Randy Gorbman
WXXI director of news and public affairsRandy Gorbman is WXXI's firector 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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The REMADE Institute, based at RIT, is announcing more than $33 million for nearly two dozen projects in the efforts to develop a more circular economy. -
Rochester Police are investigating another homicide. The latest resulted from a shooting that happened on Saturday afternoon on Watkin Terrace on the northeast side.
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Strong winds are forecast for much of the Rochester-Finger Lakes and Western NY areas from late Sunday night through Monday.
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Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday announced the detection of three more confirmed cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in New York state, for a total now of eight confirmed cases.
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Rochester Regional Health this week selected Richard “Chip” Davis as its next leader. He will start that job on March 7, 2022.
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Monroe County reported another 270 cases of COVID-19 on Monday. County health officials reported seven new deaths due to the virus.
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An annual yuletide tradition in Rochester, the Keg Tree is back at the Genesee Brew House this year. The 27-foot keg tree is made up of 532 Genesee kegs, it’s going up this week, and the 12 days of Keg Tree activities will begin on December 6.
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There are some corporate changes at the top for Paychex. Marty Mucci, who has been CEO since 2010, will now take on the additional role of Chairman of the Board.
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The Town of Pittsford got some national publicity over the weekend in an article by the New York Times which talked about racist incidents in the town in recent years.
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The COVID-19 positivity rate for the Finger Lakes region is now over 9%. The 9.41% infection rate (for a 7-day average) is the second-highest rate in the state, behind Western NY (the Buffalo area) which has a positivity rate of just over 10%.
