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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National Women's Hall of Fame to move annual ceremony to NYC in March, and broadcast in prime time oHall officials said the move to primetime TV can help the museum generate more revenue which is especially needed to keep the organization sustainable. -
Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery, located near Keuka Lake, will be the first winery from New York state to distribute its wines in Puerto Rico.
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Officials from the NYS DEC and the city of Geneva are working on the cleanup and the investigation into a petroleum spill at the north end of Seneca Lake.
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New York state is dropping its mask requirement on public transportation thanks in part to the availability of new booster shots targeting the most common strain of COVID-19.
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Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Joyce Jacobsen announced Tuesday she is stepping down as president; and the Board of Trustees announced that former longtime president Mark Gearan will return to that role.
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Siena College poll shows many New Yorkers still feel racial & religious minorities experience discriA new poll from Siena College shows that just over half of New York voters feel that minority New Yorkers have the same opportunities to succeed as white New Yorkers.
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Nurses from a downstate health system have come to the Rochester and Buffalo areas to help the facilities in Western NY who are dealing with a surge of COVID-19 cases. Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Saturday that a team from Long Island-based Northwell Health has been deployed to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester as well as the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo.
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A new Siena College Poll shows that Governor Kathy Hochul has an early double-digit lead in various potential scenarios for the Democratic Primary next...
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The National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls is postponing this year’s induction ceremonies due to concerns related to inductees and guests having...
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Wegmans has changed its mask policy, after recent data that moves Monroe and several other counties into the ‘substantial’ category of COVID-19...
