Steve Bellas has maintained a dual career in broadcasting and education.  Mr. Bellas holds a B.A. from Southeastern Louisiana University and an M.A. from the University of New Orleans.  He has been a full-time faculty member in the Department of Communication, Southeastern Louisiana University, since Fall, 2003.  Mr. Bellas has taught on the secondary and university levels for 20 years.  He has been an adjunct professor at the University of New Orleans and Tulane University, and he has served as a visiting professor at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, via the UNO/International Program.  While currently teaching at Southeastern Louisiana University, and hosting the Telly Award winning program, NORTHSHORE FOCUS, on the Southeastern Channel, Mr. Bellas continues as a broadcast journalist with ABC26 News in New Orleans.  He was with the NBC affiliate for 22 years, where he reported and anchored news and weather.  His stories have taken him from New Orleans to Europe, and they have aired on CNN, NBC, and the BBC.   Mr. Bellas is a Member of the American Meteorological Society and holds the prestigious AMS Seal of Approval.  And, he has been honored by the Associated Press and the New Orleans Press Club.