Philip S. Balboni

Philip S. Balboni
Born
Philip Scribner Balboni

(1943-02-15) February 15, 1943
EducationBoston College

Sorbonne University

Columbia University
OccupationsMedia entrepreneur, broadcaster, journalist
Years active1967-Present
Known forGlobalPost
Spouse
  • Elizabeth Cannon Houghteling (m. 1988)
Children
  • Philip Cannon Houghteling Balboni
  • Jessica Scribner Brett Balboni

Philip Scribner Balboni (born February 15, 1943) is an American journalist and media entrepreneur who has worked in broadcast and cable television, newspapers, wire services and digital media. He is the founder and former president of New England Cable News  and GlobalPost, as well as former vice president and news director of WCVB-TV.

Balboni served as a member of the Board of Visitors of the Columbia Journalism School  and is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.