ABC7 Opens Long Island Bureau At Hofstra Communications School

HEMPSTEAD, NY — ABC 7, the New York affiliate station for ABC News, has opened a Long Island bureau at the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University. The field office will have a full-time journalist and two production trucks stationed at the school to cover news on Long Island.

This is not the station's first partnership with Hofstra's journalism program. ABC has provided lots of equipment for the school, and has offered many internships to students.

“We are pleased to announce this new relationship with Hofstra University,” said Chad Matthews, president of WABC and ABC Owned Television Stations. “It is the perfect convergence of education and business that paves the way for WABC to serve the community expeditiously on the ground, while exposing Hofstra students to some of the best-in-class journalists and the business of delivering breaking news.”

Hofstra students will have regular exposure to WABC journalists, expanded internships, guest lectures and seminars held by WABC professionals. The Long Island bureau, located in the newsroom of Hofstra’s award-winning student-run radio station, WRHU-88.7 FM, reinforces the station’s commitment to Long Island, as well as the Herbert School’s commitment to community journalism, including the newly launched community news site, LongIslandAdvocate.com.

“Our journalism program emphasizes experiential, hands-on learning and encourages our student journalists to engage with Long Island communities to tell impactful stories,” said Mark Lukasiewicz, dean of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. “The Eyewitness News Long Island bureau, located alongside WRHU’s newsroom, will provide that kind of hands-on opportunity — a daily chance for students to observe and learn from great local journalists doing the work of New York’s top broadcast news operation.”