Chip Mahaney

  • National Director, News Recruitment
  • The E. W. Scripps Company

Chip is National Director, News Recruitment for The E. W. Scripps Company's broadcast division. His focus and passion is scouting, hiring and developing news directors and managers through challenging and rewarding careers at Scripps.

A former TV news director and longtime TV news manager, Chip has also worked for stations in the FOX, Raycom, Gannett and Belo groups. He has 35 years of experience covering local news, sports and extreme weather, and managing newsroom technology and social media. He has trained thousands of journalists how to use new mediums, tools and technologies and the leadership skills to implement them.

Chip serves as a professional adviser to Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. He served five years on the board of directors for RTDNA, and for many years as a judge of RTDNA's Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Chip is always in training for an upcoming half-marathon.

Website: http://chipmahaney.com