Doug Geed
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Doug Geed is an American journalist, born in December 1958 on Long Island
, New York
. He was graduated from Syosset High School
and received a Bachelor of Journalism Degree at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri in 1980.
Geed worked at WALK Radio in Patchogue, Long Island as a reporter and anchor from 1981 until 1986 when he became one of the original members of News 12 Long Island
-- the country's first regional, 24-hour
cable news
television station.
He created News 12's East End Bureau in 1991, serving as bureau chief until 1997 when he became morning anchor.
In 1997 he created News 12's Emmy Award winning East End Show—serving as producer, host and reporter.
Geed has received 10 New York Emmy Awards as well as dozens of other regional, state and local awards, including Journalist of the Year from the Long Island chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
.
Geed has been married since 1985 and he and his wife have three children.
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was graduated from Syosset High School
Syosset High School
Syosset High School, located on Southwoods Road in Syosset, New York, USA is the only high school for residents of the Syosset Central School District.- Overview :The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1992–1993...
and received a Bachelor of Journalism Degree at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri in 1980.
Geed worked at WALK Radio in Patchogue, Long Island as a reporter and anchor from 1981 until 1986 when he became one of the original members of News 12 Long Island
News 12 Long Island
News 12 Long Island is a regional 24-hour cable news television channel reaching more than 800,000 television homes on Long Island, New York. The channel is the flagship of the News 12 Networks, which is touted by owner Cablevision as the "first, largest and most watched regional news network" in...
-- the country's first regional, 24-hour
24-hour news cycle
The 24-hour news cycle arrived with the advent of television channels dedicated to news, and brought about a much faster pace of news production with increased demand for stories that can be presented as news, as opposed to the day-by-day pace of the news cycle of printed daily newspapers...
cable news
United States cable news
Cable news refers to television channels devoted to television news broadcasts, with the name deriving from the proliferation of such networks during the 1980s with the advent of cable television. In the United States, early networks included CNN in 1980, Financial News Network in 1981, and CNN2 ...
television station.
He created News 12's East End Bureau in 1991, serving as bureau chief until 1997 when he became morning anchor.
In 1997 he created News 12's Emmy Award winning East End Show—serving as producer, host and reporter.
Geed has received 10 New York Emmy Awards as well as dozens of other regional, state and local awards, including Journalist of the Year from the Long Island chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States. It was established in April 1909 at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. The ten founding members of...
.
Geed has been married since 1985 and he and his wife have three children.