Experience

KUTV 2News / KMYU

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Special Project Producer

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Producing investigative series on education in Utah, "Beyond the Books," with reporter Chris Jones. Producing investigative series on education in Utah, "Beyond the Books," with reporter Chris Jones.



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• Private Investigator

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2018

  Learned how to pee inconspicuously in my car while spending 8+ hours on surveillance. Background checking, skip-tracing. The works. Learned how to pee inconspicuously in my car while spending 8+ hours on surveillance. Background checking, skip-tracing. The works.



The E.W. Scripps Company

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• PolitiFact Fact-Checker, Political Producer

  • Jan 2016 - Nov 2016



WUSA-TV

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Investigative Producer

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

  Pitch, research and write scripts for investigative pieces fronted by on-air talent. Coax great sound bites out of interview subjects and experts. Publish web versions of aired stories for wusa9.com. Edit video with Edius software, manage pre-recorded packages in the show run-downs daily with ENPS software. Mine an extensive list of connected sources. Win Emmys. Pitch, research and write scripts for investigative pieces fronted by on-air talent. Coax great sound bites out of interview subjects and experts. Publish web versions of aired stories for wusa9.com. Edit video with Edius software, manage pre-recorded packages in the show run-downs daily with ENPS software. Mine an extensive list of connected sources. Win Emmys.



Midwest Innocence Project

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investigator

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2013

  Draft public records requests for information from local, state and federal agencies. Summarize court transcripts and depositions. Create detailed investigation plans with the goal of uncovering new and potentially exculpatory evidence. Interview known witnesses, and identify, locate and interview previously unknown witnesses. Manage the MIP’s Facebook page. Participate in redesign of MIP website. Draft public records requests for information from local, state and federal agencies. Summarize court transcripts and depositions. Create detailed investigation plans with the goal of uncovering new and potentially exculpatory evidence. Interview known witnesses, and identify, locate and interview previously unknown witnesses. Manage the MIP’s Facebook page. Participate in redesign of MIP website.



The Pitch

• Staff Writer

  • Sep 2003 - Apr 2011

  Pitch, report, and write ten long-form feature stories annually. Write shorter copy weekly. Contribute reported items daily to The Pitch’s news blog. Contribute to annual special editions. Pitch, report, and write ten long-form feature stories annually. Write shorter copy weekly. Contribute reported items daily to The Pitch’s news blog. Contribute to annual special editions.



Newcity

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • 2001 - 2002