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 Senate Majority Leader says a federal designation for NY and several other northeastern states as a 'hydrogen hub' could bring $1.25 billion to the region. -
There was also a protest downtown on Friday sparked by the recent discussion about a new gaming compact for the Seneca Nation, which referred to the possibility of a casino in the Rochester area. -
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has an advisory out about the air quality, suggesting people in affected areas limit strenuous physical activity outdoors. -
NY health officials said on Wednesday that due to the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic and evolving vaccine recommendations, the state has begun the process of repealing the vaccine requirement for workers at health care facilities. -
The NYS Thruway reopened Tuesday after having been closed to all traffic going westbound from Henrietta to the PA state line since last Friday due to the blowing and drifting snow. -
Chester, a male African lion at the Seneca Park Zoo has tested positive for COVID, but officials say he has mild symptoms and is doing well. -
New York State Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, who was just named to the job last January, announced on Friday that she will be resigning at the end of this year. -
Rochester Gas and Electric and New York State Electric and Gas, both part of the company, Avangrid, say they will suspend the late fees from December 1 through April 15, 2023. -
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has gone to court in an effort to keep a new, tougher gun law on the books in New York. -
Gov. Hochul defends NY's tougher gun laws after federal judge rules against parts of the legislationGovernor Kathy Hochul is defending the actions that New York took regarding handgun possession after the U.S. Supreme Court last June struck down some key elements of the state’s rules on carrying handguns.