Herb Weiss

Since 1980, Herb Weiss has had a distinguished journalism career, gaining state and national recognition as a expert who covers aging, healthcare and medical issues.

Throughout his 45-year writing career, Herb ha authored or co-authored over 1,100 articles in national, Rhode Island and trade publications. The James P. Adams Library at Rhode Island College (RIC) will house digital copies of all his published works, along with copies of reports written, newsletters and newspapers he has edited. This collection, titled, "Herb Weiss Papers," cover his career of covering "the age beat," will be available to RIC students, researchers and health care programs throughout the nation.

From 1985 to 1993, he oversaw editorial content for seven nationally published newsletters and newspapers, including roles as Founding Editor of Aging Network News and Senior Living (now Prime Time), and served as editor of various medical-related newsletters.

Herb has also covered Congress, writing the Capitol Report for the Journal of Long-Term Care Administration and the Washington Report for Contemporary Long-Term Care. He was accredited by the House Press Galley to cover Congress in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Herb's work on aging issues has been widely recognized. He received the 2003 AARP Rhode Island Vision Award, two National Awards from the the American College of Health Care Administrators (1994 and 1999), the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Center for Studies in Aging at North Texas State University (renamed University of North Texas (1997), and was named one of the "100 Most Influential People in Long-Term Care by McKnight's LTC News in 1997. In 2025, he received the Founder's Award from the RI Minority Elder Task Force for has decades of covering aging issues.

Herb also has published three collections of articles: "Taking Charge: Collected Stories on Aging Boldly" (2016) and two sequels "Taking Charge Vol 2: More Stories on Aging Boldly" (2021) and the latest, "Taking Charge Vol. 3: Even More Stories on Aging Boldly" (2025).

Herb holds a bachelor's degree in psychology with a social work certificate from the University of Texas (1977), a Master of Arts, Studies in Aging in 1977 and Specialist Certificate in Aging from North Texas State University in 1979. He also completed 24 hours credit towards a doctorate in public policy and aging at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Recognized as a expert on aging, Herb has been appointed to the Rhode Island Advisory Commission on Aging by five governors and to the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatment by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio in 2021.