VP News Director at Fox News Chicago WFLD/WPWR
Greater Chicago Area
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- Co-founder, Head of News Content Acquistion at LiveNewsCameras.com
- Vice President News Director at Fox News Chicago FTS Fox Television Stations News Corp.
- Vice President News Director at WFLD 32 - Fox Chicago
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- San Francisco State University
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Andrew Finlayson’s Summary
Launched The Ten, a successful expansion of news into a highly competitive time period.
Illinois Broadcasters Association Station of the Year 2008
Midwest NATAS Emmy Outstanding Achievement for Station Excellence 2007
Chicago Midwest NATAS Emmy Hard News Reporting 2007
Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association Outstanding News Operation 2007
Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association Best Newscast 2007
Executive Producer of MyNetwork TV national 4th of July special 2007
AP Station of the Year 2006
Created Obamatracker.com, a website testing a vertical aggregation concept 2007-continuing
Worked on a team that updated all technology in the newsroom with new sets, robotics, and non-linear editing/field acquisition
Upgraded weather presentation to state of the art on air and on line
Manage a staff of 180 including website team responsible for five websites
Andrew Finlayson’s Specialties:
journalism, breaking news coverage, investigative reporting, website production, interviewing, questioning, newsroom leadership, promotion, union negotiation, video on line, live streaming news content, SEO, weather presentation on air and on line
Andrew Finlayson’s Experience
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Co-founder, Head of News Content Acquistion
LiveNewsCameras.com
(Broadcast Media industry)
2008 — Present (less than a year)
A first of a kind website that gathers together live feeds from ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, newspapers, storm chasers and overseas news organizations. Widely written up as an innovative example of live streaming video. Worked to develop the site, build partnerships with a wide range of newsrooms and media organizations, and champion live streaming video efforts inside of Fox.
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Vice President News Director
Fox News Chicago FTS Fox Television Stations News Corp.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years)
MyFoxChicago.com
FoxWeatherWatch.com
LiveNewsCameras.com
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Vice President News Director
WFLD 32 - Fox Chicago
(Broadcast Media industry)
2006 — Present (2 years)
See Above
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News Director
WSMV Meredith
(Broadcast Media industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years)
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News Director
KTVU
(Broadcast Media industry)
1999 — 2003 (4 years)
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Producer News Writer
KCBS
(Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)
1985 — 1989 (4 years)
Andrew Finlayson’s Education
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San Francisco State University
Broadcast Communication Arts,
Bob Brown Memorial Scholarship
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Andrew Finlayson’s Websites:
Andrew Finlayson’s Interests:
Author of Questions That Work: How to Ask Questions That Will Help You Succeed in Any Business Situation, AMACOM 2001, translated into Portuguese, Arabic, German, Swedish and editor of Questionswork.com
Andrew Finlayson’s Groups:
RTNDA, IRE, ONA
USC Annenberg Health Endowment
2005 Mentor and speaker on news coverage focusing on public health issues
RTNDA/NAB Las Vegas
Panelist for an exploration of quality health care concepts 2005
Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism U.C. Berkeley
Fellow of the Knight Center, March 2003, multi-media reporting and media convergence
Knight Center for Specialized Journalism
Fellow of the Knight Center, March 1995, economic development issues
The National Press Foundation
1995 Fellow, studies focusing on politics and economics, Washington D.C.
Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaiser Foundation Media mini-fellowship for 2005, focusing on critical health challenges to Tennessee
Kaiser/National Press Foundation Media mini-fellowship for 1998, focusing on public health issues
The Poynter Institute
Guest lecturer for 2005 Producer seminar
1997-1998 Leadership Development program, a management skills program
Cox Leadership Program/Atlanta 2001
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ThoseInMedia (The Who's Who in All of Media) -
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SF State Alumni -
BEMCON: Broadcast and Electronic Media Consultants
Andrew Finlayson’s Honors:
National Association of Television Arts and Sciences
Emmy Award in 2007 for Overall Station Excellence from the Midwest NATAS
Emmy Award in 2004 and 2005 Midsouth NATAS
Emmy Award 1998-99, 2001-2002, and 2002-2003 from NorCal NATAS
AP Outstanding News Operation and Best Newscast 2007
MyFoxChicago one of four finalists for Best Overall Local TV Web Site, Editor and Publisher Eppy Awards
Radio Television and News Director Association
Edward R. Murrow 2004 and 2006 Regional honor for Overall News Excellence, Major Market
Best newscasts honors 1999, 2000, 2001 from NorCal RTNDA
1995 Best Serious Feature Award, NorCal RTNDA,
Edward R. Murrow 1992 Regional honor Best news series/documentary
Radio Television and News Director Foundation
1994 grant from RTNDF/RIAS to report from Germany
1996 RIAS Visiting American Journalist Fellowship, "Politics, Economics and the Media in the Unified Germany".
Director’s Community Leadership Award by the Chicago FBI 2007
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