David Hepp is an American journalist and former
public television
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producer. He and
Lise Bang-Jensen created the
Albany, New York
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-based ''Inside Albany'' news television program, which ran for several decades until it ceased production on December 31, 2006.
Hepp received the
Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
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"for excellence in television journalism" as well as awards from the
Associated Press
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, the
American Bar Association
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, the
New York State Bar Association
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and the New York State Broadcasters Association.
Hepp holds degrees from
Siena College
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and
Syracuse University
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's Newhouse School of Public Communications.
References
American television reporters and correspondents
Living people
Siena College alumni
Syracuse University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Businesspeople from Albany, New York
Place of birth missing (living people)
Journalists from New York (state)
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