Doug Boynton Email & Phone Number

Virginia Beach, VA, US

Norfolk, VA, US

Award-winning local host for the NPR "All Things Considered" broadcast on WHRV. I'm also a journalist, generating content for both this program and "Morning Edition." Judged "Outstanding Newscast (Public) Radio," Virginia Association of Broadcasters, 2023, 2024.

With more than 40 years of experience in media - as a journalist, programmer, marketer, and executive - I have a demonstrated ability in leading media organizations to growth and financial success. In addition, my past performance demonstrates a successful understanding of both sides of the business: creating and marketing media content on multiple.

Washington, DC, US

• I led the team that increased the reach of Voice of America and the other brands of US International Media to a record audience of more than 275 million persons each week. Traveled extensively to direct and support the.
• Set goals and tactics for audience growth using a variety of research – Lexis-Nexis (through opensource.gov), Gallup, ComScore, in-house. Helped shape that research before it went to the field.
• Coordinated with content creators to make and place resonant news and information material across all appropriate platforms to more than 2500 affiliates across Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe.
• With local staff, maintained those culturally diverse affiliate relationships through personal contact, social activities, and workshops to train personnel.
• Distilled these overseas placement trips, trade shows, and field activities into briefings used by colleagues and superiors, including the agency’s board.
• Assured that the ethical touchstone for VOA’s journalists, the VOA Charter was violated neither by our placement activities nor the affiliates.

US

• I led the company’s push in my region to expand affiliate offerings beyond traffic reports, to providing news, sports, and weather content to affiliated stations as well, hiring staff and technical personnel to start.
• More than doubled audience through affiliate growth and acquisitions.
• Pushed growth into online delivery of content and negotiated content sharing agreements as the company launched its wire service to compete with AP.
• Built newsrooms, hired staff with the content expansion to news, sports.I was actively involved with affiliate acquisition and retention, including contract negotiation; and with operational issues ranging from.

• Established the news department and orchestrated the award-winning on-air team of reporters and talk hosts at this station – the first News/Talk station in Virginia. I led the team to top honors from the Virginia.
• Managed an on-air staff of reporters, talk hosts, and technical personnel.
• Set the station’s editorial tone, coordinated management commentaries.
• Managed coverage of day-to-day and breaking news, in addition to field and telephone newsgathering and anchoring news blocks.
• I filled in as a talk show host due to vacancies or vacations.
• Coordinated FCC reporting, license renewals.

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