James Caskie

Adjunct Professor

James Caskie is the senior marketing producer at WGRZ-TV, TEGNA’s NBC affiliate in Buffalo, New York. He was responsible for implementing the highly successful “On Your Side” brand, through creative and innovative image campaigns as well as targeted special report promos. A recipient of an Emmy and multiple PromaxBDA gold awards, he has a passion for storytelling even if it is under 15 seconds. He began his career in 1995 as a news topical producer for WVLT (formerly WKXT) in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he honed his love of editing. A native New Yorker and avid Yankee fan, he grew up in Long Island and graduated from the State University of New York College at Geneseo. He has been an adjunct professor at Canisius University since 2016.