Gordon Joseloff
Encyclopedia
Gordon F. Joseloff is the current First Selectman
of Westport, Connecticut
and an Emmy Award
-winning journalist
. He was elected in 2005 with almost 60 percent of the vote http://www.westportct.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1E038150-3859-4E6C-8A4C-97DFC9579F4D/387/05OfficialReturns.pdf} and re-elected in 2009 with almost 52 percent http://www.westportct.gov/agencies/townmanagement/clerk/electionresults2009.htm. He earlier served 14 years on the Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM), the town's legislative body, including 10 as its moderator, or president http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/goodbye_to_the_rtm/. A former foreign correspondent for CBS News
and United Press International
, Joseloff is also known as founding editor and now publisher of WestportNow, a local news and information Web site for Westport he established in 2003 http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/westportnowcom_blog_begins/.
First Selectman
The first selectman is the head of the board of selectmen in some New England towns....
of Westport, Connecticut
Westport, Connecticut
-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
and an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He was elected in 2005 with almost 60 percent of the vote http://www.westportct.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1E038150-3859-4E6C-8A4C-97DFC9579F4D/387/05OfficialReturns.pdf} and re-elected in 2009 with almost 52 percent http://www.westportct.gov/agencies/townmanagement/clerk/electionresults2009.htm. He earlier served 14 years on the Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM), the town's legislative body, including 10 as its moderator, or president http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/goodbye_to_the_rtm/. A former foreign correspondent for CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
and United Press International
United Press International
United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
, Joseloff is also known as founding editor and now publisher of WestportNow, a local news and information Web site for Westport he established in 2003 http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/westportnowcom_blog_begins/.