Xavier Hershovitz
Emmy® Award-Winning Journalist | Anchor/Reporter at WHIO-TV
- Role
- Anchor Reporter at Cox Media Group
- Location
- Dayton, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Xavier Hershovitz
Award-winning journalist with strong extemporaneous speaking skills.• Warm, personable anchor who connects with viewers.• Thrives during live, breaking news coverage.• Master of show and tell.• Storyteller who highlights impact on real people.
Experience
Anchor Reporter
Nov 2022 — Present · WHIO-TV Dayton, OH, US
Solo anchor 3.5 hours of weekend morning news• Report live on day\'s top story, every 30 minutes with teaseable elements in each hit• Primary weekday morning fill-in anchor• Reported live at the scene of a deadly school bus crash, contributing to coverage which received 2024 Regional RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast.• Led station’s team coverage of a deadly EF3 tornado, giving a first look at the damage at daylight and sharing stories of survival and the state response during evening newscasts.• Conducted one-hour, one-on-one interview with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, pressing him on newsworthy topics including a decision on a controversial transgender ban, the 2024 election, and changes to state law in the wake of a deadly school bus crash.• Led coverage of Ohio State’s College Football National Championship in Atlanta, GA, interviewing students, fans, players, and members of the radio and television broadcast teams. • Held property managers accountable when apartment complex with more than 300 units experienced major water leak.• First reporter on the scene of Dayton’s deadliest fire in more than 35 years. Obtained exclusive surveillance video within one hour of being on the scene.• Enterprised week-long investigation into delivery, entertainment, and lodging fees, revealing the cost to consumers and what they get for their money.
Education
Oakland University
Bachelor’s Degree, Journalism
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