- Current
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- at WITI-TV, Fox 6, Local TV, L.L.C. (formerly Fox Television Stations, Inc.)
- Past
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- at WLUK-TV, Fox 11, Green Bay
- at WIFR-TV, CBS 23, Rockford, IL
- at CLTV News (ChicagoLand Television News)
- at Walt Disney Company, WPVI-TV, ABC6
- at Walt Disney Company, WPVI-TV, ABC6
- at Walt Disney Company, WPVI-TV, ABC6
- at United States Military Entrance Processing Command
- at GE Information Services Company
- at Chicago Urban League
- at Honeywell Information Systems
- at Central Telephone Company of Illinois (now AT&T)
- Education
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- Medill School of Journalism - Northwestern University
- Northwestern University
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Bob Moore’s Summary
I changed careers in the mid-eighties by earning my MSJ full-time at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. My first job in tv news returned me home to Pennsylvania -- at WPVI-TV, ABC 6 in Philadelphia.
At Philly's powerhouse Action News I learned major market tv news as an assignment editor and associate producer. I was promoted twice to weekend assignment editor and Jersey Shore bureau chief.
I returned to Chicago and helped launch Tribune Broadcasting Company's first 24-hour cable news channel, ChicagoLand Television News (CLTV) as the weekend assignment manager.
My desire to be on-air eventually won out -- and I rolled the career dice one more time. I landed at WIFR-TV, CBS23 in Rockford, Illinois. I became the station's first noon producer and reported for the 5 p.m. newscast. After a few weeks, I became a "one-man-band" reporter covering Rock County, Wisconsin.
WIFR-TV expanded and promoted me to news co-anchor who also handled weather duties. School never ends! After I landed the weekend weather anchor and reporter job at WLUK-TV, Fox11 in Green Bay -- I studied weather at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay.
You never know who's watching. A Detroit news director had a weekend home in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and for two years caught my work on Fox11. When she became president and general manager at WITI-TV, Fox 6 in Milwaukee -- I got a rare invitation to apply for the station's weekend morning weather anchor and week day reporter opening. I am blessed and now in my 11th year. I love my job, but I am ready for the next professional challenge.
Prior to changing careers -- I have management experience in employee relations, professional and college recruitment, training, program management, professional race relations, convention marketing, event planning and public affairs with The General Electric Company, a U.S. Department of Defense agency, The Chicago Urban League, Honeywell and CENTEL (now AT&T).
Bob Moore’s Specialties:
Recruitment, college relations, employee relations, training, program management, professional race relations, convention marketing, event planning and public affairs
Bob Moore’s Experience
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WITI-TV, Fox 6, Local TV, L.L.C. (formerly Fox Television Stations, Inc.)
(Broadcast Media industry)
December 1997 — Present (11 years 2 months)
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WLUK-TV, Fox 11, Green Bay
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
December 1995 — November 1997 (2 years)
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WIFR-TV, CBS 23, Rockford, IL
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 1993 — November 1995 (2 years 4 months)
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CLTV News (ChicagoLand Television News)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)
November 1992 — July 1993 (9 months)
I joined Tribune Broadcasting Company's first 24-hour cable news operation 60 days before the January 1, 1993 launch as one of three assignment managers. Responsibilities ranged from helping to logistically set-up a news operation, to interviewing and evaluating producers, anchors, reporters and photograpers and to preparing and organizing Chicago briefing/organizing materials. After the launch I became the weekend assignment manager, planning stories and managing weekend news coverage.
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Walt Disney Company, WPVI-TV, ABC6
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)
March 1991 — October 1992 (1 year 8 months)
As Jersey Shore Bureau Chief managed news coverage of breaking and developing stories in the southernmost part of New Jersey. Covered and enterprised stories in the gambling, tourism, marines life, environmental, boxing, Miss America and general news categories. I supervised a staff of three: reporter, photographer and sound technician.
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Walt Disney Company, WPVI-TV, ABC6
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)
February 1990 — February 1991 (1 year 1 month)
I planned and managed the weekend assignment desk. Planning included setting up Saturday and Sunday news stories for four reporters and manage breaking news resources.
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Walt Disney Company, WPVI-TV, ABC6
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)
July 1989 — January 1990 (7 months)
I was the first person hired in ABC News 18-month management training program designed to groom minority news directors, based at the network's Philadelphia O&O. Selected out a field fo 450 applicants. I spent 9 months OJT as an assignment editor and 9 months OJT as an associate producer.
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United States Military Entrance Processing Command
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Government Administration industry)
May 1985 — June 1987 (2 years 2 months)
Civiliam worker at Headquarters, United States Military Entrance Processing Command (HQUSMEPCOM) as a management analyst in the Testing Directorate -- the unit responsible for the administration and marketing of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) to the education community. I developed and administered the command's Centers of Influence (COI) program. Convention marketing at various education conventions. Testing expert on command inspection visits to various Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS). 1987 Non-Supervisory USMEPCOM Employee of the Year.
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GE Information Services Company
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Services industry)
July 1981 — December 1982 (1 year 6 months)
As the second of two relations professionals based in Chicago I managed recruitment and college relations for the midwest region of General Electric Information Services Company's (n.k.a. GE Global Exchange Services), computer time-sharing and software solutions business unit then headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. I travelled 80-percent conducting mini-recruiting events for midwest sales and technical branches located in the midwest, college recruitment, managed recruitment advertising and conducted the final pre-hire employee relations interview of sales, programming and technical candidates. I also attened the business unit's multi-week-long GE NETS, or General Electric New Employee Training Seminar in Leesburg, Virginia.
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Chicago Urban League
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 1979 — June 1981 (2 years 1 month)
Managed the computer training center, a joint venture of The Chicago Urban League and IBM, that provided data entry, operations and programming training to low-income students referred by the City of Chicago. Duties included supervision of staff, curriculum development, and job development for placement of program graduates.
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Honeywell Information Systems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HON; Computer Hardware industry)
June 1977 — June 1979 (2 years 1 month)
As the midwest regional employment manager, I assisted both sales and technical branch managers with sourcing and hiring sales and technical personnel. I managed a regional recruitment advertising budget and campaign. Performed college relations/special events and on-campus recruitment. Mass screening and interviewing of sales, technical and programming candidates, conducted reference checks and pre-employment background reviews and interviewed all branch-level final candidates.
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Central Telephone Company of Illinois (now AT&T)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 1976 — June 1977 (1 year 1 month)
I was a recruiter for this small local telephone operating company serving the Illinois suburbans of Des Plaines and Park Ridge (eventually taken over by Ameritech and its successor owners). I sourced, interviewed and hired clerical, sales and technical personnel.
Bob Moore’s Education
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Medill School of Journalism - Northwestern University
MSJ, Broadcast, 1988 — 1989
Gannett Educational Foundation National Graduate Journalism Scholarship
Chicago Association of Black Journalists Scholarship
Medill Washington Program, Spring 1989- Activities and Societies:
- Student Member, National Association of Black Journalists and the Chicago Association of Black Journalists
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Northwestern University
BSC, Major: Organization Behavior, 1971 — 1975
- Activities and Societies:
- Northwestern Community Ensemble, For Members Only, WNUR-89.3 FM, Wildcat Council, Resident Assistant at 576 Lincoln, Residence Hall Coordinator-McCulloch Hall
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Bob Moore’s Interests:
Gospel music, community theatre, mentoring and biking
Bob Moore’s Groups:
Northwestern Alumni Association, National Association of Black Journalists, Life Member Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,, Northwestern Black Alumni Association
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HARO--Help A Reporter Out
Bob Moore’s Honors:
- National Weather Service & National Press Foundation, March 2007, “Understanding Violent Weather”
- Team Coverage, The Falk Corporation Explosion
- Milwaukee Press Club, Team Coverage, The Fort James Paper Merger
- First Place Wisconsin Associated Press, Best Documentary Wisconsin’s Worst Tornadoes
- Merit Award Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Wisconsin’s Worst Tornadoes
- The Poynter Institute, “Ethical Decision Making”
- Gannett Education Foundation National Graduate Journalism Scholarship Recipient
- Chicago Association of Black Journalists Graduate Journalism Scholarship Recipient
- Member, National Association of Black Journalists and The Wisconsin Black Media Coalition
- Life Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., RHO Chapter, Philadelphia
- Founding President, Northwestern University Black Alumni Association
Bob Moore’s Contact Settings
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