Randy Gorbman
Freelance journalist; retired WXXI director of news and public affairsBefore retiring in March 2025, Randy Gorbman was WXXI's director of news and public affairs and managed the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.
Randy has over 30 years of broadcast news experience, and previously was news director at WHAM-AM in Rochester. Randy has also been news director, writer, announcer, and producer at radio stations in several cities in New York and Connecticut, as well as working as an editor at the NBC Radio Network. He served as past president of the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters' Association, and is currently a member of its board of directors.
Randy has also taught journalism to local students, serving as adjunct instructor at SUNY Geneseo and Monroe Community College.
Randy received his bachelor's degree in communication from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and his master's degree in liberal arts from SUNY Empire State College.
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A bust of the famed suffrage leader that is housed in the Hall of Justice has been restored, and a courtroom at the facility has been dedicated to Susan B. Anthony. -
The CEO of FIFCO USA, which owns the Genesee Brewery, says there is still a lack of clarity on the possible effects from new tariffs. -
The deputy was indicted after allegations he enabled a jail inmate to assault another inmate and failed to intervene. -
The new $28 million can line is part of a $50 million modernization initiative announced last year. -
The Downtown SmART Streets program will combine traffic-calming infrastructure with public art. -
Ontario County deputies and Animal Control officers are investigating an incident involving the abandonment of a female beagle and her four puppies. -
The Red Wings said that most Major and Minor League baseball teams have already moved to a cashless system. -
One bridge carries traffic over the Erie Canal in Perinton, and the other is over Kreag Road in that town. -
A local wine and liquor store owner who is an official with a state liquor store association does not think potential higher tariffs would affect his sales too much.
