Privcap Media Taps Veteran Journalist Mike Straka as Editorial Director

NEW YORK - March 5, 2015 - PRLog -- Privcap Media, the leading digital communications company serving the private capital markets, has hired former Fox News Digital vice president and executive producer Mike Straka to head up editorial operations.

“Mike brings over 20 years of broadcast and digital news operations and editorial experience to Privcap,” said David Snow, CEO and co-Founder of Privcap Media. “Mike is a proven leader and has a breadth of knowledge in production, technology and content creation that will serve Privcap’s audience of private equity professionals well.”

Mike ran digital video operations at Fox News Digital, where he was responsible for studio operations, infrastructure, technology and programming. Most recently, Straka was a lead segment producer on ABC’s “Thank You America with Robin Roberts” at Rock’n Robin Productions, and supervising producer at Fuse TV, where he covered the music industry at Fuse News, the network’s nightly, flagship news broadcast.

“I’m excited to join Privcap Media,” said Straka. “David Snow is the authoritative voice in private equity journalism, and I’m looking forward to helping him produce the most in-depth content in the vertical.”

In front of the camera, Straka has interviewed newsmakers in business, entertainment and sports, and has hosted live, red carpet coverage from the Oscars, Country Music Awards, Grammy’s and The Golden Globes. In the world of sports, Straka was the host of “Fox Fight Game,” “Spike TV’s MMA Uncensored Live,” HDNet’s “Fighting Words With Mike Straka,” and “TapouT Radio” on SiriusXM.

Mike has also been featured as an expert panelist at Pipar Jaffrey’s Global Internet Summit.

About Privcap Media:

Privcap Media produces Privcap and PrivcapRE, the premier destinations for private equity and institutional real estate investing thought leadership. We specialize in video content and digital reports. We connect general partners, limited partners and industry service providers through compelling media, broadening business networks and keeping market participants at the forefront of trends and ideas shaping the industry. We offer media and event sponsorships as well custom content.