Experience

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  CBS4 Sinclair Station

  • Gainesville, Florida

  • News Stringer

    • Jun 2012 - Present
    • Gainesville, Florida
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  Florida Television News Service

  • Gainesville, Florida Area

  • Television News Management

    • May 1957 - Present
    • Gainesville, Florida Area

    50 plus years operating a Television News Service covering North-Central Florida on call. Served CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC and TV stations in all Major Florida markets. Served as Assignment Manager, later Interim News Director WUFT-TV, News Bureau Chief, Alachua-Marion Counties WESH-TV. Contract reporte...

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  Gainesville Television Network

  • Gainesville, FL area

  • News Stringer/Correspondent

    • Sep 2010 - Present
    • Gainesville, FL area

    Covered breaking news stories including shooting video, interviews. Worked under three GTN News Directors. Extensive knowledge of contacts, North Central Florida agencies, politics and culture. Provided breaking news video/stories when station unable to cover. Occasional assistance in training or...

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  Fla TV News Ser

  • Owner

    • Aug 1957 - Present

    Full Management responsibilities including budgeting, human resources and all aspects of television news operations. Included training of new staff, and Interns.

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  WCJB-TV

  • Reporter/film cameraman/videographer

    • Jun 1971 - Jun 2010

    Was news cameraman in film and than shot the first videotape news stories for WCJB. Served as Assignment Manager 1965. Was pilot and furnished aircraft for aircraft/aerial operations 1974-77

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  WESH-TV

  • Alachua-Marion Counties

  • News Bureau Chief

    • Jan 1960 - Nov 1993
    • Alachua-Marion Counties

    EMMY award for News Coverage, Multi-Fatal School Bus Accident Bronson, Second Florida Emmy for Gainesville Student Murders. Assigned Interns to serve on two person news team. Responsible for microwaving news stories to Orlando studios. Covered or assigned to cover staff for major news stories in ...

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  CBS News Southeast Bureau

  • Gainesville, FL

  • North Central Florida correspondent

    • Jun 1981 - Dec 1992
    • Gainesville, FL

    Freelance contract correspondent, covering major news stories for CBS News Southeast Bureau, Miami. Produced video news and reporting for the 16 counties in North Central Florida on regular basis.Stories and video aired on CBS Regional feeds or National feeds.

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  WUFT-TV

  • Intrim News Director

    • Mar 1988 - Jun 1988

    Performed all News Director Management functions. Critiqued news stories with reporters. In conjunction with Assignment Manager assigned staff to various "beats". Worked with Production and Engineering Departments concerning news operations. Completed a restricted budget. (NOTE: did not apply for position as it required a Masters Degree and I was two months short of earning the degree)

  • Assignment Editor

    • Jun 1987 - Mar 1988

    Full responsibility for assigning news stories to student reporters. Contacting all area public information staff, City, County and State officials to develop news stories and plan long term news features. Assist reporters in video editing, and assist the News Director in critiquing stories.

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  WRUF-FM

  • FM-Program Director

    • Nov 1953 - May 1957

    Full Management position. Hired student announcers, implemented their training, set music standards, revised station operational hours and worked with Sales Department.

  • FM Program Director

    • 1954 - 1957

    Full management responsibilities for FM operations. Auditioning applicants for announcing positions. Produce annual budget, increased hours of operation including staffing. (break from simulcast of WRUF-AM, increased hours of independent broadcasting five hours per day)

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  WRUF-AM

  • Gainesville,FL

  • Local Sales Representative

    • Feb 1954 - Jan 1955
    • Gainesville,FL

    Time sales representative for advertisers in Alachua, Gilcrest Counties.