Randy Gorbman
Randy 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 of Arts 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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The museum is being organized through the Frederick Douglas Family Initiatives, and members of that organization, including descendants of Douglass, were at this week’s announcement. -
It was announced Wednesday that Jonathan Binstock, who has led that museum for the last eight years, has been named the new Director and CEO of a modern art museum in Washington D.C., The Phillips Collection.
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The Hochstein School has announced a new President & Executive Director. Hilary Field Respass will fill that role as of July 1.
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The Gateways Music Festival is getting ready for its Carnegie Hall debut. That annual festival, which features classical musicians of African descent, will include a performance this coming Sunday before a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall.
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The region’s largest grant making foundation wants to bring the arts to people who may have been isolated by the pandemic or may not be able to afford arts experiences.
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RIT says it is creating a School of Performing Arts to offer additional creative opportunities for students who want to pursue their passions in performance while majoring in a range of other fields.
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Hundreds of people turned out at Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre Saturday night for a benefit concert for Ukraine.
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A benefit concert to help provide humanitarian aid to people in Ukraine will be presented by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra this coming weekend.
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A recent Eastman School of Music graduate who is from Ukraine is back in that country now. And Kostia Lukyniuk is trying to use his music as a way of inspiring support for Ukraine.
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The longtime site manager of Ganondagan, the state historic site in Victor, has retired. The announcement was made Friday that Peter Jemison retired from that role as of Feb. 1.
