Newhouse School of Communications

Chris Tuohey
Associate Professor, BJ
Broadcast_Digital_Journalism

B.S. Emerson College
M.A. Ohio State University

Office: Newhouse 2 Rm. 363
Telephone: (315) 443-4118
Email: cptuohey@syr.edu

Professor Tuohey has 16 years of professional television news experience as an executive producer, newscast producer and reporter. He has worked at WJW-TV, WKYC-TV and WEWS-TV in Cleveland (Ohio), WBNS-TV in Columbus (Ohio), and WGGB-TV in Springfield (Mass.). He is an Emmy award winner for outstanding individual achievement for production of Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame opening coverage.

He teaches classes in broadcast news writing, reporting and newscast production. In 2001 Professor Tuohey was given the Meredith Recognition Award for outstanding achievement as a teacher at Syracuse University.

Professor Tuohey is interested in producing research that is directly relevant to broadcast news professionals. His work has been published in such places as American Journalism Review and RTNDA's Communicator. He is currently researching the working conditions and job satisfaction of television news reporters.

Expertise:

• Broadcast Journalism
• Broadcast News Producing and News Management
• Television News Employment Issues