Page 16 - AIB | The Chanel | Issue 1 2012

CV
NAME
Richard Lobo
DATE OF BIRTH
October 1936
CAREER
Richard Lobo was born in Tampa,
Florida. He holds a degree in
Journalism and Radio/TV/Film. Lobo
served as chairman of the Florida
Public Broadcasting Service, Inc. from
2008 to 2010 and was also president
and CEO of WEDU (PBS) Tampa/St.
Petersburg/Sarasota from 2002 to
2010. Lobo previously was president
and general manager of WTVJ, Miami
(1988-1993), station manager of
WNBC-TV, New York (1980-1983), and
VP and general manager of NBC
stations in Cleveland (1983-1985) and
Chicago (1985-1988). He was director
of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting in
the mid-1990s and served on the
National Association of Broadcasters
Board of Directors (1991-1993). His
work as a journalist has been
recognised by a string of awards
including an Emmy and the
Leadership Award of the Chicago
Latino Committee on the Media (1986).
Richard Lobo is a Presidential
appointee and was confirmed by the
US Senate to serve as Director of the
International Broadcasting Bureau in
September 2010.
MEDIA USE
As a news junkie, starts in the morning
with NPR, four newspapers and cable
news channels; at work watches CNN,
checks various news sites on mobile
phone, goes to voanews.com several
times a day. Ends the day by watching
cable news and 'The Daily Show' with
Jon Stewart
FAVOURITES
Reading, movies at the cinema and
shows on and off Broadway, getting
out and about with his golden retriever