Mike Oliveira Named WFXT News Director

Cox Media Group Fox affiliate WFXT Boston (DMA 8) today named Mike Oliveira as its new news director, effective Sept. 6. He succeeds Lee Rosenthal who left the station in July.

Oliveira joined CMG in 2005 at the company’s WPXI Pittsburgh as night side executive producer. He later was promoted to day side executive producer, managing editor and most recently served as news director.

While at WPXI, the station’s news team won multiple Emmy awards, including best newscast and breaking news. Earlier this year, WPXI ranked No. 1 at 11 p.m. in LPM markets in May and ranked No. 1 at 6 a.m. in LPM markets in April. 

“Mike’s passion for news, his work ethic and his ability to connect with people were immediately recognized by our newsroom,” said Tom Raponi, WFXT’s VP-GM. “Mike knows the Boston and New England news market given his deep roots here. Additionally, Mike has been a news leader at WPXI-TV in the highly-competitive Pittsburgh market for 11 years, and his experience will lead FOX25 to the next level of excellence.”

Oliveira’s other career highlights include working at WTVH Syracuse, N.Y., as assignment editor, web editor and producer. He also spent a year at Boston’s WHDH as producer.

Oliveira earned his Bachelor of Science degree in television, radio and film at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications.