Quinnipiac University is adding former CBS and ABC News executive Paul Friedman to its staff. Friedman will be “professional-in-residence” for the 2011-2012 academic year.
In that role, Friedman will “work with students in writing and production courses and help expand internship possibilities,” and will also work with Quinnipiac School of Communications Dean Lee Kamlet on creating a distinguished speaker series for the school.
Friedman left CBS News in February following he arrival of the new leadership team of Jeff Fager and David Rhodes.
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Former CBS News Executive Vice President Paul Friedman joins Quinnipiac University as professional-in-residence
Hamden, Conn. – June 20, 2011 – A broadcast journalism veteran with more than 40 years experience in network news is joining Quinnipiac University’s School of Communications.
Paul Friedman, the former executive vice president of CBS News, will serve as professional-in-residence for the 2011-12 academic year. Friedman will work with students in writing and production courses and help expand internship possibilities.
“I’m very pleased to have the chance to help the Quinnipiac faculty teach students the skills and values they’ll need to succeed as journalists in an increasingly challenging environment,” said Friedman.
Prior to joining CBS News, Friedman served as senior vice president of ABC News. An award-winning producer, he also has solid teaching experience as an adjunct professor at Columbia University, New York University and the University of Southern California.
“I worked for Paul when he was executive producer of ‘World News with Peter Jennings’ in the 1980s,” said Lee Kamlet, dean of Quinnipiac’s School of Communications. “Paul is one of the finest editors and producers I have ever worked with, and I am certain our students will benefit greatly from his presence on campus.”
Kamlet and Friedman plan to work together to design a distinguished speaker series, both on-campus and in New York City.
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