Rich Newberg
Encyclopedia
Rich Newberg is the Senior Correspondent for News 4 Buffalo
, WIVB-TV. He joined the CBS
affiliate in 1978 as a weekend anchorman, having remained in Buffalo ever since. Newberg later became an anchor for the five and 11 p.m. newscasts. Newberg was named Senior Correspondent in 1999; his current work load includes working as a reporter and occasionally as a fill-in anchor.
He serves as a regional vice president of the New York Chapter of the National Television Academy
.
Newberg, who is Jewish, considers his work on Holocaust survivors his most important contribution as a broadcast journalist. He and Chief Photographer Mike Mombrea documented a reunion of Jewish survivors who returned to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland
, confronting their lost childhood. Lost Childhood: The Story of the Birkenau Boys is being distributed nationally.
Newberg and Mombrea also met Pope John Paul II
in Poland and produced an hour special on the pontiff’s life. Newberg had first met the pope in 1985 after covering Solidarity’s struggle for freedom in Poland. In 1990 Newberg traveled to the Persian Gulf
covering Air Force
reservists from Niagara Falls
preparing for war. Other special assignments for News 4 Buffalo have taken him to China, Japan, Panama, and Cuba.
affiliates in Syracuse
and Rochester
, and the NBC
owned and operated station in Chicago
.
Newberg received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Arts from Ithaca College
, and a Master of Arts degree in News and Public Affairs from Michigan State University
. M.S.U. honored Newberg in 2005 with its Distinguished Alumni Award.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, WIVB-TV. He joined the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate in 1978 as a weekend anchorman, having remained in Buffalo ever since. Newberg later became an anchor for the five and 11 p.m. newscasts. Newberg was named Senior Correspondent in 1999; his current work load includes working as a reporter and occasionally as a fill-in anchor.
He serves as a regional vice president of the New York Chapter of the National Television Academy
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or NATAS was created in 1955 to advance the arts and sciences of television. Headquartered in New York, NATAS's membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country....
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Documentaries and long-form features
Newberg has found a niche creating news documentaries although none recently due to station staffing cuts.Newberg, who is Jewish, considers his work on Holocaust survivors his most important contribution as a broadcast journalist. He and Chief Photographer Mike Mombrea documented a reunion of Jewish survivors who returned to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, confronting their lost childhood. Lost Childhood: The Story of the Birkenau Boys is being distributed nationally.
Newberg and Mombrea also met Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
in Poland and produced an hour special on the pontiff’s life. Newberg had first met the pope in 1985 after covering Solidarity’s struggle for freedom in Poland. In 1990 Newberg traveled to the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
covering Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
reservists from Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...
preparing for war. Other special assignments for News 4 Buffalo have taken him to China, Japan, Panama, and Cuba.
Career
Newberg started his career as a TV News Troubleshooter, helping viewers solve problems that seemed insurmountable to them. Newberg worked at ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliates in Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
and Rochester
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, and the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
owned and operated station in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Newberg received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Arts from Ithaca College
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...
, and a Master of Arts degree in News and Public Affairs from Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
. M.S.U. honored Newberg in 2005 with its Distinguished Alumni Award.