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Vincent Duffy
Assistant Director of Programming for News & Public Affairs

Vincent DuffyVincent Duffy has been news director at WKSU since September 1997. After graduating from Kent State with degrees in Political Science and Telecommunications, he toured the world as a radio journalist enjoying the opportunity to cover news in Australia, Switzerland and South Africa. After returning stateside he earned a master’s degree in Mass Media from Miami University of Ohio while working at WMUB in Oxford. Prior to joining WKSU, Vince was the News Director at WILL at the University of Illinois.

In addition to his work for WKSU and NPR, Vince also hosts NewsNight Akron on PBS 45/49 on Friday nights. His first television documentary “Sharing Democracy: The Akron/Subotica Partnership” received the prestigious Telly Award and added Serbia to the growing list of destinations Vince has traveled to cover news.

Vince has won six national Edward R. Murrow awards for his work at WKSU, and many other prestigious awards, including two National Headliner Awards, a Gabriel Award and a national Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). In 1999, Vince was named Best Reporter in the State of Ohio by the Ohio SPJ.

Along with his obvious love of travel, Vince enjoys skiing, martial arts and politics.

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Joyce Adams, Development Associate

Ron Bartlebaugh, Director of Engineering

Jim Blum, Folk Music Host

Bob Burford, Public Relations Director

Marybeth Cehlar, Operations Coordinator

Michelle Chyatte, Reporter/Producer

Theresa Cobb, Account Clerk

Sylvia Docking, Afternoon Classical Music Host

Vince Duffy, Asst. Director of Prog. for News & Public Affairs

Chris Duncan, Multimedia Director

Deborah Frazier, Director of Administration

David Fuente, Promotion Liasion

Trish Gerber, Director of Development

Vivian Goodman, Local host/Fresh Air, All Things Considered

Julie Grant, Reporter/Producer

Tim Greathouse, Development Associate

Joe Gunderman, Production Coordinator

Ruth Krise, Development Associate

Bob Kruppenbacher, Broadcast Engineer

Kevin Niedermier, Reporter/Producer

Mark Pennell, Morning/Mid-day Classical Music Host

Kate Phillips, Membership Assistant

Chuck Poulton, Senior LAN Administrator/Web Manager

Marti Ring, Development Associate

David Roden, Assistant Director of Programming

Karen Smolk-Warren, Receptionist

Jeff St. Clair, Fund Drive Producer

Abbe Turner, Development Associate

Mark Urycki, Reporter/Producer

Ann VerWiebe, Marketing Assistant

Leonard Will, Local Host, Morning Edition

Brandon Woodson, LAN Support Specialist

Bernadine Zapytowski, Director of Business Affairs

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