Carlton Wade

Carlton Wade is a Lecturer and Internship Coordinator at the School of Media & Communication, University of Southern Mississippi. A Hattiesburg native and USM alumnus, he teaches courses in writing, reporting, and hip-hop media history.

• Education: BS in Journalism (1998), MS in Mass Communications (2015), both from University of Southern Mississippi

His professional background spans beat reporting, celebrity journalism, and public relations writing. He has contributed to major media outlets and worked with Universal Records, Atlantic Records, and Sony/Columbia Records.