John Downey III

Oversee a production team. Pitch and write stories for broadcast. Currently have overseen 95 stories which equals 51 full episodes including 9 single story half hours. We cast two days a week and then shoot 3 days (14 stories a day). One week in studio and one week in office to write and pitch.

Oversee a production team. Pitch and write stories for broadcast. Currently have overseen 95 stories which equals 51 full episodes including 9 single story half hours. We cast two days a week and then shoot 3 days (14 stories a day). One week in studio and one week in office to write and pitch.

Oversaw ALL legal rights and clearances issues in the field and in post. Working with two law firms including a top 'fair use" attorney on this day and date reality show "a summer social media experiment" produced in conjunction with TMZ and Harvey Levin Productions. Reviewed cuts on AVID.

Tracked releases for an acquired uncleared pilot. Clearances included people, locations and brands. Work based mostly in creation/updating of shared google doc with production team including all executives, producers, editors working on show which was initially a non-airing pilot that became the first episode of the series.

CURRENT: advised production on possible rights and clearances issues.

CURRENT: oversee ALL legal issues on this docu-reality series with legal to verify production/lBravo legal needs have been addressed. Reviewed/verified all releases (several thousand), created mastergrid and oversaw that production used the various extensive types of personal releases A, B, BE, C, CE/secured REQUIRED trade out approvals.

CURRENT - oversee all the rights and clearances issues for this series including promos working with and advising legal on cuts and flag and clear third party trademarks, responsible for blur list, acquiring supplemental footage and stills, and final deliverables via Debut.

Assisted production/art department with set art work issues including art and prop clearances. Verified ALL clearances at lock. Worked with legal and Margaret Cho's team to secured rights to her concert footage and get an agreement in place to broadcast footage. Did blur/leal pass on show.

In-conjuction with EIC, Post Supervisor, Senior Producer and two show build teams ALPHA and BRAVO oversaw ALL the clearances for the show. Final sign off for legal/BS&P before broadcast of this weekly 2 hour series. Responsible for final blur list and show books.

set up and acquired all visuals for the series. Creating a mastergrid and a track grid. Worked with writers to meet the needs of production for all stills and footage to be acquired for the series.

Oversaw and acquired all footage and stills used for this news magazine style series. Responsible for tracking a $9000 weekly acquired budget. Responsible for securing all master at lock and watching show down for issues, and the delivery of all release documents and deliverables to the network.

Secured/acquired all video-stills for Executive Producer. Worked w/Supervising Producer on verifying all legal and budget issues. Responsible for a weekly budget of $9000-$18,500. ALWAYS came in under budget 10% in season 1 and $20,000 in the final season. Acquired all master at lock, papered show and paid vendors.

Hybrid Court Show w/REAL criminal cases. Found host Jeffrey Steinberger. Ran team of AP's who assisted in booking the show. Created guest packets. Prepped host and talent.

Reviewed cuts and verified releases. Created blur list for post and attended online sessions.

Received and verified all field releases. Acquired stills for post to be used as visual references. With with outside counsel and in house legal regarding series issues and possible blur issues. Oversaw creation of mastergrid. Responsible for blur list. Attended online sessions.

worked as out of house acquisitions manager for master video for show and secured final contracts to license that footage.

responsible for finding and pitching stories for this clips show.

Hybrid Court Show w/REAL criminal cases. Found host Jeffrey Steinberger. (approved by SONY) SHOT and CAST in vegas (which I did from Beverly Hills and Vegas scout). Created guest packets. Prepped talent and guests.

Hybrid COURT SHOW with a celebrity jury panel to decide small claims cases. Found and booked cases. Write scripts and vetted them through legal. Prepped guests and host. Oversaw an AP.

responsible for clearing clips found by a team of producers.

responsible for finding and pitching caught on tape type clips. Usually domestic footage from news stations across the country usually police chases or from police or law enforcement agencies. Extensive rolodex of news and police contacts.

reviewed cuts and verified releases. Responsible for Chyron and Blur lists. Attended online session with Supervising/Executive Producer.

found and pitched stories for this caught on tape series USUALLY for domestic footage from various news stations across the country including CNN, NBC News Archives, etc. Also worked with various law enforcement agencies to find and acquire public domain video.

Oversaw team of AP's/bookers to book 39 cases for 13 episodes to be tried on a lie detector. Secured host Rolonda Watts for series. I personally handled all the news worthy cases with I tracked via news and tabloid stories. Write host packets and prepped guests.

found, pitched and produced caught on tapes stories which included booking interview subjects and researching the story for this caught on tape series.

found and pitched stories for this caught on tape series.

secured police action type view for this caught on tape clips show - soured vides from WORLDS WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS and from KCAL via Corbis.

Responsible for all domestic news video usually acquired from FOX O&O's, NBC News Archives, CNN, and a variety of law enforcement agencies.

found and pitched stories for this caught on tape series usually from domestic news stations.

sweeps booker.

set up and ran booking department - bookings handled via news stories both online and from 22+ local papers that came into the office, national news magazines, and recruiting.

HYBRID Court/Game show hosted by Larry Elder - responsible for finding and pitching stories to Harvey Levin and then producing them. Guests included Ron Jeremy and Dennis Hof!!

FOX's version of THE VIEW with a male host. Produced in-conjuction with KTTV under the direction of Lisa Kridos and Steve Edwards. LIVE show 3 days a week and evergreen 2 days a week produced via recycled news packages from various FOX O&O's. Shot DAILY LIVE 3 days a week at 7 am!!

Responsible for all domestic news video usually acquired from FOX O&O's, NBC News Archives, CNN, and a variety of law enforcement agencies.

responsible for researching and finding stories, tracking down video (usually news) and booking guests including Mark Fuhrman. Secured all pool view from the OJ trial for free via KTTV.

working with Supervising Producer Ed Leon researched all possible guests and cleared their materials (CD'S, posters, magazine articles, clips, music videos) to be used in this English language TV show for Hispanic viewers. Also cut Maria Conchita Alonso music video Enamorada De Ti which was in Spanish!!

booked news stories beating Oprah and The Today Show for EXCLUSIVES including a missing child case that generated buzz to require a LIVE follow up show. Booked EXCLUSIVE in the Debbie Whitlock murder case and was featured in the book NO ROOM FOR DOUBT for my involvement in the case!!

brought in for SWEEPS stories and worked with a team of producers on the LIVE shows for May.

booker for a production team that shot the Monday shows.

worked with Kay Wilson on such shows as MY LIFE IS A SOAP OPERA. I WANT TO BE A STAR, INTERRACIAL DATING, and SECRET LIVES. Responsible for booking the show and fielding 3000 calls a week from potential guests. And overseeing a weekly $5000 show budget.

Pitched and booked 2-3 shows that were produced a week and prepped guests and assisted producer in ALL aspects of production. Attended script meetings. Managed/prepped guests on the LIVE shows and held open forums to book potential guests.

booked shows and fielded guest calls follow LIVE cart solicitations. Helped producer Mark Lipiniski in all aspects of show production.

secured 350+ industry professionals including actors, producers, directors to sit on judging panels in NYC and Los Angeles from our DC offices to decide who would receive Cable's highest honor the CableACE Award. Ran judging panels in NYC and LA. Responsible for judge ticketing at the LIVE show and program inserts.

started as an intern and became the gossip and physic weekly segment producer. Ran production office, intern program, and assisted show runner and hosts. Ran host replacement auditions. Wrote/researched Cindy Adams weekly gossip segments. Booked, wrote and produced weekly psychic segments.