David Staba Email & Phone Number

Darien Center, New York, United States

Darien Center, New York, United States

Owned and operated a family business founded in 1937. Oversaw all facets of the scrap-metal recyclingfacility. Conducted and supervised customer relations, managed employees and analyzed trends in alllevels of the industry, from an evolving local customer base to volatile international markets.Since shutting down the business in early 2020, supervised the.

Worked for numerous print outlets in a range of capacities, including:The New York Times:Covered breaking news and developed feature stories as a freelancer for one of the largest newspapers in the United States, ranging from a manhunt for a prison escapee to the arrest of a serial killer to the closing of an iconic diner known throughout the Northeast and.

Covered the Buffalo Bills as the lead beat reporter for the Gazette and several other local newspapers under the same ownership umbrella and coordinated coverage by reporters from those publications. Served as assistant sports editor from September 1988 to February 2001, working with staff in that department and others to produce daily editions of the.

Covered topics ranging from Little League and high-school sports to the Buffalo Bills, writing game stories, features and columns. As a news reporter, beats included local government, business and agriculture. After being promoted to Associate Editor in September 1992, supervised the obituary pages, as well as designing other pages, coordinating business.