Silverman Upped At WCBS
• Alex Silverman has been promoted to Assistant Director of News and Programming for Entercom’s WCBS (880 Newsradio)/New York. In this enhanced role, Silverman will help manage the station’s day-to-day news coverage in addition to his current reporting and anchoring responsibilities.
John Fullam, SVP/Market Manager of Entercom New York said, “Alex is a talented news broadcaster and passionate storyteller. His work on-air, online, and on the station’s social media channels has helped set WCBS 880 apart from our competitors as a brand that delivers more than just the headlines.”
Silverman received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award in 2017 for “Excellence in Sound.” He was also a part of WCBS’s award-winning coverage of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. He also helped lead WCBS 880 Newsradio’s coverage of major news events, including the Boston Marathon bombings, the Orlando nightclub shooting, and the 2016 Republican National Convention. Prior to joining WCBS 880 in 2011, Silverman was a reporter and anchor at KIRO/Seattle, and from 2008-2010 he was a reporter and morning news anchor at WSYR-AM/Syracuse, NY, where he graduated from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Silverman is also an adjunct instructor at Fordham University, where he designed a course titled “Social Media for Journalists.”
“I’ve always been proud of the impactful, relevant news coverage WCBS Newsradio 880 provides to millions of listeners a month across New York and beyond,” Silverman said. “We have the best team in the business and I look forward to continuing to deliver on that promise.”
