About Us

James serves as Communications Officer at Riverlife, bringing more than a decade of experience working in Pittsburgh media and public relations. His previous job was Communications Manager for the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD), where he directed the expansion of RAD Days from a month-long event into the RAD Pass: Year-Round Fun for Everyone initiative — providing free ticket opportunities to library-card holders throughout Allegheny County.

A longtime broadcaster, James is also the Public Address Announcer for athletic events at his alma mater, Fox Chapel Area High School. James earned his Broadcast and Digital Journalism degree from the University of Southern California, where he interned at NBC Olympics as well as the television network for the Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers. He worked in broadcast news for WKBN-TV in Youngstown, Ohio and KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh.

You can find James on the riverfront trails as he trains for his next half-marathon, at Bottlerocket Social Hall for the latest and greatest in live comedy, as well as at the ballpark as he cheers on the Pirates.