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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Nazareth College is taking another step in the effort to enhance its undergraduate and graduate music programs. The Nazareth College Wind Symphony is...
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There’s a big renovation project underway at the George Eastman Museum. The restoration involves the Colonnade, a passageway between the Palm House and...
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The Gateways Music Festival is in Rochester this week, capped off by a concert Sunday in Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre. The 125 musicians from all...
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Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren is asking City Council to apply for $4.7 million from New York state, as part of a proposal to develop Parcel 5 into a...
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A local World War II veteran who is known for his service and his harmonica playing is quickly gaining celebrity status in many other places around the...
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Ward Stare will be stepping down from his position as music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra at the end of the summer 2021, after seven...
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The Eastman School of Music is teaming up with the University of Rochester Medical Center in a new collaboration. It’s an effort to find new ways of...
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Reaction is coming in from all over to the world to the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The Rochester Catholic Diocese issued a...
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It’s called Arts in the Loop, and the play on words is partly related to the filling in and revamping of a portion of the Inner Loop. Jim Doser,...
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Geva Theatre Center has announced its 2019-2020 season. It begins in September and includes 10 major productions and two festivals. The non-profit...