George Bodarky

George Bodarky is the Reporting Trainer on NPR’S Training Team. He previously served as the Community Partnerships & Training Editor at WNYC. During his time at WNYC, George built a comprehensive training program in the newsroom and coached scores of reporters, hosts, editors and producers on voicing, writing, sourcing, interviewing and sound gathering, among other things. George has won numerous awards for his journalism through the years. In 2022, George was honored with PMJA's Leo C. Lee Award for his contributions to public radio journalism. George dedicated over two decades to overseeing and producing news and public affairs content at WFUV FM, an NPR affiliate located on Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus in the Bronx. While at WFUV, he developed and led a nationally recognized training program for aspiring multimedia journalists. For many years, George hosted and produced Cityscape, an acclaimed weekly program that celebrates the people, places, and spirit of New York City. George is also a seasoned educator, serving as an adjunct professor of journalism at Fordham University and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, with previous teaching roles at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. George has held leadership positions within the industry, including serving as president of Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (now the Public Media Journalists Association) and the New York State Associated Press Association. He is currently a member of the executive council of the Deadline Club and sits on the board of the New York Press Club. Renowned for his expertise in vocal performance coaching and journalism training, George has led workshops at conferences and public media newsrooms across the country. Before his tenure at WFUV, he worked as an anchor, reporter, and news manager in commercial radio and television.