A pair of Hawaii News Now veterans are joining Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s communications team.

What You Need To Know

  • Former HNN news director Scott Humber is the mayor's new communications director

  • Humber replaces Tim Sakahara, who took a job at Central Pacific Bank

  • Ian Scheuring joins the team with extensive digital production experience

  • Blangiardi was the general manager of HNN until he resigned to run for mayor

Award-wining news director Scott Humber started his new job as Blangiardi’s communications director on Monday. Ian Scheuring, HNN’s digital executive producer, will start his new job producing digital content for the mayor’s team later this month.

Blangiardi, who quit his position as HNN’s general manager in 2020 to run for mayor, is well familiar with his new hires.

Humber, who garnered three Edward R. Murrow Awards during his 19-year tenure with the station, had previously served as assistant news director and executive producer of the Sunrise morning show. As news director, he managed a staff of 72 journalists responsible for producing more than 50 hours of news content each week.

“Scott Humber is a well-seasoned and highly respected news executive and journalist both locally and nationally,” Blangiardi said. “He is also an exceptional leader who knows and understands Hawaii, and the many challenging issues we face at every level of government, and in our communities.

“Scott contributed to building and creating a modern 21st century newsroom at Hawaii News Now that brought an unprecedented level of high-quality news and information online and on-air to the people living in Hawaii and globally,” he said. “We are very excited to have Scott bring his knowledge and many talents to our Administration.”

Humber holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and public relations from Salem State University.

He replaces Tim Sakahara, who left to take a position as assistant vice president and corporate communications manager for Central Pacific Bank.

Scheuring, like Blangiardi, was a former collegiate football player who found a niche in journalism. He started at KGMB as an intern in 2011 and later returned as a digital content producer and social media reporter before becoming the station’s digital executive producer. 

Scheuring previously taught and coached football at Radford High School.