Roberta Oster

Roberta is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, communications professional, and educator. She is currently a Senior News Producer at VPM (Virginia’s home for Public Media) in Richmond, VA.

Prior to joining VPM, Roberta was Communications Director for the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. She has also served as Associate Dean for External Relations at the University of Richmond School of Law and founded her own communications and leadership consulting firm.

Roberta launched her career in New York where she worked for two decades as a producer for NBC “Dateline,” CBS, and ABC Network News. She also taught journalism at Tufts, Princeton, and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Roberta holds an MPA from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and a BS from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. She was awarded a Knight Professional Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University.

Education

• Masters in Public Administration Harvard University Kennedy School of Government (2002 — 2003)
• Journalism Fellowship Stanford University (1997 — 1998)
• Bachelor of Science - BS Georgetown University

Companies

• Senior News Producer, VPM VPM (2021)
• Communications Director Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (2018 — 2021)
• leadership trainer - part-time Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Corporate Education (2014 — 2018)
• President Oster Sachs Communications, LLC (2011 — 2018)
• On Call Faculty - part-time Center for Creative Leadership (2011 — 2016)
• Associate Dean for External Relations and Interim Asst. Vice President for University Communications University of Richmond (2006 — 2011)
• Director, Media and Public Service Program Tufts University (2003 — 2006)
• Producer, Dateline NBC NBC News (1994 — 2002)
• Adjunct Professor - part time Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism (1992 — 2000)