Willow Bay to Lead the School of Journalism at the University of Southern California

WEB_willow_bayWillow Bay, who has held prominent broadcasting posts at ABC News, CNN, and NBC, was named director of the Annenberg School of Journalism at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Most recently, Bay has been a senior editor of the Huffington Post and a special correspondent for Bloomberg TV.

Bay, who will assume her post in July, said: “I’m honored to join Dean Wilson and the world-class faculty and staff at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, which has educated and inspired some of the most prestigious and talented professionals in the field. I look forward to leading the school as it educates and inspires the next generation of journalists and public relations professionals for the future and contributes groundbreaking academic research into these fields.”

Bay is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

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