Who I Am

emmys Hello! My name is Justin Burton, and I’m an Emmy Award-winning news executive with 20+ years of journalism and management experience in local newsrooms across America. I currently serve as Senior Manager in a newsroom with 100+ employees that reaches an audience across the state of Texas, including cities like Dallas-Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Austin, and El Paso. My previous roles in newsrooms include Interim News Director, Assistant News Director, Managing Editor, Assignment Editor, and News Producer. My expertise includes bringing urgency and efficiency to organizations (especially in fast-paced environments), defining and refining strategic visions, and leading cross-functional teams to meet critical deadlines while collaborating and growing together.

I also earned my Executive Master of Broadcast Administration (MBA) from the University of Missouri while working full time leading a newsroom. My goal has always been to best utilize my lifetime of leadership experience to empower others to better understand and simplify our rapidly-changing world through the power of storytelling, communications, relationships, and shared information.

When I’m not inside the newsroom, I can be found traveling the world, competing in marathons and triathlons, and expanding my vinyl music collection!

Examples of new teams, projects, and breaking news coverage that I’ve managed:

Executive Producer: Spectrum News 1 Texas, Morning Show, 2021 Winter Storm (February 16, 2021)

Winner: 2021 Emmy Award, Lone Star Chapter, Newscast – Morning/Daytime