Randy Gorbman
WXXI director of news and public affairsRandy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.
Randy has over 30 years of broadcast news experience, and was recently 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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Craft Cannery will expand in Bergen, Genesee County, to increase their abilities for providing contract manufacturing.
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About two dozen staffers at the newspaper walked off the job early Saturday after they said they could not get a contract offer that would address their concerns on issues that include wages and job security.
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Among the issues that unionized journalists say need to be resolved are items about reporter pay and resources for the newsroom.
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The city of Rochester is among a number of local municipalities changing schedules on Monday due to the potential for hundreds of thousands of eclipse watchers to stream into the region for the total solar eclipse.
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Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican and former President Donald Trump have already secured enough delegates to win their parties’ nominations at the political conventions this summer.
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Restaurant and bar owners would like to continue to have the ability to offer cocktails to go, something that began during the pandemic. If the state does not take action, that ability could expire next year.
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A 40-year-old man was charged this week with kidnapping after the 14-year-old girl was found in New York City.
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The law that requires drivers to move over a lane on the highway, when possible, if emergency vehicles and tow trucks are parked on the shoulder now includes any disabled vehicle.
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The PACT Act provides health coverage to many veterans who suffered from medical problems after being exposed to toxic substances.
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A new business competition in Western NY is designed to offer smaller grants and reach a wider range of entrepreneurs and other organizations.