Award-winning former broadcast journalist, news anchor and producer Kate Welshofer has joined the National Comedy Center in Jamestown as its Communications and Content Strategist. Welshofer will supervise digital, social and broadcast content development in NCC's Marketing and Communications Department while working closely with its Programming, Archives and Operations teams. She will be responsible for the Center's digital and social content strategy and produce content designed to drive audience engagement and brand growth. Welshofer will also focus on building new strategic partnerships and media initiatives for the Comedy Center, broadening its press outreach, and supervising new projects to drive tourism, while serving as a press spokesperson and ambassador for the organization.
Welshofer has had a storied journalism career with 27 years of broadcasting experience, most recently as the anchor, host and co-creator of the innovative and highly-rated Most Buffalo daily news program airing on WGRZ-TV in the Buffalo market for the past six years. Welshofer was previously a news anchor and multi-media content producer for Spectrum News, hosting nightly newscasts, delivering breaking news and creating broadcast and digital content for communities throughout New York State, including Albany, Syracuse, Binghamton, Watertown, the Mohawk Valley and Hudson Valley as part of Spectrum’s (previously Time Warner Cable) 24-hour news operation.
