Experience

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  KING 5 Media Group

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Host/Storyteller/Reporter/Producer

    • 1999 - Present
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Reporter, Host and producer for KING 5's Evening. Team leader with daily contributions to story coverage and producing plans. Problem solver.Managed teams shooting travel specials in New Orleans (2015) Portland (2013) San Diego (2011) Vancouver BC (2010) Hawaii (2006) Aspen ( 2004) Victoria BC (2004) Mexico (2000, 2002) and Thailand (1999). All specials involved working with tourism authorities, resort properties, local commerce authorities and national/regional airlines.Large team management responsibilities for TV specials: 25 Greatest Songs of the Northwest (2016) Washington A to Z - an alphabetical tour of Washington State (2012); Four Corners - exploration of Washington State's four corners (2011); April Fools -a show of pranks ( 2009) Open House - a real estate show ( 2007), Life in Luxury ( 2004) Gimme 5 - a show of Top 5 lists ( 2003) Totally Awesome 80's (2002) Planned, promoted and produced large events for KING TV including ratings winner "New Year's at the Needle" Planned and launched innovative 2016 "Office Olympics" web series, resulting in more than 150k Facebook views.Produced "Husky Highlights" ( 2000-2001) an Emmy winning series of sports stories that ran on KING TV and on the Huskytron in front of 70,000 fansCoordinated and supervised Evening efforts for nightly 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics live program. Produced and coordinated "Sounders Super Search" (2008-2009) Seattle MLS team statewide search for the best soccer player culminating in a Prime Time hour long special airing after the Super BowlDeveloped and produced special interest shows with themes pertinent to local/regional/national interest including "Just a Ferry Away" ( a Staycation series following the economic slowdown), "Cheap Eats" ( highlights great food at great prices); "Secrets of..." (reveals hidden history and unknown places).Covered 9-11 attacks for BELO Washington, DC Bureau (2001).28 Emmy Nominations, 10 Emmy wins

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  KUSA-TV

  • Glenwood Springs,CO/ Denver,CO

  • Reporter/ Western Slope Bureau Chief/Photographer/Editor/

    • 1995 - 1999
    • Glenwood Springs,CO/ Denver,CO

    Supervised bureau covering the Western half of Colorado for NBC affiliate. Reported, produced, shot and edited stories for as many as six newscasts a day. Coordinated shoots at Colorado ski resorts. Did live shots for CNN and many NBC affiliates.

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  WYFF-TV

  • Asheville, North Carolina Area

  • Reporter/Asheville Bureau Chief/Photographer/Editor

    • 1992 - 1995
    • Asheville, North Carolina Area

    Supervised bureau for Greenville based NBC affiliate by covering 14 Western North Carolina Counties. Reported and produced stories for daily newscasts. Shot and edited. Covered the Susan Smith tragedy.

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  WCBD-TV

  • Charleston SC

  • Reporter/ Anchor

    • 1989 - 1992
    • Charleston SC

    Reported and produced stories for daily newscasts. Coordinated with FEMA and Red Cross officals during Hurricane Hugo. Covered First Gulf War. Won first Emmy ever awarded to station and an Alfred I. duPont -Columbia Award for Hugo coverage.