Peter Roussel - Post-government Career

Post-government Career

Roussel is now a public speaker, author and television-radio commentator (abc13, KTRK-TV) based in Houston, Texas. In 2009 he was appointed to the Warner Chair of Journalism in Sam Houston State University's Department of Mass Communication, where he teaches courses on public relations and press-presidency interactions.

He is the author of the White House-based novel, Ruffled Flourishes, published by Bright Sky Press. The novel is a satiric look at the daily travails of reporters covering the White House, attempting to squeeze accurate information from presidential representatives. Jack Valenti, former president of the Motion Picture Association, said this about the book: "It's a superior piece of work, reeking of authenticity."

In 1983 Roussel was named Distinguished Alumnus at the University of Houston.

In 1986 Roussel received the first Distinguished Communications Alumnus Award presented by the University of Houston.