Bio

Walter Smith Randolph is the Executive Producer of Investigations at CBS News New York and a three-time member of the IRE Contest Committee, serving as its chair for the past two years. His work has been honored with New York Emmys, a national Murrow award, and a Sigma Delta Chi award from SPJ. 

Before launching the I-team at WCBS, Walter launched and led The Accountability Project at Connecticut Public Broadcasting, producing audio and video investigations for the statewide PBS & NPR stations. He previously worked as an investigative reporter and anchor at stations in Cincinnati, Kalamazoo/Grand Rapids, Flint, MI, and Elmira/Ithaca, NY. Walter is also an adjunct assistant professor at CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.

Statement

Judging the IRE awards is an honor that I do not take lightly, and leading the charge over the past two years has shown me just how talented our membership is and how vital our reporting is to the communities we cover. I'd be honored to join the committee once again. This past year, we improved the contest by streamlining categories and expanding opportunities for students, but our work is not done--which is why I'm running for re-election.