John Matthews

Current

• News Writer/Editor (freelance) at ABC News

Past

• News Director at WMAL
• News Reporter at WMAL

Education

• Syracuse University

Recommended

2 people have recommended John

Connections

62 connections

Industry

Broadcast Media

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• Hendricks Chapel Choir Alumni

John Matthews’s Summary

25 years of major-market radio news experience, moving from the ranks as DC’s first morning drive reporter (radio OR television) to more than a dozen years as News Director at WMAL.

Experienced web editor, responsible for developing, formatting and launching news content at 630WMAL.com.

Winner of broadcasting’s equivalent to the Pulitzer prize, the duPont/Columbia University Silver Baton, for American History: The Disney Version, a documentary that examined issues surrounding Disney’s planned theme park in Northern Virginia.

Winner of the national Edward R. Murrow award as America’s best radio news operation for coverage of September 11th.

John Matthews’s Specialties:

Newsroom management, Anchoring, Reporting, Producing, Script writing,

John Matthews’s Experience

• News Writer/Editor (freelance)

  ABC News

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Broadcast Media industry)

  September 2008 — Present (11 months)

• News Director

  WMAL

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1996 — March 2008 (12 years 3 months)

• News Reporter

  WMAL

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  June 1987 — January 1995 (7 years 8 months)

  Created the position as Washington DC's first morning drive reporter (radio OR television). Covered everything from street crime to city hall... major disasters to funny features.

John Matthews’s Education

• Syracuse University

  Broadcast Journalism 1979 — 1982

  Activities and Societies:

  Hendricks Chapel Choir, UUTV, Watson Theater, S.U. Musical Stage

Additional Information

John Matthews’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• Hendricks Chapel Choir Alumni

John Matthews’s Interests:

Disney, Disney Vacation Club member, choral music, blogging, broadcast news, social media

John Matthews’s Groups:

CAPBA, RTNDA

•    The Walt Disney Company Alumni Group

John Matthews’s Honors:

dupont/Columbia University Silver Baton - 1996, National Edward R. Murrow award 2002, 2003, National Headliner Award, 2003

John Matthews’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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