About Fahey Communications
Mike Fahey is a tenacious media guru, who’s held a front row seat and sat in the corner office calling the shots - for history!
Mike is a four-time Emmy Award-winning media strategist who combines newsroom expertise with innovative PR solutions to deliver exceptional results. As founder and CEO of Fahey Communications, Mike leverages 15 years of news executive experience to help organizations craft compelling stories and secure meaningful media coverage.
​Most recently, Mike has led high-impact PR campaigns for healthcare technology companies like Kyverna Therapeutics and Cartha AI, securing coverage on major networks including ABC News, FOX News, and CBS News. His work includes managing presidential campaign communications, launching Boston's first South End cannabis dispensary, and positioning numerous executives as industry thought leaders.
​Prior to founding Fahey Communications, Mike held key leadership positions at major news organizations across New England. As News Director at WBFF Baltimore and Executive Producer at WHDH Boston, he directed coverage of pivotal events including the Boston Marathon bombings, the Coronavirus pandemic, and nationwide social justice protests. During his tenure at WHDH, Mike launched the station's five-and-a-half-hour morning show and managed breaking news coverage of major stories including the Tsarnaev sentencing and Aaron Hernandez case.
Mike's unique approach combines strategic storytelling with deep media relationships built from both sides of the industry. The Fahey Method leverages insider knowledge of newsroom dynamics to craft pitches that resonate with journalists while delivering client objectives. His work has been recognized with multiple New England Emmy Awards and Edward R. Murrow Regional awards.
Beyond traditional PR, Mike specializes in crisis communications and reputation management. His experience includes managing sensitive announcements for publicly traded companies, coordinating emergency response communications, and protecting brand reputations during challenging situations.
Mike holds degrees in Journalism and Mass Communications and Sociology/Anthropology from Washington and Lee University. His insights on media and communications are regularly featured in publications including Newsweek and Forbes, and he has been recognized as a Qwoted 100 honoree for excellence in media relations.
Our Origin Story - In Print
Telling a different sort of story
Like many journalists, Mike Fahey thought he would be in the business for life. But the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden death of his father last year led to a change of plans.
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In late 2020, Fahey took a high profile job at FOX 45 WBFF-TV in Baltimore, as news director, after several years as an executive producer at 7 News in Boston. The ink was barely dry on his apartment lease in Maryland when his dad died last March. So he quit his job to come back to Massachusetts, in part to help his mom. He got his old job back, but knew pretty quickly he was going to switch careers.
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Last Tuesday, he made it public, announcing the launch of Fahey Communications. He’s a one-man band for now, working out of his apartment complex in East Boston. He will focus on nonprofits and small businesses, particularly ones that need help more than ever because of the pandemic. His first clients include End Mass Overdose (aka EMO Health) in Boston and Black Girls Do Engineer, out of Houston.
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-Jon Chesto, Business Editor/Boston Globe
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