List of Newsday Journalists and Reporters

1. Joseph Ostapiuk

Designation Reporter Author Bio Joseph Ostapiuk covers the Town of Oyster Bay and the City of Glen Cove. He joined Newsday in 2023 after spending more than six years at the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com
Gender Male Author Profile newsday.com Twitter @ostapiukj (898 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact

2. Tiffany Cusaac-smith

Designation General Assignment Reporter Author Bio All these years later, I can still remember spreading out the newspaper across the foyer of my Westchester home as a child and closely examining its contents. From those pages, I clipped articles for my current events assignment and seeded questions for my close-knit extended family. But the idea of a career in journalism congealed with my love of film and reading much later when a chance encounter at Howard University’s WHUT-TV led me to join the student television station, the Spotlight Network. (I was looking for the film club booth.) There, I wrote, produced and edited stories acros...s the nation’s capital, leading to internships and a career that has brought me to newsrooms including USA Today and Newsday, where I’m a general assignment reporter.more
Gender Female Author Profile newsday.com Twitter @t_cusaac (1.1K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Facebook Profile Link Get Email Contact

3. Matt Davies

Author Bio Political cartoonist @Newsday. Pulitzer Prize, 2X Herblock prize. Dist by @AndrewsMcMeel. Author of children's books & some other stuff
Gender Male Twitter @matttdavies (33.8K Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Instagram @matt_davies_draws Facebook Profile Link Get Email Contact

4. Amanda Fiscina

Designation Editor, Strategy and Platforms Author Bio editor for strategy and platforms @NewsdayOpinion + @nextLI • past: @LongIslandPatch + @AOL/@HuffPost • @FordhamAlumni + @columbiajourn
Twitter @adfiscina Get Email Contact

5. Artie Mochi

Designation TV News Producer Author Bio TV News Producer
Twitter @admochi Get Email Contact

6. Andrew Gross

Designation Islanders Beat Writer Author Bio Covering Isles for Newsday.com/sports. Ex-Rangers and Devils reporter. I like playing drums. Loudly, if not well. Host of the award-winning Island Ice podcast
Twitter @AGrossNewsday Get Email Contact

7. Laura Albanese

Designation Sports Reporter and Writer Author Bio Ink-stained wretch. Lover of underdogs. Sports @Newsday + IG @laurawritesstuff
Twitter @AlbaneseLaura Get Email Contact

8. Alfonso Castillo

Designation Transit Reporter Author Bio Newsday transit reporter, typically found writing on, and riding on, the LIRR, especially those single seats on the old M3's. Email me: ****@newsday.com
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9. Alison Bernicker

Designation Senior Internet News Manager Author Bio Currently handling @newsday Feed Me's digital coverage. Big fan of my cat. Probably planning my next trip to Disney. Tweets are my own.
Twitter @alisonbernicker Get Email Contact

10. Alvin Bessent

Designation Editorial Board Member and Columnist Author Bio newsday editorial writer and columnist
Twitter @alvin_bessent Get Email Contact

11. Al Iannazzone

Designation Jets Writer Author Bio I cover the Jets for @NewsdaySports . I used to cover the Knicks and the NBA.
Twitter @Al_Iannazzone Get Email Contact

12. Anastasia Valeeva

Designation Data Reporter Author Bio Data reporter @Newsday. Assistant professor @myauca. Alumna @ledeprog. Co-founder @schoolofdatakg. She/her
Twitter @anastasiajourno (1.4K Followers) Get Email Contact

13. Andi Berlin

Designation Food Writer and Critic Author Bio Food writer and critic at @newsday. Former cheesemonger, current cocktail hound and collector of various international hot sauces.
Twitter @AndiBerlin Get Email Contact

14. Andy Edelstein

Designation Entertainment Editor Twitter @andyedelstein Get Email Contact

15. Ann Donahue-Smukler

Designation Editorial Researcher Get Email Contact

16. Anthony Rieber

Designation Sports Writer Author Bio Sports writer for @NewsdaySports. Brooklyn born and raised. NYU ‘89. Go Violets.
Twitter @AnthonyRieber Get Email Contact

17. Barbara Fisher

Designation Editor Author Bio Wife, mom, fucking bitch. Appeared in Tiger King. (She/her.)
Twitter @BeeCrockfish Get Email Contact

18. Bart Jones

Designation Religion Reporter Author Bio @Newsday religion, immigration and general news reporter. Author of HUGO! Chavez. Venezuela @AP alum.
Twitter @BartMJones Get Email Contact

19. Beth Holland

Designation Deputy Long Island Editor Get Email Contact

20. Beth Whitehouse

Designation Parenting and Kids Reporter Author Bio I cover parenting and kids for Newsday's Explore LI/Family and Newsday.com. Blended family includes son in college and step-daughter in grad school.
Twitter @BethWhitehouse1 Get Email Contact

21. Bianca Silva

Designation Digital Producer Author Bio Digital Producer @newsday. Former secretary @NAHJ_NYC. Work: @FortuneMagazine @HuffPost @TIME @BleacherReport @businessinsider @BBC. Mets fan, sports nerd.
Twitter @thebiancasilva Get Email Contact

22. Bill Bleyer

Designation Freelance Writer Author Bio Author, historian, lecturer and freelance journalist
Twitter @BillBleyer Get Email Contact

23. Bobby Cassidy

Designation Executive Director Multimedia Author Bio Started out using words to tell stories for @Newsday - now do that with moving images.
Twitter @casswriter44 Get Email Contact

24. Robert E. Kessler

Designation Federal Courts Reporter Author Bio Federal courts reporter for @Newsday covering courts and law enforcement agencies (FBI, DEA. HSI, etc.) with a special emphasis on Long Island and in New York.
Twitter @BobKessler_Law Get Email Contact

25. Brian Heyman

Designation Contributor Author Bio Award-winning sportswriter in the New York area. Covers professional, college and high school topics.
Twitter @bheyman99 Get Email Contact

26. Bridget Murphy

Designation Journalist Author Bio Storyteller. Newsday journalist. Proud Irish-American. Black Lab fan. Chelsea Football Club supporter. Swim-bike-run repeat.
Twitter @ByBridgetMurphy Get Email Contact

27. Robert Brodsky

Designation Breaking News Reporter Author Bio Breaking news reporter @Newsday; Queens College and American University graduate; East Meadow father of two; ****@newsday.com
Twitter @BrodskyRobert Get Email Contact

28. Candice Ferrette

Designation Reporter and Staff Writer Author Bio Reporter/staff writer @Newsday. Story tips to ****@newsday.com
Twitter @candiceferrette Get Email Contact

29. Carl Macgowan

Designation Reporter Author Bio Writer, @newsday journalist, Mets and Islanders, husband. Not necessarily in that order. I accept chaos. I am not sure whether it accepts me.
Twitter @CarlMacGowan Get Email Contact

30. Carol Polsky

Designation Contributor Twitter @CarolPolsky Get Email Contact

31. Cathi Turow

Designation None Author Bio #Writer #Author #Screenwriter #Blogger #EmmyAwardWinner #Columnist #Humor OvertheHillOnTheYellowBrickRoad.com
Twitter @CathiTurow Get Email Contact

32. Cecilia Dowd

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter for News 12 Long Island. Vice President of PCLI. Former FiOS1 reporter and News 12 assignment editor. Lover of learning. Retweets are not endorsements.
Twitter @ceciliadowdnews Get Email Contact

33. Celeste Hadrick

Designation Staff Writer Get Email Contact

34. Matthew Chayes

Designation Reporter Author Bio Used to cover crime. Now I cover politics. Trying to learn the difference. @newsday.
Twitter @chayesmatthew Get Email Contact

35. Tracey Cheek

Designation Producer Author Bio ☕️???? • mostly complaining about the lirr and appreciating how good looking the islanders are • currently @cheddar previously @news12li
Twitter @Cheekonator Get Email Contact

36. Colin A. Stephenson

Designation Sports Writer Author Bio Covering the Rangers and NHL for @NewsdaySports. Yardie. Husband, proud dad of 3 sons. Football/Basketball/Wrestling/Lacrosse dad. Reggae Boyz & LFC supporter.
Twitter @ColinSNewsday Get Email Contact

37. Dandan Zou

Designation Reporter Author Bio Education reporter @Newsday, alum @mujschool, previously @Kiplinger and @SoMdNews
Twitter @DandanZou Get Email Contact

38. Dan Janison

Designation Columnist Author Bio Columnist@newsday, longtime reporter
Twitter @Danjanison Get Email Contact

39. David Lyons

Designation Photo Editor Get Email Contact

40. David Criblez

Designation Reporter Author Bio journalist
Twitter @DavidJCriblez Get Email Contact

41. Daniel Bubbeo

Designation Deputy Entertainment Editor and Writer Author Bio I am a deputy entertainment editor and writer with Newsday, movie nut and expert on all things SpongeBob
Twitter @dbubbeo1014 Get Email Contact

42. Debby Krenek

Designation Publisher Twitter @debkren Get Email Contact

43. Deborah Morris

Designation Reporter Author Bio I'm a reporter for Newsday, covering the town of Huntington. I'm always on the lookout for news. Please feel free to contact me at ****@newsday.com
Twitter @dsvmorris Get Email Contact

44. Denise Bonilla

Designation Writer Author Bio Denise M. Bonilla has been a staff writer @Newsday since 2003 and has covered the Town of #Babylon since 2009.
Twitter @denisebonilla Get Email Contact

45. Don Hudson

Designation Editor Get Email Contact

46. Doug Dutton

Designation Associate Managing Editor Author Bio Associate Managing Editor @Newsday I'd rather be outdoors.
Twitter @DougDuttonND Get Email Contact

47. David Lennon

Designation Baseball Columnist Author Bio Baseball columnist for @NewsdaySports
Twitter @DPLennon Get Email Contact

48. Erik Boland

Designation Sports Writer Author Bio Yankees beat writer, @NewsdaySports, since 2009; Political/History junkie; proud native of Cleveland; proud graduate of @JohnCarrollU
Twitter @eboland11 Get Email Contact

49. Elisa DiStefano

Designation Entertainment and Features Reporter Author Bio Mom✨TV Host✨Entertainment/ Features Reporter ✨NewsdayTV
Twitter @ElisaDiStefano Get Email Contact

50. Erica Marcus

Designation Food Reporter Author Bio @Newsday food reporter
Twitter @Erica_Marcus Get Email Contact

51. Erin Serpico

Designation Assistant Web Producer Author Bio product manager for newsletters @Newsday + one of the voices behind newsday.com/text. NJ native. formerly @ThePressofAC, @thedbk
Twitter @erin_serpico Get Email Contact

52. Evan Barnes

Designation Nets Beat Reporter Author Bio Nets beat reporter at @NewsdaySports. @uofsandiego/@ladailynews/@memphisnews alum. SoCal raised. Music nerd. Anti-cliché. Don’t feed trolls & bots
Twitter @evan_b (13.7K Followers) Get Email Contact

53. Frank Lovece

Designation Feature Writer Twitter @franklovece Get Email Contact

54. Gene Morris

Designation Reporter Author Bio @NewsdayHSSports Reporter. @StonyBrookU alum. Avid consumer of sports media.
Twitter @GeneMorris Get Email Contact

55. Michael Gormley

Designation Albany Reporter Author Bio Michael Gormley covers Albany for Newsday. He covers Gov. Hochul, the Legislature and New York politics and issues important to New Yorkers.
Twitter @GormleyAlbany Get Email Contact

56. Grant Parpan

Designation Suffolk County and Federal Courts Reporter Author Bio Husband. Dad. Reporter. I cover Suffolk County and federal courts for @Newsday #LGM
Twitter @GrantParpan Get Email Contact

57. Gregg Sarra

Designation Writer Author Bio Emmy Award-winning writer for Newsday Sports. Covered HS sports on Long Island for 39 years. Elected to the Suffolk Sports Hall Of Fame in 2012.
Twitter @Gregg_Sarra Get Email Contact

58. Mary Ann Gwinn

Designation Books Columnist Author Bio Book critic for @latimesbooks, @StarTribune, @BostonGlobe, @KirkusReviews, @seattletimes. Pulitzer winner and jurist. Incurable book addict.
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59. Hank Winnicki

Designation Sports Editor Author Bio Sports Editor / @NewsdaySports
Twitter @HankWinnicki Get Email Contact

60. Heather Doyle

Designation Real Estate Editor Author Bio @Newsday real estate editor | former @newsday projects/storytelling editor, @patchtweet editor, @LoyolaMaryland alumna, Outlander and Harry Potter fan
Twitter @HeatherDoyleNY Get Email Contact

61. Howard Schnapp

Designation Photojournalist Get Email Contact

62. Ian J. Stark

Designation Reporter Author Bio Culture // Nightlife // Events // The Arts // Good Music // Good Times SLEEPLESS
Twitter @IanJStark Get Email Contact

63. Ian Powers

Designation Assistant Editor Author Bio Award-winning journo. Assistant Editor at Newsday; Ex-NY Daily News, Ex-NY Post, Lohud & CT Post. Check @bracketguru for hoops
Twitter @IanPowers Get Email Contact

64. James T. Madore

Designation Business Reporter Author Bio Business Reporter @Newsday. I report on the NY-area economy and government/biz issues. ****@newsday.com, 631-843-2473 or muckrack.com/james-madore
Twitter @JamesTMadore Get Email Contact

65. Jamie Herzlich

Designation Small Business Writer and Columnist Author Bio I'm a small business writer and columnist with a weekly tips column that appears in Newsday
Twitter @JamieHerzlich Get Email Contact

66. Jamshid Mousavinezhad

Designation Editor-in-chief Twitter @jamshidmo Get Email Contact

67. Jeff Williams

Designation Assistant Managing Editor Author Bio Assistant managing editor/Features/Arts/Entertainment
Twitter @jwilli1959 Get Email Contact

68. Jim Merritt

Designation Contributor Get Email Contact

69. Jim Baumbach

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Dad, husband, @Newsday investigative reporter, @SJUTorch supporter. Fan of public records, books and my garden. Curious & resourceful. Integrity matters most.
Twitter @jimbaumbach Get Email Contact

70. Jordan Lauterbach

Designation Reporter Author Bio @NewsdaySports copy desk. Wrote about running for 10 years, but never ran. Email- ****@newsday.com. RTs do not = endorsements.
Twitter @jlauterbach1 Get Email Contact

71. Joe Dowd

Designation Assistant Editor, News Hub Author Bio Editor & Associate Publisher @LIBN; Int. Editor @JournalRecord OKC;12-time 1st-place news award winner. Author: 'Gods & Firemen' & musical 'Sons of Brooklyn.'
Twitter @JoeDowdNews Get Email Contact

72. Joe Manniello

Designation Headline Writer Author Bio ????️Newsday: Headlines, Back Pages, NFL Picks. ????️ Twitter Brackets: Beatles, Billy Joel, Seinfeld, Sports Photos, Movie Posters And More. PLUS: 3-pack polls.
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73. Joe Werkmeister

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter at Newsday covering the South Fork. Previously editor of The Suffolk Times, Riverhead News-Review. St. Bonaventure alum.
Twitter @joewerk Get Email Contact

74. John Hanc

Designation Contributing Writer Author Bio Writer, teacher, runner
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75. John Valenti

Designation Reporter Get Email Contact

76. John Callegari

Designation Senior Digital News Editor Author Bio Sr. Digital News Editor for @Newsday. Rabid New York-area sports fan and novice world traveler. Thoughts are my own.
Twitter @JohnACallegari Get Email Contact

77. John Asbury

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio New Yorker by way of Colorado and SoCal. Breaking News Reporter for @Newsday ****@Newsday.com
Twitter @JohnAsbury Get Email Contact

78. John Hildebrand

Designation Senior Education Writer Author Bio Senior Education Writer, Newsday. Retweets and follows do not necessarily mean endorsements.
Twitter @johnhnewsday Get Email Contact

79. Joie Tyrrell

Designation Education Reporter Author Bio Education reporter @Newsday, and native Long Islander, covering schools on Long Island. Retweets r not endorsements. Tips, story ideas: ****@newsday.com
Twitter @JoieTyrrell Get Email Contact

80. Jonathan LaMantia

Designation Business Reporter Author Bio Business reporter @Newsday covering Long Island real estate. @Bagehots fellow ‘21. I previously covered health care @crainsnewyork. Tar Heel.
Twitter @JonLaMantia Get Email Contact

81. Josh Stewart

Designation Long Island Editor Author Bio Long Island editor, newsday.com. I put on my writer’s hat from time to time for #ProWrestling, #NASCAR and #CountryMusic! #WWE #AEW #NXT #NWAPOWERRR #MLW
Twitter @joshstewartnews Get Email Contact

82. Jean-Paul Salamanca

Designation Towns Reporter Author Bio Smithtown Reporter w/@Newsday, formerly East End. @columbiajourn Grad,Data Specialization, Proud Uncle & Skydiver. Send tips to: ****@newsday.com
Twitter @JPaulSalamanca Get Email Contact

83. Jack Sirica

Designation Politics Editor Author Bio Politics Editor @Newsday
Twitter @jsirica Get Email Contact

84. Keith Herbert

Designation Reporter Author Bio I'm investigations editor at Newsday. Formally NBC News digital politics, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Contact me at ****@newsday.com
Twitter @KeithHerbert Get Email Contact

85. Ken Buffa

Designation Anchor and Journalist Author Bio Emmy/Murrow/duPont-winning Journalist. Anchor at @Newsday. Lover of tech. insta - bit.ly/3PJhfDf . Formally blue-checked. Cite your sources.
Twitter @KenBuffa Get Email Contact

86. Kennedy Nyavaya

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Award-Winning journalist| @YALI_SAfrica alumnus|#IJP 2019 fellow|@AfricanLiberty fellow 20/21|@greensofa_betd 2020 fellow|Traveller????????????????????????????????????????
Twitter @ken_nyavaya Get Email Contact

87. Kevin Amorim

Designation Editor and Writer Author Bio Editor and sometime writer for @Newsday || Setting sun ???? by only daughter
Twitter @KevsAmorim Get Email Contact

88. Kimberly Jones

Designation New York Giants Beat Writer Author Bio Newsday, NYG beat writer. WFAN. Penn State. Instagram: KimJonesSports
Twitter @KimJonesSports Get Email Contact

89. Kim Lueddeke

Designation Breaking News Editor Author Bio Deputy editor, LI Life/Act 2 @Newsday. Previously: The Record (@northjersey), @AsburyParkPress (she/her)
Twitter @Kim_Predham Get Email Contact

90. Mark La Monica

Designation Deputy Sports Editor Author Bio Teller of people's stories through words and images, both still and moving. Deputy Sports Editor, MMA writer for @NewsdaySports
Twitter @LaMonicaMark Get Email Contact

91. Laura Hernandez

Designation White House Correspondent Author Bio White House Correspondent for @Newsday. Working Mom. Mrs. Hernandez. Proud Alum: @MiamiHerald @UFlorida Always living out my Big Apple dreams ????????
Twitter @Laura_Figueroa Get Email Contact

92. Liane Guenther

Designation Senior Features News Editor Get Email Contact

93. Lisa Colangelo

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Gemma's mom/staff writer covering health @Newsday- alum of @amNewYork @NYDailyNews @AsburyParkPress I grew up at Queens Center Mall. ****@newsday.com
Twitter @lisalcolangelo Get Email Contact

94. Lorena Mongelli

Designation Reporter Twitter @lorenamongelli Get Email Contact

95. Lynn Petry

Designation Events Listings Get Email Contact

96. Macy Egeland

Designation Anchor and Reporter Author Bio News Anchor/Reporter for NewsdayTV
Twitter @macyegeland Get Email Contact

97. Margaret Corvini

Designation Business Editor Get Email Contact

98. Marge Perry

Designation Columnist Author Bio I get to do what I love: write, teach, photo, speak and blog about food- and cook (a lot!). Read me: @Newsday, @RachaelRayMag, @AllRecipes #HeroDinners + more
Twitter @marge_perry Get Email Contact

99. Maria Alvarez

Designation Freelance Writer and Reporter Get Email Contact

100. Marie Elena Martinez

Designation Food Reporter Author Bio Mama to Grace. Covering food, drink, restaurants for @Newsday. Founder, @MeetsNYC. Writer/Editor/Consultant. Follow along: Instagram.com/mariesworldeats
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