Irondale, Ala., Aug 17, 2018 / 14:20 pm
EWTN Global Catholic Network announced Friday that Daniel Burke has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of EWTN News, Inc. Burke has been until now Executive Director of EWTN's National Catholic Register.
The appointment is effective immediately. In his new role, Burke will oversee and direct EWTN's global news operations, including EWTN News Nightly with Lauren Ashburn, The World Over with Raymond Arroyo, EWTN Pro-Life Weekly, Force for Good, the Washington, D.C. News Production group, The National Catholic Register, Catholic News Agency, the ACI Group, ChurchPop, and EWTN's Vatican Bureau.
In a statement, Burke said that EWTN Foundress Mother Angelica "changed the face of Catholicism in America as she advanced the Gospel through her use of the media."
Today, Mother Angelica's legacy continues through EWTN, he said, and Catholic news contributes to the network's mission of worldwide evangelization.
"I am honored to play a small role in this great work of God and look forward to serving the vital mission of EWTN News as we engage and examine the events of the day through the lens of the teachings of the Church."
Burke will report directly to Michael Warsaw, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EWTN, according to a press release issued by the network.
"Over the past several years, EWTN has focused a great deal of effort on creating a global Catholic news platform through television, radio, print and digital," said Warsaw in a statement.
"Dan Burke is a perfect choice to lead these operations," Warsaw said. "He is uniquely suited to help facilitate cooperation and editorial collaboration across our multiple outlets. I am confident this will result in a greatly strengthened position for all of our news operations."
Burke has been employed by EWTN since the network acquired the National Catholic Register in 2011.
Before joining the National Catholic Register, he worked in global strategy development, organizational development, and business and technology consulting. He has written or edited 11 books on Catholic spirituality, and he founded the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which teaches graduate-level courses in spirituality to priests, religious and laity.
EWTN Global Catholic Network was launched in 1981 by Mother Angelica of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration. The largest religious media network in the world, it reaches more than 275 million television households in more than 145 countries and territories.
In addition to 11 television channels in multiple languages, EWTN platforms include radio services through shortwave and satellite radio, SIRIUS/XM, iHeart Radio, and over 500 AM & FM affiliates. EWTN publishes the National Catholic Register, operates a religious goods catalogue, and in 2015 formed EWTN Publishing in a joint venture with Sophia Institute Press. Catholic News Agency is also part of the EWTN family.