John Calhoun Merrill (9 January 1924 – 20 September 2012) was an American author and professor of journalism.
[1] Merrill taught and lectured in 70 countries including Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Egypt.
[1] Merrill was awarded the Distinguished Research Master at Louisiana State University in 1991.
[2] He was called "a national institution and treasure in the field of journalism in the United States.
"[6] He was an active member of First Baptist Church in Columbia, and had five children with his wife Dorothy.