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Jim Deegan

Executive Editor, Lehighvalleynews.com at PBS39

Jim Deegan is an accomplished journalist with extensive experience in news management. Currently serving as Executive Editor at LehighValleyNews.com under PBS39 since May 2018, Jim also holds the title of Vice President of News and previously worked as Managing Editor. Prior to this role, Jim spent over two decades at NJ Advance Media from July 1996 to July 2017, where responsibilities included directing and developing news content across various platforms as Editor. Jim earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Penn State University between 1985 and 1989.

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Bethlehem, United States

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Lehigh Valley Public Media, home of PBS39/WLVT (PBS39.org), 91.3 WLVR NPR (wlvr.org), acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley, through its dynamic communication platforms and resources. Lehigh Valley Public Media and the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley are partnering to fund and fulfill the regional literacy initiative Lehigh Valley Reads. This campaign is working to ensure all Lehigh Valley students read on grade level by the end of third grade by 2025. Lehigh Valley Public Media is a community-owned public media organization serving eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. PBS39 is licensed in Allentown to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. For more information, visit PBS39.org.