Av Westin began his career in broadcast journalism at CBS News in 1949. He later served at ABC News as executive producer of the “ABC Evening News,” as vice president and director of television documentaries and as vice president for program development. Westin left ABC in 1987 to become senior vice president and executive producer for King World, where he redirected the editorial and production content of the syndicated newsmagazine “Inside Edition.” After three years, Westin transferred to Time Telepictures Television as the senior vice president and executive producer.

His book, Best Practices for Television Journalism, as well as many other resources for journalism students and teachers can be found at National Student Television.