Chris Hastings (media executive)
Chris Hastings | |
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| Born | Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (BS) American University (MA) |
| Occupations | Public media executive, documentary producer, educator |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Employer | WXXI Public Media |
| Known for | Co-creator of America ReFramed; Executive Producer of WORLD Channel; President and CEO of WXXI |
| Title | President and CEO |
Chris Hastings is an American public media executive, Peabody Award–winning documentary producer, and educator. He is the president and chief executive officer of WXXI Public Media in Rochester, New York, a position he assumed in November 2024. Previously, he served for more than 12 years as executive producer and editor-in-chief of the WORLD Channel at GBH in Boston, where he co-created the Peabody- and duPont–Columbia–winning documentary series America ReFramed.
Hastings is the recipient of a Peabody Award, an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, a News & Documentary Emmy Award, an International Documentary Association Award, three regional Emmy Awards, and multiple Telly Awards. In 2024, he received the American Documentary Industry Trailblazer Award for his commitment to elevating diverse voices in documentary filmmaking.