I was assigned to do a profile on Frank Abel in February as part of Newsday's Black History Month coverage. Abel, a renowned band leader at schools including Uniondale and Wyandanch, retired several years ago and never actually worked in his hometown of Roosevelt. That...
A few years back, the Press Club of Long Island added a "contributors wing" to the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame. It honors individuals for their service to PCLI, the local journalism community and the Society of Professional Journalists. To my great surprise, the PCLI...
I've recently had a good number of friends ask about Communications at Syracuse, the online master's program, after seeing me go through it. Here are some answers to FAQs: 1. How much time does it require? When they say eight hours of study per class, per week...
A number of Long Island governments have made changes to their open records practices or are establishing best practices to comply with the state Freedom of Information Law following an audit by the Press Club of Long Island. The audit found that almost two-thirds of 195...