Experience

WJAR-TV

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant News Director

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  -- Supervise day to day operation of more than 60 person newsroom -- Define story coverage goals for assignment desk, reporters and producers -- Work closely with reporters to meet brand expectations throughout the day -- Make decisions that uphold brand and drive ratings and revenue -- Collaborate with News Director to establish short and long term goals -- Develop close working relationships with managers inside and outside news department -- Advocate for viewers who contact station with story ideas, concerns, and suggestions Show less



WSHM-TV

• Springfield, Massachusetts

• News Director

  • Jun 2005 - Jan 2011

  -- Sole newsroom manager, responsible for brand execution and story selection of this CBS startup. -- Hired original news team and replacement staff, negotiating salaries and performing reviews. -- Set up all newsgathering systems and developed station's news philosophy. -- Committed to challenging officials on government spending and wasted taxdollars -- Supervised news promotional efforts in tandem with graphic artist -- Responsible for budget-driven set news design and construction -- Work closely with sales to create revenue generating projects, on-air and online -- Added 4pm newscast five days a week with no additional staffing. . -- Associated Press award for Best Weather Presentation in 2008, 2009, 2010 -- Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary, 2009. Show less



Wrgb

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant News Director

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2005

  -- Day to day supervision of 45 newsroom employees of this CBS affiliate. -- Brought viewer advocacy approach to news product under guidance from AR&D -- Implemented beat system for reporters and helped them establish contacts and sources. -- Set up content sharing and promotional relationship with local newspaper -- Conceived and executed plan to double WRGB’s weekday news content to virtually eliminate repetition between early evening newscasts. Reporters produced two hard news packages whenever possible. Faster pace increased story count Show less



WRGB CBS6

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jun 1995 - Jul 2002

  Reporter and substitute anchor. Frequently solo-produced and anchored two hour weekday morning newscast at this CBS affiliate. Reporter and substitute anchor. Frequently solo-produced and anchored two hour weekday morning newscast at this CBS affiliate.



WPRI-TV

• Providence, Rhode Island

• Reporter

  • Oct 1992 - Jun 1995

  Reporter and substitute anchor Reporter and substitute anchor



News 5 Rochester

• Rochester, New York Area

• Anchor/Reporter

  • Apr 1990 - Oct 1992

  First weeknight co-anchor and reporter for this start-up news operation which today is Spectrum News. First weeknight co-anchor and reporter for this start-up news operation which today is Spectrum News.



WTOC-TV

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jul 1988 - Apr 1990

  Reporter and substitute anchor for this CBS affiliate. Reporter and substitute anchor for this CBS affiliate.



WMGC-TV

• Binghamton, NY

• Anchor/Reporter

  • Jul 1987 - Jul 1988

  Weeknight anchor and reporter for this ABC affiliate, now WIVT. Weeknight anchor and reporter for this ABC affiliate, now WIVT.