• Comment: No significant coverage in reliable, independent, secondary sources. Some content is dependent on sources associated with the subject's employers (so is unreliable). And two of the references are trivial mentions relating to the subject's pets! Not notable at all. Paul W (talk) 14:09, 28 May 2024 (UTC)


Nathan O'Leary (born October 12, 1970) is an American journalist and educator who is currently a host for Comcast Newsmakers and a faculty member in media and communication at Salem State University.[1][2]

Early life

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O'Leary was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His family moved to the Berkshires in Massachusetts when he was 10. He attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst majoring in journalism and sociology.[citation needed]

Career

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O'Leary began his career at WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts where he worked as a producer and reporter. He moved on to reporting at WXXA-TV in Albany, New York. After working as a news anchor at INN, he returned to WGGB-TV as a morning anchor. At the same time, he became a host for Comcast Newsmakers in New England.[1]

To pursue his love of animals, O'Leary briefly left news and became a veterinary technician in anesthesia. He practiced at Angell Animal Hospital in Boston, a part of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.[citation needed]

After receiving his Master of Liberal Arts in Journalism from Harvard University, he began teaching at Salem State University.[2]

O'Leary also produced a podcast about the kidney donation system in America titled Waiting for a Donor.[3]

Personal life

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O'Leary married Sian Harrison O'Leary on October 3, 2003 in Dennis, Massachusetts.[citation needed] They do not have children.

In 2018, after the deaths of their two longtime cats, they adopted a three-legged cat named Starfish due to seeing her story in local news.[4] Starfish was hit by a car and lost a leg.[5] She was treated at Angell Animal Hospital where O'Leary had previously worked.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Meet Nathan O'Leary | Comcast Newsmakers". comcastnewsmakers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  2. ^ a b "Nathan O'Leary | Salem State University Directory". directory.salemstate.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  3. ^ "‎Waiting For A Donor on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  4. ^ "Cat Who Lost Leg During Rain Storm Needs A Home". Natick, MA Patch. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  5. ^ "Cat Named 'Starfish' Struck By Car In South Boston, Loses Leg - CBS Boston". www.cbsnews.com. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-04.