REDISCH JOINS VOA AS EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Redisch joins VOA after a 20-year career with CNN,
where he earned two Emmy Awards and a National
Headliner Award Washington, D.C., January 9,
2008 - Veteran television news executive Steve
Redisch joined the Voice of America (VOA) this
week as Executive Editor. He supervises the
daily operations and activities of VOA's news,
programs, language services, broadcast operations,
and Internet departments.
Redisch joins VOA after a 20-year career with
CNN, where he earned two Emmy Awards and a
National Headliner Award. "Steve's record of
strong news judgment, keen competitive instincts,
experience working in audio, video, and Internet
media, and his reputation as a team builder and
leader, make him the ideal individual to help VOA
continue to grow as an international multi-media
provider of exclusive, trustworthy news and
information," said VOA Director Danforth W. Austin.
Redisch began his broadcasting career in 1979 at
WTOP all-news radio in Washington, D.C. after
attending American University. In 1987 he moved to
CNN's Washington bureau as a television writer
and producer, and in 1992 he relocated to Atlanta
as a producer for the growing CNN International
network.
Some of the many highlights of his CNN career
include launching the network's flagship primetime
news show, The World Today, as executive producer
in 1998; serving as executive producer of such
special events as political conventions, State
of the Union addresses, and the 2001 Presidential
Inauguration; and managing the news gathering staff
and directing editorial content as Deputy Bureau
Chief and Executive Editor in Washington, D.C from
2002 until 2005. Most recently, he oversaw the bureau's
multi-million dollar budget while coordinating White
House coverage with other networks and media outlets,
and adapted the bureau's reporting to meet the
different demands and requirements of CNN's many
distinct shows, networks, and Internet platforms.
The Voice of America, which first went on the air
in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting
service funded by the U.S. government through the
Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts
more than 1,000 hours of news, information,
educational, and cultural programming every week
to an estimated worldwide audience of more than
115 million people. Programs are produced in 45
languages
(VOA Press Release)