Rod Hissong has been named as the news director overseeing all broadcast and digital news operations at WAND Media in Springfield-Decatur-Champaign.
Rod Hissong has been named as the news director overseeing all broadcast and digital news operations at WAND Media in Springfield-Decatur-Champaign, Ill.
Hissong previously worked at WDRB in Louisville, Ky., also owned by Block Communications, as executive producer of evening newscasts. Hissong is a three-time Emmy winner and has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists and Kentucky Broadcasters Association. Prior to WDRB, he worked for 10 years as an anchor/reporter with more than 20 years overall in broadcasting news media.
Hissong begins his new duties on April 22.
“Rod is a talented and experienced news manager that brings a big strategic approach for elevating news operations with dynamic storytelling,” says Clay Koenig, WAND’s GM. “He grew up in the Midwest and is very familiar with the region and types of news stories that will resonate with our central Illinois community.”
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