Roger Gilson

300 Main Street Rosendale, NY 12472
Website: https://theotherhudsonvalley.com/

Professional Experience

Journalist and creative writer reporting on politics, culture and the environment in New York's Hudson Valley.

Expertise

Reporter
6 Years
Writer
15 Years
Web Developer
3 Years

Specialty

Environment & Nature
4 Years
Politics
6 Years
Crime
2 Years

Industries


Newspaper - Local/Regional
3 Years
Online/new media
4 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
1 Year

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The River Newsroom (10+), The Other Hudson Valley (10+), The Register Star (10+), The Legislative Gazette (10+), Chronogram Magazine (1-2), Broke-Ass Stuart (1-2), New York City Pudding (Defunct) (10+)

Technical Skills

Wordpress CODEX, Targeted Advertising, SEO, Avid (basic)

Computer Skills

Word, InDesign

Equipment

Digital Camera/Equipment, Laptop

Awards

New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest - 2016 Runner-up for the Series "Cold Cases"

Associations

New York Press Association member as publisher of The Other Hudson Valley

Showcase

General

Is NY Prepared for Problem Gambling?
(Legislative Gazette 9/22/2012)
Investigative article about problem gambling and the potential negative effects of opening casinos in upstate New York.
Wing's Castle: An Anarchic, Dumpster-Dove Masterpiece
(The Other Hudson Valley 4/23/2014)
Profile of Peter Wing, who has spent the last 45 years constructing a castle out of found materials.
Raging Mysteryland: Woodstock for Millennials
(The Other Hudson Valley 6/19/2025)
Literary journalism piece about Mysteryland USA, a multi-day Dutch electronic festival held on grounds of Bethel Woods, the site of the original Woodstock.
State Leaders Hope to Calm Ebola Fears
(Legislative Gazette 10/20/2014)
Piece about Ebola and New York state officials' preparations to deal with the disease.