Richard Bamberger

About Richard Bamberger

I am an award-winning journalist and an authority on crisis management and media relations.Prior to founding Bamberger & Vlasto, I spent a decade at Kivvit Public Affairs creating and managing issue and reputation campaigns as well as handling crisis issues for public companies, private companies and individuals across the country. Before joining Kivvit, I was the Communications Director for Governor Andrew Cuomo where I managed the day-to-day operations of the Governor’s press office, directed major events, coordinated message strategy and helped shape media relations for state agencies and authorities.Before entering the public sector, I was a journalist. During my 17-year career in television news, I served as a producer at WRGB-TV in Albany, NY, assignment manager at WFOR-TV in Miami, FL and managing editor of WJBK-TV in Detroit, MI. From 2007 to 2008, I was the managing editor of the nationally syndicated news show “Inside Edition.”On September 10, 2001, I became the managing editor of WCBS-TV in New York City and went on to run the CBS coverage of the 9/11 terror attacks, for which the station won an Edward R. Murrow Award. In 2014, I spent hours helping to negotiate a hostage situation at a university in Connecticut when the hostage-taker called the WCBS-TV newsroom. The situation ended with no injuries.I have been named to City & State’s Power 100 list of the most influential New Yorkers as well as the PR Power and the Westchester Power lists over the past several years.

Experience

1. Partner

   Bamberger & Vlasto

   Sep 2021 — Present · New York, NY, US