WPXI general manager/acting news director Ray Carter sent out the following announcement about a new hire today, less than a month after former news director Corrie Harding was sent on his way:
Dear
Staff,
I am pleased to announce the hiring
of Mike Goldrick as News Director of WPXI. Mike is an energetic, experienced
leader who will have an immediate impact in our newsroom. He will occupy the
ND’s office starting December 1st, and I will return to my office on
the 2nd floor. (Alright, stop the loud cheering in the newsroom!)
Mike is currently serving as News
Director of WHEC-TV in Rochester, NY.
He has been at that station for nearly 3 years. WHEC was his first News
Director’s job but what an impact he has had. In the last year, WHEC won the 6am
ratings for the very first time, won the 11pm ratings for three books in a row,
and won its first-ever Edward R. Murrow award, for Best
Newscast.
Before becoming a News Director,
Mike was the Executive Producer at KOMO-TV in Seattle and Executive Producer at WSOC-TV.
(Yes, our sister station in Charlotte). Prior to that, he spent a dozen
years or so in positions on the Assignment Desk and as a Producer and Senior
Producer in markets like West Palm Beach (WPTV), Tampa (WTSP), Detroit (WDIV),
and Houston (KPRC).
His combination of experience,
creativity and bold leadership will be a terrific fit for us. As you’ll see, his
energy and enthusiasm are contagious.
Mike is a graduate of the University of Florida. He, along with David Johnson
officially put us over the obnoxious UF quota. Mike and his wife Willa are the
parents of three children, Brendan (17), Emma (14) and Connor (10). Willa and
the kids will likely finish out the school year in Rochester, before making
the move to the ’burgh.
Please join me in making Mike and
his family feel welcome in the City of Champions.
Posted
Oct 26 2009, 04:46 PM
by
Rob Owen