WMMS in Cleveland in 1974.
Donna Halper appeared in the 2010 documentary about Rush, Beyond the Lighted Stage.