Rob Nikolewski, Energy Reporter

Rob Nikolewski

Energy Reporter

San Diego Union-Tribune

Location
United States
Education
Master's degree, Public Administration
Experience
23 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 3 Months

Energy Reporter at San Diego Union-Tribune
  • United States - California - San Diego
  • My current job since February 2016
National Energy Reporter at Watchdog.org
  • United States
  • December 2014 to December 2015

Covering national and international energy issues, including the always volatile oil market, natural gas, coal and renewable energy

Editor-in-Chief at Watchdog.org
  • United States
  • May 2010 to December 2014

Responsible for writing and editing a website that covers politics across the state of New Mexico, with particular attention paid to legislative, education, energy and policy issues

Public Relations Specialist
  • June 2008 to May 2010

Independent contractor for international public relations firms and corporate organizations in the New York City area.
Noted achievements:
Wrote a speech on carbon sequestration for Lars Josefsson, the CEO of Vattenfall, Scandinavia’s largest energy company
Edited and helped write an op-ed piece for former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on support for African nations from the UN and western nations. Op-ed published in Washington Times.
Along with Context America co-founder, presented business plan to top executives at National Grid headquarters
Set up news conferences and media interviews for international clients

Television anchor and reporter at WWOR-TV
  • United States
  • April 2005 to April 2009

Sports anchor and reporter for the 10 p.m. newscast for Channel 9, broadcasting in New York City, the No. 1 market in the United States.

News presenter, Reporter at WFXT-TV
  • United States
  • October 2001 to November 2004

Reported, produced, wrote and delivered the sports news each night at the FOX affiliate in Boston. Anchored two nights a week and reported three nights a week - often from scenes of major sporting events in a live setting - for the top-rated 10 p.m. newscast in the market.

Main Anchor, news presenter at Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh
  • United States
  • June 2000 to June 2001

Main anchor for nightly half-hour sports news telecast, usually seen immediately following broadcast of Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Penguins games.

Education

Master's degree, Public Administration
  • at School of International and Public Affairs - Columbia University
  • August 2008
Master's degree, broadcast journalism
  • at Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism

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Bachelor's degree, print journalism
  • at Trinity University, San Antonio

Specialties & Skills

Broadcast Writing
Broadcast Television
Editing
Writing
BUSINESS PLANS
CONFERENCES
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
EDICIÓN
PRIME MINISTER
PUBLIC RELATIONS
SPEECHWRITING
TELEVISION

Languages

English
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