Experience

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  Federal News Network

  • Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

  • Radio Producer and Newscaster

    • Dec 2019 - Present
    • Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

    Peter Musurlian books guests for the drive-time radio program: The Federal Drive with Tom Temin. As a newscaster, Musurlian produces & records the weekday seven-minute Federal Newscast for FNN, as well as the weekday 40-second feature for WTOP called, "Federal Headlines." Additionally, he produces video content and writes an occasional article for the website: www.FederalNewsNetwork.com.Federal News Network is the key source of breaking news, information, and analysis for the people who support the missions of federal agencies. In its pledge to be non-partisan and non-political, the private-sector news organization helps inform federal-agency managers, federal contractors, and Capitol Hill policymakers.WTOP, the only 24/7/365 news & information station in the National Capital Region, is the number one radio station in its ADI, and is the top billing station in America.Sister stations FNN & WTOP are owned by Minnesota-based Hubbard Broadcasting, a 100-year-old, family-owned-and-operated company with 10 television stations and 50 radio stations.

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  Globalist Films

  • Los Angeles & Washington, D.C.

  • Television Documentarian

    • Jan 2005 - Present
    • Los Angeles & Washington, D.C.

    Peter Musurlian produces, shoots, writes, narrates, and edits long-form and short-form news reports and documentaries, as well as pro-bono videos for non-profit organizations. Over his career, Musurlian has shot video-in and reported-from more than 20 states, as well as the countries of: Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland (Auschwitz), Romania, Slovakia, and Turkey. In Eastern Turkey, during a combined 30 days, in the summers of 2013 & 2014, Musurlian shot B-roll & interviews in over 40 cities, villages, and at Armenian historical sites, far off the beaten path. (www.globalistfilms.com)

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  The Burbank Channel

  • Burbank, CA

  • Station Manager/Senior Producer

    • Oct 1998 - Jun 2018
    • Burbank, CA

    For nearly 20 years, Musurlian served in managerial and hands-on roles in video production for "The Burbank Channel," the government access channel for the City of Burbank. From 2013 to 2018, as the world of content creation changed, most of Musurlian's work involved shooting, writing, and editing shorter-form videos for television and, increasingly, social-media platforms. From 2013 to 2016, some of his most substantial work was done on the Emmy®-nominated magazine program, "Burbank On Demand." Prior to its cancellation, that program also won Golden Mikes and a Los Angeles Press Club Award. From 1999 to 2013, Musurlian produced, shot, wrote, anchored, and edited more than 60 episodes of "Burbank Magazine," a quarterly public affairs program, which was nominated for two Los Angeles Area Emmys®, competing against the best, big-budget shows in the country's second largest media market. Overall, work on "Burbank Magazine" garnered six such Emmy® nominations."Burbank Magazine" also won 14 RTNA Golden Mike Awards, in such categories as: Best Public Affairs Program, Best Serious Feature Reporting, Best Light Feature Reporting, Best Business & Consumer Reporting, Best Documentary, Best Sports Reporting, Best Entertainment Reporting, Best Feature Videography, Best Feature Editing, Best News Videography and Best News Editing.During his two-decade tenure in Burbank, Musurlian received 10 Los Angeles Area Emmy® nominations and 10 Los Angeles Press Club nominations, while also winning three Emmys® and 24 RTNA Golden Mike Awards.The RTNA is: The Radio & Television News Association of Southern California.On June 30, 2019, Musurlian won First Place for Television Videography for his 53-minute documentary, "Holocaust Soliloquy." The Globalist Films-produced effort ran on KLCS, the Los Angeles PBS station which also received co-producer credit.

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  United States Army

  • Central Europe

  • Broadcast Journalist (46R)

    • Sep 1997 - May 1998
    • Central Europe

    Specialist Musurlian produced, shot, wrote, narrated, and edited nearly 20, two-minute news stories for United States Army newscasts, seen throughout Europe. He reported primarily from Hungary, but also filed reports from Croatia and Bosnia. As an Army Spec4, Musurlian was awarded an Army Commendation Medal and the NATO Medal. Musurlian also has the obscure distinction of being the first American to ever shoot video on the floor of the Hungarian Parliament (in session), while dressed in full U.S. Army BDUs.

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  Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

  • Pasadena, CA

  • District Aide

    • Oct 1989 - Jan 1997
    • Pasadena, CA

    Musurlian served in a non-political role in the Congressional District Office (Pasadena & Glendale), as a top aide, eventually reaching the post of District Director. He handled constituent requests, press, and represented the congressman at events throughout the district. (Carlos Moorhead died in November 2012 at 89)

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  John McLaughlin's One on One

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Producer

    • Apr 1989 - Oct 1989
    • Washington, D.C.

    Booked guests, wrote questions, wrote segment introductions, and briefed the host. This weekly Washington, D.C.-based, national interview program, was seen on more than 100 PBS stations. (John McLaughlin died in August 2016 at 89)

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  Sun World Satellite News

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Reporter/Editor

    • Oct 1987 - Apr 1989
    • Washington, D.C.

    Television journalist for this now-defunct Washington, D.C. news service, which sent (by satellite) localized stories from Capitol Hill to newsrooms around America, mostly those located in Sun Belt states. Interviewed more than 100 senators and congressmen, including Bill Richardson, Phil Gramm, Dick Cheney, Carl Levin, John Dingell, Marvin Leath, Joe Barton, John Stennis, Trent Lott, Richard Shelby, and Pete Domenici.

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  KWTX-TV

  • Texas

  • Reporter/Videographer/Editor

    • Jul 1985 - Aug 1987
    • Texas

    Television journalist in the two-person Temple, Texas bureau of this Waco, Texas television station. Musurlian shot, wrote, narrated, and edited 90-second packages. He also did significant reporting in Killeen, home to Ft. Hood, one of the largest military installations in the Free World.

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  KFBB-TV

  • Great Falls, Montana

  • Reporter/Anchor/Videographer/Editor

    • Jun 1984 - Jul 1985
    • Great Falls, Montana

    Television journalist for this Big Sky Country television station. Musurlian reported on weekdays, then shot, wrote, edited, and anchored the one-person weekend newscast & weather report, alongside the one-man-band sportscaster.