Borys Krawczeniuk | WVIA News
ReporterBorys joins WVIA News from The Scranton Times-Tribune, where he served as an investigative reporter and covered a wide range of political stories. His work has been recognized with numerous national and state journalism awards from the Inland Press Association, Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors, Society of Professional Journalists and Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association.
He spent his college years training to work in the field of broadcasting, despite having worked in newspapers for most of his professional career. “I've had a great career in newspapers, but more than 40 years later, by joining WVIA, I'm finally back on the right track,” said Borys. “I am extremely excited about the opportunity to help WVIA build a new model of American journalism that will benefit listeners, viewers and online readers in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. I am a devoted listener of NPR and viewer of PBS, and a WVIA member for many years.”
Borys will be responsible for covering local, state, and national political news stories, conducting in-depth interviews with political figures and experts, and producing engaging and informative content for WVIA's television, radio, and digital platforms.
You can email Borys at boryskrawczeniuk@wvia.org
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Con Hazleton oficialmente libre de dificultades financieras durante más de dos años, el alcalde Jeff Cusat destacó una larga lista de proyectos municipales terminados, en curso y futuros, durante su último discurso sobre el estado de la ciudad el jueves. -
Hazleton Mayor Jeff Cusat says he pursues park and street upgrades to make the city more attractive to residents.
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Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan called on county residents to stand up for immigrants' right to due process and warned they could lose the same rights if they don't step up. Fellow Democrat Welby echoes Gaughan; Republican Chermak calls Minnesota shooting 'awful,' but stops short of criticizing ICE's actions. -
A federal judge sentenced art and memorabilia theft ring member Joseph Atsus to spend four years in prison, but acknowledged reducing the sentence because of concern for Atsus' son. -
After a preliminary hearing Monday, a magisterial district judge sent election fraud charges against Michael Sico to county court for further action. His mother, Kathie Sico, waived her right to a preliminary hearing on the same charges last month. -
State police charged Frederick Balester, 69, of Hanover Twp., with stabbing his cousin, Jonathan Balester, 56, of Kingston Twp., multiple times in 2011. -
Lackawanna County detectives charged Dunmore police Sgt. Stephon Burgette with taking cocaine from a borough evidence locker. Burgette admitted to taking cocaine from an evidence locker and using it for three months, according to an affidavit. -
Lackawanna County commissioners Thom Welby and Chris Chermak return former County of Lackawanna Transit System Board Chairman Larry Wynne to the COLTS board over the objections of Commissioner Bill Gaughan, who wants the county to seek other candidates. -
Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan ripped fellow Democratic Commissioner Thom Welby and Republican Commissioner Chris Chermak as Welby and Chermak teamed up against Gaughan. -
Pa. state troopers charged former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra with having suspected crack cocaine or methamphetamine during a traffic stop New Year's Eve. A separate arrest warrant for Kevin Zelna, the man driving Dykstra around, says the former ballplayer told police Zelna put the drugs in his wallet.
