EXPERIENCE
REUTERS New York, NY
Television News Producer 2006- Present
· Research, coordinate, interview, write and edit news stories for international broadcast and online news service
· Coordinate news crews and supervise producer staff
· Result: Earned twice Reuters Story of the Month
WRC-TV News Washington, DC
PRODUCER / Special Projects & Weekend 6pm & 11pm News 2003 – 2006
· Decide editorial content of weekend 6pm and 11pm live newscasts, compile rundowns, write and edit scripts, generate, develop and present story ideas, manage talent and writing staff
· Manage locally-produced special projects and feature programs
· Launched News 4 This Week weekend program
· Result: Maintained station’s current status as the #1 rated newscast in Washington, DC
Result: 6pm newscast charted 90% growth over previous year
WNBC-TV News New York, NY
MANAGING PRODUCER / Weekend Today In New York 2002 - 2003
· Decide 4 1/2 hours of live morning news content, compile rundowns, write and copyedit news scripts, generate story ideas, plan, develop and produce live remote features
· Launched new Saturday 6am hour newscast
· Result: Maintained station’s status as the #1 rated morning newscast in New York City
Result: Nominated for Outstanding Morning Newscast Emmy Award in 2002
MANAGING PRODUCER / Weekend 6pm & 11pm News 2000 - 2002
· Decide editorial content of weekend 6pm and 11pm live newscasts, compile rundowns, write and edit news scripts, manage talent, assignment, and writing staffs
· Result: Maintained station’s status as the #1 rated weekend newscast in New York City
Result: Won New York State Broadcasting Award for Best Newscast in 2000
NEWS PRODUCER / Today In New York Newscast 1998 - 2000
· Decide editorial content for daily two-hour live morning newscasts, compile rundowns, write and edit news scripts, generate story ideas, manage talent, assignment, and writing staffs
· Launched new weekday 5am newscast
· Result: Maintained station’s status as the #1 rated morning newscast in New York City. Newscast ratings were 23% above the previous year
Result: Nominated for Outstanding Morning Newscast Emmy Award in 2000
Result: Won Outstanding Morning Newscast Emmy Award in 1999
PAST EMPLOYERS INCLUDE:
COURT TV NETWORK · WSB-TV · ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
EDUCATION
MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, Arlington, VA
· STUDY ABROAD / Oxford University - Global Challenges
· STUDY ABROAD / Belgium/ Netherlands/ Germany - European Union
B.A. BROADCAST MANAGEMENT
HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC
· STUDY ABROAD / London, England - British Mass Media
