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CBS NEWS EXECUTIVE JOINS GW AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS Michael Freedman Will Direct All University Media Activities and Teach in GW School of Media and Public Affairs WASHINGTON - Michael Freedman, general manager of CBS Radio Network News, will return to The George Washington University this fall to become Vice President for Communications and a professorial lecturer in the GW School of Media and Public Affairs. The move follows a two-year award-winning tenure at the editorial helm of CBS Radio News Commenting on Freedman's
return to the University, President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg said Freedman is
"one of the most impressive people I've ever worked with; he's a real
professional with a creative flair, and I'm delighted that we've managed to lure
him back to GW in this new capacity."
As Vice President for Communications,
Freedman's jurisdiction will include - among other activities - university-wide
media efforts and public affairs, special events, publications, advertising and
graphic design initiatives. Under Freedman's editorial
direction, CBS News won more than a dozen national/international awards,
including seven RTNDA Edward R. Murrow honors, four New York Festivals
International Radio awards, and two Society of Professional Journalists honors
for overseas news coverage--altogether, the most awards garnered by the network
in more than a decade. Freedman was responsible for
restoring the evening edition of the CBS World News Roundup, America's first
network newscast (1938) and created the CBS News Weekend Roundup, the popular
Murrow-esque correspondent roundtable.
He also created and served as executive producer for the historical
broadcast, "The CBS News 20th Century Roundup," a three hour program anchored by
Dan Rather, which reunited all of the surviving members of Edward R. Murrow's
original broadcast team. The "20th
Century Roundup" now serves as the bookend to Mr. Murrow's 1950-radio program,
"The CBS News Mid-Century Roundup." In addition, Freedman created and produced
the 30-part series, "Walter Cronkite's Postscripts to the 20th
Century." Over the past two years, Freedman also managed the CBS Radio News coverage of such historic events as the impeachment trial of President Clinton, the wars in Iraq and Kosovo, Y2K, and New Year's Eve 2000 activities around the world. Freedman joined CBS News in
1998, following six years as GW's director of public affairs. In that capacity, he not only led the
University's day-to-day media relations and created the highly acclaimed "Kalb
Report" broadcast series, but also devised a winning strategic plan in which GW
became the focal point of much Washington media activity. The
new vice president's background also includes service as a managing editor for
United Press International and leadership press secretary to U.S. House
Democratic Whip David E. Bonior (D-Michigan). Over the course of his career,
Freedman has received more than 75 awards in broadcast
journalism. -- GW -- |
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