14 December, 2006 - Published 13:59 GMT
"Indeed I would like to set up an “Outlook Club” in Jackson, Tennessee.
"I’m a native of Sierra Leone, a former British colony in West Africa. After my secondary school education in Sierra Leone, I went to Europe. Firstly to West Germany (as it was called in the l960s.)
"I studied broadcast journalism: TV camera operation, producer, and news script editing.
"I lived in London, from 1965-1968; and briefly attended the Goldsmith’s College, London University, reading psychology in the adult education department.
"I returned to Munich, Germany, in l968, and joined the Bayerischer Rundfunk” as camera-assistant.
"In 1976, I arrived in the United States, and continued my university education, graduating with a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., in communication and political science (international relations.)
"I’ve been teaching at various colleges and universities since I graduated with a doctorate from “The Ohio State University” in Columbus, Ohio, in 1989.
"My satellite XM radio set is on for 24 hours for 91بب±¬ programmes: News, public affairs, education, discussions are my favourite."
Musa S. Kamara, Ph.D.
Jackson, TN. U.S.A.