Lindsay McCoy

September 24th, 2009

Named “Best Reporter” by the Associated Press Broadcasters in 2010, Lindsay McCoy has worked as a multimedia journalist for the past four years.

VIDEO Stand-Ups & Anchoring

Now as Digital Anchor/Producer for www.AkronNewsNow.com, Lindsay produces the daily vodcast The AkronNewsNow Update.

The daily video is delivered to a wide audience not only on AkronNewsNow.com, but also on Facebook, YouTube and via Twitter.

Lindsay manages AkronNewsNow.com’s social networking applications and the 24/7 streaming station WAKRNewsNow. She has been working in commercial radio for the past four years.

Lindsay started in the business as a co-anchor for two years on WVIZ/PBS’s “NewsOhio”, a show which stressed the importance of citizenship and civics to a high school audience. While working at WAKR, Lindsay interned for WKYC-TV in Akron, Ohio producing content for Channel 3 News.

Her scholastic experience includes a degree from Kent State University and multiple scholarships from RTNDA, including selection for the Rob Sunde Award given to the outstanding scholarship recipient of the year. The Sunde Award allowed Lindsay to work for WTVF-TV Nashville, Tennessee.