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Summary

I have worked in TV for over 20 years. I am an extremely hard worker and love the energy that working in production takes. I am a fast worker and excellent multi-tasker. I also love new challenges and producing exciting TV.

Credits

7/15 – 7/16

Producer Bread & butter Productions

Corporate — Bread & Butter Productions
7/15 – 7/16
12/15 – 12/15

Production Manager EDGE Edtech; National Education Week

Live/Special Event — Bread & Butter Productions Details
12/15 – 12/15

• Produced and managed all day pitch and panel events for the two day conference that hosted over 35 companies, investors and speakers. • Handled all backstage preparedness for presentations including slideshow presentations, lighting and speaker prep

3/15 – 3/15

Casting Director

Advertising — Visual Innovations Details
3/15 – 3/15

Casting 9 actors for 5 national commercial spots for high profile brand

3/13 – 12/13

Producer (Booker) And That's The Truth with Terry Whitaker (Season 2)

Digital — Crossbow Studio Details
3/13 – 12/13

Responsibilities included the following: • Coordinated field shoots, Maintained budgets, Logged interviews, Gathered elements to tell each story, Produced in studio local talk show, Booked guests, Interviewed Guests and Produced Corporate Videos

2/06 – 4/06

Associate Producer (Casting) Surviving Motherhood (Season 1)

TLC — TV — Banyan Productions Details
2/06 – 4/06

Responsibilities included the following: • Coordinated field shoots, Maintained budgets, Logged interviews, Gathered elements to tell each story

3/98 – 7/05

Producer (News Producer, Senior Associate Producer, Associate Producer) The Montel Williams Show (Season 6)

Syndication — CBS-Viacom Details
3/98 – 7/05

Responsible included the following: • Researched and developed story ideas, Manage staff, Conducted interviews, Wrote chyrons & script, Maintained budgets, Field produced, In-studio coordination on show day

5/03 – 8/03

Casting Producer Ambush Makeover (Season 1)

Fox — TV — Banyan Productions Details
5/03 – 8/03

Responsibilities included the following: • Developed story concepts, Scheduled field shoots, Pitched concepts to Fox Television executives, Booked and pre-interviewed

3/97 – 2/98

Editor Reporter Producer Kyw Newsradio Eyewitness News

CBS — kyw news Details
3/97 – 2/98

Responsibilities included the following: • Researched and assigned stories, Field produced stories and breaking news, Monitored scanners, Accountable for crew logistics & helicopter coverage, Monitored competing news stations

Recos

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Education

Class of '96

Hofstra University

BA w/Concentration in Communictions

Skills

  • Producing
  • Reality
  • Television
  • Video Production
  • Broadcast
  • Documentaries
  • Entertainment
  • Media Production
  • Storytelling
  • Video
  • Casting
  • Field Producing
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Broadcast Television
  • Television Producing
  • Breaking News
  • Microsoft Office Suite